单项选择题

Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify (1) _____ a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are (2) _____ of that parent. The things parents do and say-and the way they do and say to them-therefore strongly influence a child‘s (3) _____. However, parents must consistently behave like the type of (4) _____ they want their child to become.

A parent‘s actions (5) _____ affect the self-image that a child forms through identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their (6) _____ will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly (7) _____ qualities in their parents will have difficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves. Children may (8) _____ their self-image, however, as they become increasingly (9) _____ by peers groups standards. Isolated events, even dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a permanent (10) _____ on a child‘s behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, (11) _____, accept the divorce of their parents or a parent‘s early (12) _____. But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events (13) _____ a sign of rejection or punishment.

In the same way, all children are not influenced (14) _____ by toys and games,reading matter, and television programs. As in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the (15) _____ of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.