Stearns and Haggarty (1991) Used the Historical Method to Learn

question 11

Multiple Choice

Stearns and Haggarty (1991) used the historical method to learn about emotions. Their work revealed that during the period 1850 to 1950, American child-rearing manuals encouraged parents to:

• A) arouse fear in their children so that their children become cautious adults.
• B) avoid arousing fear in their children.
• C) arouse fear in their daughters and arouse anger in their boys.
• D) arouse happiness in their daughters and arouse neutrality in their boys.

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Definitions:

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a mental health disorder characterized by a pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Dyslexia

A learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words.

All-Or-Nothing Thinking

A cognitive distortion involving seeing situations in only two categories instead of on a continuum, such as completely right or completely wrong with no middle ground.

Overgeneralization

A cognitive distortion where an individual applies a general rule too broadly, based on a single incident.