After Asking His Mother for the Third Time in Three

question 126

Multiple Choice

After asking his mother for the third time in three weeks to please allow him to play high school football, mom replies, "Do you ignore everything I say? I've told you over and over that I'd worry myself silly about your getting hurt if I let you play football. Enough already! You ought to be ashamed for not listening and making me crazy." Mom's approach to this issue reflects _____ .

• A) authoritarian parenting
• B) uninvolved parenting
• C) use of behavioral control
• D) use of psychological control

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