Which of the Following Is Accurate Regarding Parents' Emotional Displays

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is accurate regarding parents' emotional displays?

• A)insufficient emotional arousal by parents leads children to self-oriented emotions like fear or sadness instead of other-oriented reactions like sympathy
• B)when mothers respond to their children's moral transgressions with neutral affect, their children are more likely to make reparations than when the mother expresses intense negative affect
• C)too much parental anger is like to heighten children's focus on feelings
• D)too much parental anger is negatively arousing for children

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