1. A new idea about the development of children’s personalities had surprised many American psychologists because it challenges widely accepted theories.

2. We wondered whether our professor knew of the new theory and did she agree with it.

3. Personality is believed by some experts to be the result of parental care, but other specialists feel that biology influences personality more strongly.

4. Most parents think you have a major influence on your child’s behavior.

5. The new theory suggests that children’s peers are a heck of a lot more influential than parents.

6. Peer acceptance is strongly desired by children, and they want to be different from adults.

7. If adults were to think about their childhood experiences, they realize that this idea has merit.

8. Most adults recall that in childhood, your friends’ opinions were extremely important to you.

9. The way people behave with family members is often different from the way we act with our friends.

10. Jittery moms and dads would be really, really relieved if this hypothesis were proven.