When a parent controls a child through threats and punishment it is what type of power?

a. Positional power
b. Reward power
c. Coercive power
d. Referent power


c. Coercive power

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Which theory provides a means for understanding human behavior in many contexts, including the interactions of individuals, groups, families, organizations, and communities in the macro social environment?

A. Learning B. Field C. Systems D. Psychoanalytic

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Explain the difference between a pseudohermaphrodite and a hermaphrodite.

What will be an ideal response?

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The largest percentage of recipients of relief in the Colonies were

A. orphans B. the elderly C. the ill and disabled D. widows and their children

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Which of the following is a double-barreled hypothesis?

A) Taxpayers tend to accept taxes that both go for services they directly receive (road repair) and are collected in a more subtle manner (cigarette and casino taxes). B) Taxpayers tend to object strongly to new taxes when economic conditions are declining and to ones that wealthiest people do not have to pay. C) Generally speaking, taxpayers are more likely to support tax hikes when the government is seen as efficient and elected officials win office by a large majority. D) Taxpayers who tend to oppose increases in tax rates for high-income families generally support marketoriented economic tax breaks.

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