Author Question: Control theory a. describes parent-child interactions where the intensity of one member's ... (Read 48 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Control theory

a. describes parent-child interactions where the intensity of one member's behavior determines the intensity of the other member's response.
b. is an effective strategy that authoritative parents use to manage their children's behavior.
c. is a model for understanding the family that emphasizes reciprocal interactions among various members.
d. has been proposed to explain the authoritative child's display of independence, self-control, achievement orientation, and cooperation.

Question 2

Which of the following is not true?

a. Mothers in the United States tend to underestimate the extent of sexual activity among their children.
b. Children tend to overestimate the degree to which mothers disapprove of sexual activity.
c. Other Western nations report levels of sexual activity similar to those found in the United States.
d. A fairly substantial proportion of teenagers report that they wish they had delayed their early sexual involvement.