Research by Roth, Assor, Niemiec, Ryan, and Deci showed that children who had parents who withdrew their approval when their children failed to follow parental expectations had:
a. children who were psychologically healthy in later life
b. sons, but not daughters, who resented them
c. children who resented them, viewing them as highly controlling and punitive
d. children who sometimes admired them, but usually hated them
c
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a. rods b. cones c. phosphenes d. stereocilia
A way of speaking in which speakers renounce or deny the validity of what they are saying by including a negative statement is known as a ____
a. hedge word c. tag question b. question statement d. disclaimer
Generalizing from the text, which of the following age periods is most likely to be defined by the events that are taking place in the person's life, rather than by events linked directly to biological maturation?
a. infancy and toddlerhood b. early childhood c. early adulthood d. middle adulthood
Older adults experience all of the following changes in language EXCEPT that
A. they use less complex sentences than younger adults do. B. they show refinements in the pragmatic use of language. C. their knowledge of semantics increases. D. their knowledge of grammar decreases.