Monsena is an independent and adventurous child who likes to explore new places in her environment. However, her mother is overprotective and forbids Monsena from playing in the backyard or the garden of their house. Developmental psychologists would say that this discrepancy concerns

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Kassidy Mcclain

2 July, 03:52

Monsena is an independent and adventurous child who likes to explore new places in her environment. However, her mother is overprotective and forbids Monsena from playing in the backyard or the garden of their house. Developmental psychologists would say that this discrepancy concerns

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Brenton Durham · Answer 1

Answer: psychologist would say this discrepancy concerns goodness of fit.

Explanation:

Goodness of fit by psychologist defines how compatible a person's temperament is with the characteristics of their respective social surrounding or environment.

Environment in this case refers to family, workplace, etc.

This is vital for a person to monitor their emotions.

Children who grow up with autocratic parents who don't consider their emotions and don't accept or support what ever the child likes or want to do will develop mood swings or difficult attitude which will cause it hard to deal with them.

However when parents are there for their children at all times understanding them and considering the things that they like, supporting them all the way, those children are likely to grow up with great temperament.

A goodness of fit is important because it determines how the child copy with situations in the future