What Best Represents What We Know About the Intergenerational Transmission

question 19

Multiple Choice

What best represents what we know about the intergenerational transmission of aggression?

• A) Parents' harsh discipline practices, not unskilled parenting, predict the child's use of aggression in intimate relationships in early adulthood.
• B) Many individuals exposed to aggression as children do not become aggressive in adulthood.
• C) Attachments to other people in adulthood decrease the likelihood of aggression in intimate relationships among those exposed to violence in their family of origin.
• D) Though often discussed as fact, there is little evidence to support the idea that experiences in the family of origin predict the child's aggression later in life.

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