Eight-Year-Old Trina Does Not Want to Do Her Homework and Would

question 42

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Trina does not want to do her homework and would rather watch TV. Her parents think that Trina can make her own decisions about her schoolwork, and thus they do not get involved. They are affectionate with Trina in other situations, but they do little to try to regulate their daughter's behavior. Trina's parents would likely be classified as

• A) permissive.
• B) authoritative.
• C) uninvolved.
• D) authoritarian.