In a study of children in Finland,mothers who had a hostile attitude about child rearing raised children who had ____ attitudes at age 15.

A) depressed
B) timid
C) hostile
D) needy

The question states that mothers with a hostile attitude about child rearing were studied. It follows that children raised in such an environment would likely develop a similar attitude, leading to a hostile demeanor at age 15. Choice A, depressed, is not necessarily a natural result of a hostile attitude, as the two mental states are distinct. Likewise, choices B and D are not as directly connected to the attitude expressed by the mother.