Although No One Pattern of Parenting Is "Optimal" for All

question 23

Multiple Choice

Although no one pattern of parenting is "optimal" for all children in all cultures or subcultures, the parental style that seems to promote adaptive outcomes for most children in most contexts is

• A) the authoritarian pattern
• B) the authoritative pattern
• C) one combining "no-nonsense" discipline with warmth and guidance
• D) one combining love and guidance with sensible limits

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Definitions:

Construct Understandings

The process of forming mental concepts or models of how the world operates from experiences and information.

Sponges

Simple aquatic animals with porous bodies through which water flows, known for their lack of organs and ability to filter feed.

Assimilation

Assimilation involves incorporating new information into existing cognitive schemas, a concept central to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.