Research Methods
Differing approaches to the observation, measurement, manipulation and control of variables in empirical studies
What are research methods?
Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive and Uninvolved
What are Braumrind's styles of parenting?
Companionship, Longevity, Emotional Intensity and Role Structure
What are the reasons that sibling relationships are unique?
A systematic statement of principles and generalizations that interpret and illuminate observations that have been made about human growth?
What is a theory?
Acceptance, Behavioral Control and Autonomy Granting
What are the dimensions of parenting?
An educated guess
What is a hypothesis?
The type of parenting low on warmth and low on behavioral control.
What is uninvolved parenting?
What are boy/boy pairs?
What do theories do?
The style of parenting that is high one acceptance and low on behavioral control
What is permissive parenting?
Falsifible and Testable
What are the two components of a "good" hypothesis?
This parenting type is high on behavioral control and low on warmth
What is authoritarian?
Reason that younger siblings might follow their sibling around and try to do what they do
What is sibling modeling?
Micro and Marco
What are the two levels of family theories?
The parenting style that is high on both warmth and behavioral control.
What is authoritative parenting?
Collecting data with no manipulation or control of variables
What is a correlational/descriptive design?
This type of parenting might result in children who experience difficulty forming relationships and experience greater risk of emotional disorders
What is uninvolved parenting?
Perception that you and are your siblings are not treated equally
What is parental differential treatment?
Identity, Boundary, Maintenance and Managing the family emotional climate
What are the tasks of all families?
This type of parenting may result in children that are conscientious and high achieving but also experience higher levels of anxiety
What is authoritarian?
Following several groups of people over time
What is cross-sequential research?
Children of this type of parenting tend to experience lower self-control and lower academic achievement
What is permissive?
One reason we are both similar and dissimilar to our siblings
What is genetic makeup?
Poverty and Conflict
What are two factors that increase the likelihood of family dysfunction?
Children of this type of parenting are self-reliant and more prosocial
What is authoritative?