added in API Level 1
When this attribute is set to true, the view gets its drawable state (focused, pressed, etc.) from its direct parent rather than from itself.
android:duplicateParentState = "true"
android:duplicateParentState = "false"
Related Articles:
Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#attr_android:duplicateParentState
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#duplicateParentState