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41. If Mark is a typical adolescent, you should expect that the amount of conflict he has with his parents is likely highest during which of his adolescent years? a. between age 11 and 12 b. between age 13 and 14 c. between age 15 and 16 d. between age 17 and 18 42. Generalizing from the text, during the early part of adolescence, the source of most conflicts between teenagers and their parents is which of the following issues: a. family rules and obligations b. career choices c. religious beliefs d. political beliefs 43. Which of the following statements about family alliances is supported by research cited in the text? a. Alliances present in childhood tend to be maintained throughout adolescence. b. Girls and boys who identified most with their mother in childhood typically shift their alliance to their father during adolescence. c. Girls, but not boys, who identified most with their mother in childhood typically shift their alliance to their father during adolescence. d. Boys, but not girls, who identified most with their mother in childhood typically shift their alliance to their father during adolescence. 44. Tommy has just turned 14 and has become very defiant and resentful of any authority figure, and especially his parents. If Tommy’s defiance is the result of his parents’ parenting style, this style is most likely to be described as: a. permissive b. authoritative c. resistant d. authoritarian 45. Which parenting style is associated with the most positive outcome for adolescent behavior? a. authoritarian b. authoritative c. permissive d. neglectful 46. Sixteen-year-old Mikhail has made a good adjustment to high school and he is able to be responsible, he generally takes independent actions that are appropriate, and he has developed a positive self-concept. If his behavior is the result of his parents’ style of parenting, his parents most likely have adopted which of the following parenting styles? a. indifferent b. authoritarian c. authoritative d. overly permissive 47. Nancy has just entered her teenage years. Although she was a good student in elementary school she recently has gotten into trouble at school because she is behaving inappropriately and she does not seem to be able to control herself well enough to get enough sleep and complete her homework. If Nancy’s difficulties are linked to the parenting style of her parents, they would most likely be described as: a. permissive parents b. authoritarian parents c. authoritative parents d. regressive parents 48. Generally speaking _________ usually know more about their teenager’s activities and this knowledge generally leads to _________ levels of adolescent deviance: a. mothers; higher b. mothers; lower c. fathers; higher d. fathers; lower 49. _______ typically know more about their teenager’s activities and ________ usually exert a stronger influence on parent-child acceptance and conflict. a. Fathers; fathers b. Fathers; mothers c. Mothers; fathers d. Mothers; mothers 50. As children enter adolescence, parental warmth from the mother generally __________ and parental warmth from the father generally ___________. a. increases; decreases b. decreases; increases c. decreases; decreases d. increases; increases