Stan and his wife agree that children should always mind their parents with no questions asked. When their daughter ignores them, they immediately give her a light spanking and say loudly, “Now what did Daddy ask you to do? Do it now!” The parenting style that best fits them is

a. authoritarian
b. authoritative
c. permissive
d. disengaged

Answer: a. authoritarian.

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