When considering the development of secure attachments,nature is to nurture as ________ is to ________.

A) secure attachment;imprinting
B) heredity;maturation
C) accommodation;assimilation
D) temperament;responsive parenting

The relationship between nature and nurture in the development of secure attachments is similar to the relationship between temperament and responsive parenting. Nature (temperament) sets the foundation for how a child will interact and react to their environment, while nurture (responsive parenting) shapes and supports the development of secure attachments. Imprinting and maturation (options A and B) may play a role in some aspects of development, but they do not have as direct a connection to the development of secure attachments as temperament and responsive parenting do. Accommodation and assimilation (option C) are terms from Piaget's theory of cognitive development and are not directly related to the development of attachments.