What Is a Criticism of Baumrind's Classification of Parenting Styles

question 90

Multiple Choice

What is a criticism of Baumrind's classification of parenting styles?

• A) She overlooked the fact that most authoritative parents are lax in discipline.
• B) She did not realize that many permissive parents love their children.
• C) She considered children's temperamental differences.
• D) She focused more on parental attitudes than on daily interactions.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A standardized value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test; used to determine the probability of observing the test results under the null hypothesis.

Normal Distribution

A distribution of probabilities that is even around the average, indicating that occurrences close to the mean happen more often.

Sample

A subset of the population.

Test Statistic

A metric derived from data in a sample during a hypothesis testing process, employed to decide if the null hypothesis should be discarded.