Which of the following statements concerning maternal and paternal influences is FALSE?

a. The different care giving styles of fathers and mothers have a major impact on children's gender role development.
b. Mothers pay more visual attention to their children and are more tactile in interacting with their children than fathers are.
c. Although fathers are spending more time with their children, mothers still do most of the nurturing and caretaking, especially of young children.
d. Young children who spend a lot of time playing with their fathers tend to be more competent in many ways than those who do not.

b

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a) data remain confidential b) volunteers must willingly give informed consent prior to participating c) participants cannot be subjected to any physically or emotionally painful stimuli d) deception must be justified

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Which of the following would be an important factor to keep in mind when assessing behaviors exhibited during an assessment and how those behaviors might be interpreted?

A. Validity of the instrument B. Relevance of the data to a national sample C. Not having enough data about a person D. Underemphasis on the external situation

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