Parents using the ________ parenting style give strict rules to their children with little discussion of the reasons for the rules.
A) authoritative
B) permissive
C) authoritarian
D) conventional

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The parenting style described is authoritarian, where parents have high control over their children's behavior and make rules without explaining the reasoning behind them. This is in contrast to the authoritative style (A), where parents set rules but also explain the reasoning behind them and allow for discussion and input from their children. Permissive (B) parents have few rules and often do not enforce consequences for breaking them, while conventional (D) parenting is not a recognized parenting style.

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