Your neighbors were in an automobile accident, and during the crash, their 14-year-old son's head was slammed into the back window. There is no permanent damage, but he had some difficulty speaking the day of, and the day after, the accident

The 5-year-old child of two very busy parents has been throwing tantrums. Whenever the child gets angry or upset, one or both of his parents immediately come to his side and fuss over and cajole him. Nevertheless, his tantrums do not diminish. In fact, th

We may assume that for this child his parents' fussing over him serves as a(n) ______. a. negative reinforcer c. positive reinforcer b. punisher d. unconditioned response

Research on parenting has found that ______________________

a. the two main dimensions of parenting are demandingness and strictness b. children of permissive parents tend to do better in school than children of other parenting styles because they learn to think for themselves c. there are bidirectional effects between parents and their children d. the outcomes for children of authoritative parents are virtually identical to outcomes for children of permissive parents