"Goodness of Fit" Implies That Parents Should Deal with Children's

question 157

Multiple Choice

"Goodness of fit" implies that parents should deal with children's behavior problems by

• A)trying to change their child's temperament to match their own.
• B)letting their child's temperament create the family atmosphere and patterns.
• C)helping a difficult child fit into the environment.
• D)helping their child make some adaptions but essentially accepting their child's temperament.

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Definitions:

Intrapersonal

Pertaining to phenomena or factors occurring within an individual's mind.

Vicarious Reinforcement

Vicarious reinforcement refers to the process of increasing the likelihood of a behavior by observing others being rewarded for that behavior, a concept used in social learning theory to explain how people learn from observing others.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an individual, group, or system in response to external or internal stimuli.

Late Majority

A category of individuals in the diffusion of innovation theory who adopt new ideas, practices, or products after the average member of a society.