Magda Admits, "I'm Less Loving with My Son Than with My

question 29

Multiple Choice

Magda admits, "I'm less loving with my son than with my daughter. I realize that a lot of what is called good parenting depends on the child." Magda would agree with _____ perspective on parenting.

• A) Baumrind's styles
• B) a behavioral geneticist's
• C) a behaviorist's
• D) a psychoanalytic theorist's

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Definitions:

Cognitive Theories

Frameworks focusing on understanding mental processes such as perception, memory, and decision-making.

Etiology

Investigating the origin and reasons for different illnesses or maladies.

Personality Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts.

Diagnostic Criteria

A standardized set of symptoms and signs used to diagnose and categorize mental health and medical conditions.