Some Research Suggests That When Parents Are Extremely Strict, Their

question 60

Multiple Choice

Some research suggests that when parents are extremely strict, their children become especially tempted to engage in deviant behaviors. For example, when parents forbid their teen children from going to parties, the teens report being even more attracted to parties and even more interested in attending. These findings are most consistent with ____.

• A) social dominance theory
• B) error management theory
• C) reactance theory
• D) temporal bias theory

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