Explain the characteristics associated with the four major styles of parenting. Which style of parenting is associated with the most positive effects?
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Young infants' tendency to look preferentially at the outer contours of complete visual stimuli is called the
a. Snellen effect. c. externality effect.
b. perceptual differentiation effect. d. selective attention effect.
Question 3Explain the systems approach to understanding family dynamics.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4The tendency for infants younger than two months to focus on the external features of a complex stimulus and explore the internal features less systematically is called
a. internal scanning. c. the inside-out effect.
b. external scanning. d. the externality effect.
Question 5Discuss some of the demographics that help define the modern American family versus families in 1970.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6When shown a picture of a human face, Juan focuses on the chin and hairline, but Angelina focuses on the eyes. Based on their knowledge of the externality effect, researchers would probably assume that
a. Juan is older than Angelina.
b. Angelina is older than Juan.
c. Juan and Angelina are the same age because the externality effect does not follow a developmental pattern.
d. neither Juan nor Angelina has very good visual acuity since both failed to attend to all the different features of the face.
Question 7Jay has two mothers. His lesbian mothers are more likely to engage in imaginative play with him than a heterosexual mother would be.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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