【Bringingupchildrenishardworkandyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehaviorofyourchildren.IfsoJudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.Parentssheargueshavenoimportantlong-termeffectsonthedevelopmentofthecharacteri】

　　Bringingupchildrenishardworkandyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehaviorofyourchildren.IfsoJudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.Parentssheargueshavenoimportantlong-termeffectsonthedevelopmentofthecharacteristicsoftheirchildren.Farmoreimportantaretheirplaygroundfriendsandneighborhood.Ms.Harristakestohittingthebeliefwhichhascontrolleddevelopmentalpsychologyforalmosthalfacentury.

　　Ms.Harris'sattacklookslikelytostrengthendoubtsthatthefieldwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatterwhyisitthatapairoftwinsraisedinthesamehomearenomorealikethanapairoftwinsraisedindifferenthomes?

　　Difficultasitistofollowtheexacteffectsofparentalupbringingitmaybehardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeergroupinchildhoodandyouth.Ms.Harrispointshowchildrenfromimmigranthomessoonlearnnottospeakatschoolinthewaytheirparentsspeak.Butgainingalanguageissurelyaskillratherthanacharacteristicofthesortdevelopmentalpsychologistslookfor.Certainlyitisdifferentfromgrowinguptenselyorrelaxedorfromlearningtobehonestorhard-working.Easythoughitmaybetoprovethatparentshavelittleeffectonthosequalitiesitwillbehardtoprovethatpeershavemuchmore.

　　Moreovermumanddadsurelycannotbeditche4completely.YoungadultsmayasMs.Harrisarguesbeeagertoappearliketheirpeers.Buteveninthoseearlyyearsparentshavethepowertoopendoors:theymayfirstlychoosethepeerswithwhomtheiryoungmix.Moreovermostpeoplesupposethattheycometobesimilartotheirparentsmoreinmiddleage.Sothebalanceofinfluencesisprobablycomplexasmostparentsalreadydoubtedwithoutbeingabletoproveitscientifically.Evenifitturnsoutthatthegenestheypassonandthefriendstheirchildrenplaywithmatterasmuchasloveandgoodexampleparentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.

　　29.AccordingtoMs.Harris .

　　A.parentsaretoblameforanybadbehavioroftheirchildren

　　B.children'spersonalityismostlyshapedbytheirfriendsandneighbors

　　C.naturehasasignificanteffectonchildren'spersonalitydevelopment

　　D.parentswillgreatlyinfluencetheirchildren'slifeinthelongrun

　　30.Theunderlin