The __________ Parenting Style Is Associated with the Most Favorable

question 49

Multiple Choice

The __________ parenting style is associated with the most favorable outcomes for children, at least by American standards.

• A)authoritative
• B)authoritarian
• C)permissive
• D)disengaged

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Definitions:

Psychological Experiment

An investigation in which a researcher manipulates one or more variables to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, indicating an inverse association.

Correlation Coefficients

Statistical measures that describe the extent to which two variables change together, indicating the strength and direction of a linear relationship between them.

Direction And Strength

In psychology, often refers to the orientation and intensity of behaviors or attitudes.