Which of the following statements about parenting styles is TRUE?
A) Authoritative parenting is the most beneficial for non-Hispanic White Americans, but not for other ethnic groups or cultures.
B) Children of authoritative parents are often overly dependent or rebellious.
C) Adolescents whose parents monitor them are less likely to become delinquent.
D) all of the above
Answer: C
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Freud believed that the __________ was the most important determining factor in human behavior and personality.
A. id B. preconscious mind C. manifest awareness D. unconscious mind
According to Sternberg and Grigorenko, what creates unproductive diversity within psychology?
a. The tension between those who hold Ph.D.s and those who hold Psy.D.s b. The tendency of psychologists to identify with a specific perspective or methodology c. The tension between academic and clinical psychologists d. The tension between the APA and the APS
At any stage of life, the three factors that combine to determine a person's developmental level are
a. heredity, cognitive style, and social grouping. b. heredity, environment, and cognitive style. c. environment, cognitive style, and the person's own behavior. d. heredity, environment, and the person's own behavior.
Follow-up research indicates that
A) when given simplified tasks based on familiar experiences, preschoolers rely on trial and error to solve problems. B) a preoperational stage, as described by Piaget, really exists. C) Piaget was partly wrong and partly right about young children's cognitive capacities. D) preschoolers rely on faulty logic to solve problems even when given simplified tasks based on familiar experiences.