The Association Between Authoritative Parenting and the Social Competence of Children

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Multiple Choice

The association between authoritative parenting and the social competence of children might result from an underlying third factor such as shared genes.This best reminds us that

• A) socially mature children evoke parental trust.
• B) imprinting occurs during a restricted critical period.
• C) we overestimate the value of secure attachments.
• D) correlation is not causation.

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