Unit 6 FRQ: Developmetal - Parenting, Research, Piaget and Erikson

In a small town, a high school counselor, Mr. Thompson, noticed a trend among students and their behavior in school. Curious about the impact of different parenting styles on students' academic performance, Mr. Thompson decided to conduct a study. He interviewed 200 students about their parents' approach to discipline and support, categorizing the responses into three distinct groups. Group 1 students had parents that had strict rules in their household and heavily punished their children for breaking the rules. Group 2 students had parents that had very few rules in the household and seemed to let their children do as they please. Group 3 students had parents that had a good balance of rules and flexibility, and seemed to care about doing what was best for their child whether that meant holding their child accountable or giving their child a break. After the interview, he gathered the GPA data of the students.

Mr. Thompson found that the students in Group 3 on average had higher GPAs than Group 1 or Group 2 students, with Group 2 students having the lowest average GPAs. He concluded that parenting styles does impact academic performance.

Explain how the following concept relates to the scenario: Permissive parenting

Explain how the following concept relates to the scenario: Authoritarian parenting

Explain how the following concept relates to the scenario: Authoritative parenting

What type of statistic, based on his research method, would Mr. Thompson use to report his data?

Identify one possible confounding variable that might interfere with Mr. Thompson's study?

Descirbe with Piaget's theory, how a student's' academic performance might suffer if they lagged behind and had not yet reached the Formal Operational Stage.

According to Erikson, what is a psychosocial struggle that one of the student's might be addressing on a personal level?