You are a preschool teacher and one of your student's parents questions you on how to best discipline children. Assuming you are taking a Western perspective approach, how would you advise the parent?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- For most children in Western cultures, authoritative parenting works best.
- Spanking is never an appropriate discipline technique according to the AAP.
- Use time-out for a punishment.
- Tailor discipline to the characteristics of the child and situation.
- Use routines to avoid conflict.
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a. observation c. structured interviewing b. projective testing d. controlled testing
Individuals experience a decline in well-being and life satisfaction after retirement because they ______.
A. spend little of their time the way they had envisioned B. have little idea of to spend their time when they stop working C. experience a role loss that must be replaced by other social roles over time D. are unable to spend time with the people they hoped to spend time with
Dr. Ahmed, a psychology researcher, believes that people develop an expectation that they will receive a reinforcer after making a response to a stimulus. Based on this information, it can be concluded that Dr. Ahmed is a proponent of the ________ theory.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is analogous to, and was the model for, the information processing approach?
a. The circuits of a radio b. The computer c. The human brain d. The animal brain