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To experience a -- emotion like shame, Hans must be able to refer to himself as distinct from others social self-conscious -- parents interact with their children in a less rejecting manner, use more scaffolding and praise, and are more nurturant than are emotion-dismissing parents. emotion-dismissing emotion-coaching when her mother asks Selena why she feels so sad, Selena says its because her best friend just lost her puppy. Selena is exhibiting guilt empathy which of the following is the 1st stage of Piaget's theory of moral development? autonomous morality heteronomous morality when asked to describe his parenting style, Juan stated "In my house, my word is the law". Juan is prob a ---. authoritarian parent authoritarian parent in which parenting style do parents show pleasure and support in response to children's constructive behavior authoritarian authoritative which parenting style lead to egocentric, domineering, and noncompliant behavior in children? authoritarian indulgent Research liking corporal punishment and child behavior has been associated with all of the following EXCEPT: higher levels of immediate compliance higher levels of moral internalization about -- of parents who were abused themselves when they were young go on to abuse their own children half one-third Bernice was raised by two lesbian mothers, whereas Jessica was raised by a heterosexual couple. According to reasearch, it it MOST likely that: Bernice is more popular than Jessica, whereas Jessica is more psychologically adjusted than Bernice Bernice and Jessica are the same with regard to popularity and mental health. Bernice will have a homosexual orientation, Jessica will have a heterosexual orientation both will grow up and marry men, but Bernice is more likely to get divorced Bernice and Jessica are the same with regard to popularity and mental health. 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psychosocial moratorium Ramon's parents have decided that he will enroll in a liberal arts course in the state college near their hometown. Ramon has not really thought about the issue much himself, and he will most likely do what they advise. James Marcia would classify Ramon's identity status as: identity diffusion dentity foreclosure Religious adolescents are more likely than nonreligious adolescents to: be depressed engage in community service conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because: few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and responsibility while parents want autonomy, adolescents want a connection parents want their adolescents to push the boundaries, while adolescents want to maintain the status quo parent want to relinquish all of their control over their adolescent few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and responsibility the new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasizes that: parents should take an authoritarian approach to controlling the lives of adolescents parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence in most families parent-adolescent conflicts is moderate rather than severe even mirror parent-adolescent conflicts are not normal and should be avoided as far as possible in most families parent-adolescent conflicts is moderate rather than severe what is the difference between cliques and crowds? cliques are more personal than crowds the formation of crowds is based on friendship while cliques are based on reputation the members of crowds spend a lot of time together while the members of cliques do not cliques are more personal than crowds which of the following is the main way that adolescents connect with their friends? phone calls instant messaging the 4 main probs that affect the most adolescents are drug abuse, sexual probs, school-related probs and--. career choice dilemmas juvenile delinquency Why do more researchers think that birth order influences on child development have been emphasized too strongly quizlet?Why do more and more researchers think that birth-order influences on child development have been emphasized too strongly? Birth order itself shows limited ability to predict behavior when all of the factors that influence behavior are considered.
Which of the following is a feature of emotion coaching parents quizlet?Emotion-coaching parents monitor their children's emotions, view their children's negative emotions as opportunities for teaching, assist them in labeling emotions, and coach them in how to deal effectively with emotions.
Which of the following terms refers to responding to another person's feelings with an emotion that echoes the other's feelings quizlet?superego. Which of the following terms refers to responding to another person's feelings with an emotion that echoes the other's feelings? empathy.
Which term refers to parents who view it as their role to deny ignore or change negative emotions in their children?Emotion-dismissing parents: view their role as to deny, ignore, or change negative emotions.
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