Question 1

Describe the child development outcomes that are associated with the authoritative style of parenting.

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Question 2

Compared with low-SES parents, higher-SES parents

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Higher-SES parents are more likely to have jobs that allow them to have more control over their schedules and more resources to hire help, meaning they may be able to spend more quality time with their children. There is no evidence to suggest that higher-SES parents are more punitive, authoritarian, or encourage conformity to a greater degree than low-SES parents.

Question 3

Describe how the sociocultural context in which you grew up might have affected your parents' behaviour toward you. Be specific and give at least three supportive examples. You can think about the sociocultural context as your race or ethnicity, or as the country or part of the country in which you were raised.

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Question 4

Which statement about how parents behave towards children is TRUE?

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Children who are disobedient, angry, or challenging can make it more difficult for parents to use authoritative parenting, which requires a balance of responsiveness and demandingness.

Question 5

A group that involves at least one adult who is related to the child by birth, marriage, adoption, or foster status and who is responsible for providing basic necessities as well as love, support, safety, stability, and opportunities for learning is called

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The description is of a family, which is a group of people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption and who live together in a shared household. The family has the responsibility for providing the child with the basic necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter, as well as emotional support, safety, stability, and learning opportunities.

Question 6

In which group do mothers and fathers spend equal amounts of time playing with their children?

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Question 7

Describe what is meant by differential susceptibility. Provide an example of how children with a difficult temperament may be differentially susceptible to parenting style.

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Question 8

Which statement about the effect of parents' differential treatment of siblings on the siblings' relationships with each other is TRUE?

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Differential treatment by parents is more likely to be problematic in early and middle childhood than in early adolescence. During early adolescence, individuals are better able to understand and justify the reasons behind differential treatment, which can mitigate its impact on sibling relationships.

Question 9

Explain the bidirectionality of parent-child interactions and provide an example.

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Question 10

Why do some children seem fine following a divorce, whereas others do poorly? Describe three factors likely to decrease children's risk for poor adjustment and three factors likely to increase children's risk. Explain the role these factors play.

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Question 11

Consider a sibling relationship you know well and briefly describe the level of conflict the pair engaged in during childhood. Thinking about the factors outlined in the text that can impact the quality of the sibling relationship, describe two factors that you believe may have increased or decreased the level of sibling rivalry in this particular pair. Be sure to explain how each of the two factors may have played a role.

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Question 12

Describe the four parenting styles identified by Diana Baumrind. For each style, describe how it is defined, as well as its effects on children.

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Question 13

Describe the current psychological understanding of the effects of childcare on children's levels of aggression.

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Quiz 12: The Family