The Goodness-Of-Fit Principle States That Parents Should

question 104

Multiple Choice

The goodness-of-fit principle states that parents should

• A)ensure that the child's clothing fits properly.
• B)optimize parenting style for the child's temperament.
• C)identify an imprinting target and place it in the crib.
• D)prevent learned helplessness by offering a helping hand.

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon in which a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate due to post-event information.

State-dependent Memory

The phenomenon that information learned in a particular state of consciousness is more easily recalled when in that same state of consciousness.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories hinder the recall of newer memories.

Source-monitoring Error

A memory error where an individual cannot accurately recall the origin of a memory, leading to misattribution of the source.