Which of the following statements about parenting is FALSE?
A) Adolescents tend to be closer to their mothers than their fathers.
B) Parents tend to perceive themselves better at parenting than their adolescents perceive them to be.
C) Parents spend less time with their adolescents as their adolescents get older.
D) Youngest children have the closest, warmest relationships with their parents during adolescence.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is a limitation of appraisal theories?
a) the assumption that situational appraisal is always crucial for emotional experience is too strong. b) the research focus is passive participants on their own presented with an emotional situation, which is unrealistic in a real world setting. c) all of these points are limitations. d) appraisals focus on emotional experience determined by current situation, whereas in reality emotions often relate to the past or future.
The idea that personalities mature as people enter important adult social roles is known as __________
a. habituation b. socialization c. social learning d. social investment theory