The Textbook Describes a 6-Year Study of More Than 1000

Multiple Choice

The textbook describes a 6-year study of more than 1000 infants and their mothers by Stright and colleagues (2008) .What did the authors find with respect to the influence on child development of temperament on the one hand,and parenting style on the other?

A) Infant temperament has little lasting influence on child development.
B) Infant temperament has a larger impact on child development than does parenting style.
C) Parenting style is especially important in the case of difficult children.
D) Parenting style is influential only for easy children.