Many Developmentalists Have Contributed to Our Understanding of the Interaction

question 143

Multiple Choice

Many developmentalists have contributed to our understanding of the interaction between children and their parents in determining behavioural outcomes.Overall, what is regarded as the most important contributor to this interaction?

• A)Parental warmth and acceptance are important.
• B)Guidance or discipline by the parents is important.
• C)Both warmth and discipline are important, although the two factors are independent.
• D)Parental warmth is important only when the parents have a strict disciplinary style.

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Definitions:

Effortful Processing

The voluntary and conscious encoding of information that requires attention and effort.

Priming

A psychological phenomenon where exposure to one stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.

Visual

Relating to sight or the ability to see, including the processing and interpretation of visual stimuli by the brain.

Effortful

Describes tasks or processes that require a significant amount of mental or physical effort to be completed.