Exam 13: The Ecology of Development: the Child Within the Family System

A parent who is very loving and warm toward their child, but takes very little control over their behavior, would be classified by Baumrind as a __________ parent.

The key dimension of emotional tone used to describe family interactions is __________ .

In Bronfenbrenner's system, the exosystem refers to

Authoritarian parents are described as all of the following EXCEPT

Children raised by gay and lesbian parents

In Bronfenbrenner's system, the microsystem refers to

Which of the following recommendations will help soften the effects of divorce on children?

Parents who are high in which Big Five personality trait tend to view their children's behavior more negatively?

Jillian has high self-esteem, is altruistic and achievement oriented, and complies with most parental requests. Her parents are most likely

Among Native Americans, there is a traditional cultural value viewing parenting as the responsibility of the entire family that is called

In the first few years after a __________, children typically show declines in school performance, more aggression, defiance, and negative or depressed behavior.

Parents who are high in control, maturity demands, communication, and nurturance fit Baumrind's classification of

Research on children in single-parent families indicates all of the following EXCEPT

Research on effective punishment has shown which combination of factors to be most effective in changing a child's behavior over the long-term with the least negative side effects?

Mr. and Mrs. Laughern are very nurturing parents, but they make few maturity demands on their children, exercise a low level of control, and do not communicate very much with them. Baumrind would label the Laugherns as

Generally speaking, the effects of divorce are more pronounced for __________ than for __________.

Compare Baumrind's model of parenting styles with that of Maccoby and Martin. Explain the impact of each style on children, basing your answer on examples of research on parenting styles.

Mrs. Yang's children are emotionally and socially mature for their age. Her communication pattern with her children probably includes

One of the long term effects of spanking is that children who are spanked may

Parental emotional warmth does all of the following EXCEPT