Adult males are sometimes more aggressive than adult females. According to the research discussed in Chapter 3, parents are especially likely to encourage these tendencies in their children
a. by punishing girls for their aggressive behavior.
b. by showing gender differences in their own behavior, which children will imitate.
c. by ignoring aggression in boys, so that they boys act even more aggressive in order to gain attention.
d. by rewarding kindness in girls, but not in boys.
Question 2
Chapter 3 noted that mothers are more likely to discuss sadness with their daughters, whereas they seldom discuss anger with their daughters. A related finding in another part of your textbook is that
a. people judge a crying baby boy to be afraid, rather than angry.
b. adult males are more likely than adult females to discuss sadness, in order to compensate for not discussing this topic during childhood.
c. adult females are more likely than adult males to spend time thinking about why they are sad.
d. adult females are more likely than adult males to be depressed because they resist trying to analyze why they are sad.
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