B
(2017·南昌市二模)
Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California.
Surprisingly little has been published on the subject of parental lying, so Gail Heyman, professor of psychology at the University of California, Diem Luu, a former student of the University of California, and Kang Lee, professor at the University Toronto, set out to explore the underresearched phenomenon.
They asked US participants in two related studies about parents lying to their children—either for the purpose of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.
In one of the studies, many parents reported they told their young children that bad things would happen if they didn't go to bed or eat what they were supposed to. Other parents reported inventing magical creatures. One explained, “We told our daughter that if she wrapped up all her pacifiers (橡皮奶嘴) like gifts, the fair would come and give them to the children who needed them.”
In the other study, the researchers surveyed college students' recollections about their parents' lying and obtained similar results: parents often lie to their children even as they tell them that lying is unacceptable.
The researchers refer to this practice as “parenting by lying”. “We are surprised by how often parenting by lying takes place,” said LEE. Though Heyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.
【2017届浙江省高考英语一轮复习训练:选修八 Unit 5《Meeting your ancestors》】相关文章:
★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练:必修5 unit5《First aid》
★ 安徽省淮南市2014高考英语一轮单项选择及文章训练(9)及答案
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (4)
★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练:必修3 unit4《Astronomy》
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (17)
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (80)
★ 【浙江专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(十三)必修3Unit 3《The Million Pound Bank Note》
★ 北京市2014高考英语一轮复习 练习手册(31)选修7 Unit 1 Living well(含解析)新人教版
★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练:选修8 unit5《Meeting your ancestors》
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21