Several Researchers Have Compared Parent-Child Relationships in Various Cultures and Have

question 175

Multiple Choice

Several researchers have compared parent-child relationships in various cultures and have found that parent-child communication and encouragement benefit adolescents, reducing the risk for _____.

• A) depression
• B) high self-esteem
• C) low self-monitoring
• D) obesity

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Consequences

Outcomes or results that follow from an action or condition, often with implications for responsibility and decision-making.

Psychoanalytic Theories

A set of theories which focus on the unconscious motivations that shape personality and behavior, originally developed by Sigmund Freud.

Biological Theories

Concepts that explain phenomena or behavior strictly in terms of biological processes and heredity.