Bernard Is a 16-Year-Old Who Wants to Go on a Three-Day

question 29

Multiple Choice

Bernard is a 16-year-old who wants to go on a three-day trip with his friends to see a music concert.Some of his friends are female, and so they plan on renting two adjacent hotel rooms.He tells his parents about this trip, and asks if he can go.Which response would be typical of Bernard's authoritarian parents?

• A)"Absolutely not.Case closed."
• B)"Do whatever you want.It's your life."
• C)"Let's sit down and discuss this.We're not sure it's a good idea, but we'd like to hear all the details.We can probably work something out."
• D)"We don't think it's a good idea, but if you really want to go, it's okay with us."

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