Author Question: Which of the following is true about the major controversy that erupted in the late 1990s about the ... (Read 80 times)

imanialler · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Which of the following is true about the major controversy that erupted in the late 1990s about the effect parental behaviors have on the child's personality?

a. It was proposed that peers influence a child's personality more than parents do.
c. It was proposed that the behavior of the parents reflects the behavior of the children and not the other way round.
b. It was found that a child's personality development is negatively impacted when the parents are not the primary caregivers.
d. It was found that in individualistic cultures, the style of parenting was changing from authoritarian to authoritative.

Question 2

In Israel, in studies of children reared in collective child-care arrangements, the primary responsibility for child care in communal settlements is assigned to _____.

a. a grandmother or a grandfather
c. the father
b. a professional caregiver
d. the mother

johnpizzaz · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: A major controversy erupted in the late 1990s when it was suggested that parental behaviors have no long-term effects on their child's personality outside the home. According to this idea, peers influence a child's personality much more than do parents. Children adopt the behaviors, attitudes, values, and characteristics of their classmates and friends in an effort to win their acceptance and approval.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: A unique real-world laboratory in which to explore the issue of surrogate caregivers is the collective child-care arrangement in kibbutzim (communal settlements) in Israel. In that situation, mothers attend to their infants' needs only for the first few months of life. Then the primary responsibility for child care is assigned to professional caregivers. Children typically spend more time with these surrogate mothers and fathers than they do with their parents.