Horace was an extremely authoritarian parent.He believed in raising his children with discipline,order,and respect for authority.His wife,on the other hand,felt that their children should be given the freedom to make their choices within the limits they imposed as parents.She encouraged their twins,Lauren and Ben,to do new things and seek novel experiences.Horace and his wife treated both their children equally without favoring Ben because he was a boy. From the information provided,which of the following conclusions can be drawn?
A)Birth order was a major contributing factor to the individual differences seen in Ben and Lauren.
B)Differential parental treatment owing to their genders is a shared experience for Ben and Lauren.
C)Horace's authoritarian parenting style is a nonshared experience for Ben and Lauren.
D)The two different parenting styles they both experienced represent a shared experience for Ben and Lauren.

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The passage states that Horace and his wife treated both their children equally without favoring Ben because he was a boy. Therefore, there was no differential parental treatment due to gender, which rules out option B. The passage also mentions that Horace believed in discipline and order, while his wife encouraged freedom and novelty. This suggests that Lauren and Ben experienced different parenting styles, but they both shared this experience of having parents with different approaches. Hence, option D is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because there is no information provided about birth order playing a role in their differences. Option C is also incorrect because Horace's authoritarian parenting style would have been experienced by both Ben and Lauren, not just one of them.

Horace Was an Extremely Authoritarian Parent