Discuss ways in which parents may have differing views of a ...

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Discuss ways in which parents may have differing views of a child's problems. Also discuss how and why parents and children may view problems differently.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Emily came to see her advisor about doing a research study for her Ph.D. dissertation. What are you going to investigate? he asked. I believe that drinking orange juice before an IQ test will raise a person's score, she said. Emily's answer constitutes a(n) ____.
 
  a. idiographic orientation c. operational definition
  b. hypothesis d. theory

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Answer to Question 1

 Mothers tend to view more problems than fathers; may also report different types of problems
 Culture may play a role in how parents view a child's problems
 Parents may focus on child factors while children focus on external factors
 Parental psychopathology may be present and influence how a parent thinks about their child's problems

Answer to Question 2

B