William Expects Instant Obedience from His Children When He Tells

question 89

Multiple Choice

William expects instant obedience from his children when he tells them to do something, such as to clean up their rooms. Richard is typically willing to negotiate with his children regarding household chores. In terms of Diana Baumrind's parenting styles, William is _____, and Richard is _____.

• A) militaristic; child-centered
• B) a disciplinarian; permissive
• C) authoritarian; authoritative
• D) authoritative; permissive

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Definitions:

Cognitive Map

An internal psychological representation of the spatial layout of the external world.

Discriminative Stimulus

A specific stimulus in the presence of which a particular response is more likely to be reinforced.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed.

Latent Learning

Latent learning is the process by which knowledge is acquired without any immediate manifestation of learned behavior or obvious reinforcement.