Toby's father was a highly successful marathon runner who possessed exceptional cardiovascular endurance. Toby has always shown a natural cardiovascular stamina and finished first in his school's annual cross-country race with minimal effort. Toby spent his entire summer vacation training for an upcoming half-marathon, inspired by watching his father train daily.
Toby's classmate, Elena, has never enjoyed athletic sports and shows little natural coordination or physical stamina. Her school strongly encouraged athletic participation and provided her with elite, one-to-one track coaching, but she demonstrated no interest. Instead, Elena preferred to spend her time playing competitive strategy video games on her computer. Elena's mother is a professional chess player, and she regularly plays and analyses strategy games with Elena.
Evaluate the extent to which human behaviour, such as athletic development, can be explained by biological psychology.
You must make reference to the context in your answer.
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