36 | Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) prevents drug use. | 9.5 | 33.6 | 21.8 | 23.6 | 11.4 |
37 | An “only child” is likely to be selfish, spoiled, and socially competent. | 4.5 | 27.3 | 28.6 | 27.3 | 12.3 |
38 | Divorce ruins most children’s lives. | 7.3 | 20.9 | 36.8 | 24.5 | 10.5 |
39 | If you “spare the rod” you will “spoil the child”. | 6.4 | 20.9 | 22.7 | 32.7 | 17.3 |
40 | Brief time-outs are too weak to help decrease real behavioral problems. | 6.8 | 21.4 | 38.6 | 15.5 | 17.7 |
41 | Daycare damages the attachment between children and parents. | 5.0 | 20.9 | 32.7 | 28.6 | 12.7 |
42 | Imaginary friends are a sign of social-emotional problems in children. | 3.2 | 12.3 | 35.9 | 35.0 | 13.6 |
43 | Birth order is a powerful predictor of a child’s personality. | 3.2 | 29.1 | 27.3 | 23.2 | 17.3 |
44 | The most common reason for sibling fights is the rival for parental love. | 3.6 | 35.9 | 28.2 | 15.0 | 17.3 |
45 | Parent-child relationship disruptions can be repaired with holding therapy. | 2.7 | 26.4 | 20.9 | 11.4 | 38.6 |
46 | Fathers use more corporal punishment than mothers. | 9.1 | 40.5 | 23.2 | 9.1 | 18.2 |
47 | Rewards usually decrease the desirable behavior they are intended to increase. | 3.2 | 21.4 | 33.6 | 17.3 | 24.5 |
48 | Praise undermines children’s ability to be successful. | 3.6 | 11.4 | 33.2 | 41.4 | 10.5 |
49 | Parents were not lenient when I was a child: they are becoming more lenient. | 11.8 | 41.4 | 19.1 | 12.7 | 15.0 |