All of the Following Are True of Sex Differences in the Links

question 4

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of sex differences in the links between stepparenting and children's development EXCEPT:

• A) boys seem to benefit from the presence of a new father figure
• B) adolescent girls often seem to have an increase in problems with the arrival of a new father figure
• C) girls but not boys seem to have more difficult relationships with stepmothers than stepfathers
• D) both boys and girls may resent it when a new stepparent suddenly becomes the more dominant parenting figure

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