Four-year-old rock has authoritarian parents who sometimes physically abuse him. when his friend dax has a bad day and cries, rock is most likely to respond with

Having been raised in an authoritarian parents wherein parents exercise greater rights and authority, plus physical abuse; most likely, what Rock would respond to his friend Dax who has a bad day and cries is anxiety and distress. Most children who had been raise in an authoritarian way suppressed their feelings and are afraid to express themselves.

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