When all of his buddies call home to tell their parents they will be getting home late from the game, Dieter doesn't bother, saying, "My mom and dad are too busy to care about me. They don't care how late I'm out—in fact, they never even ask where I'm going.". If Dieter is right, his parents are most likely exhibiting a(n) ____ parenting style

a. uninvolved
b. authoritarian
c. permissive
d. authoritative


a

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

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Research suggests that people with an internal locus of control are more likely to:

A. report less stress B. report more depression C. engage in unhealthy risk-taking behaviors D. be self-actualized

Psychology

A consumer researcher wanted to examine the effects of using different-colored boxes on shoppers' level of buying her brand of cereal. What is the dependent variable?

a. levels of buying b. kind of cereal c. different colored boxes d. the consumer researcher

Psychology