The Minnesota Longitudinal Study of High Risk Parents and Child

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Minnesota Longitudinal Study of High Risk Parents and Child is

• A)a study of the amount of juvenile delinquency in a group of 267 children born to first-time mothers.
• B)a prospective study of substance abuse among a group of 267 children born to low income women.
• C)a study of physical abuse in a group of 267 children born to first-time mothers.
• D)a prospective study that followed the development of a group of 267 children born to first-time mothers at high risk for maltreatment due to poverty.

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Definitions:

Leon Festinger

An American social psychologist renowned for developing the theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the psychological discomfort resulting from holding contradictory beliefs or attitudes.

Theory

A general principle or set of principles proposed to explain how a number of separate facts are related.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort from holding two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas simultaneously.

Inconsistencies

Occurrences of being in conflict or not being consistent in thoughts, behaviors, or actions.