Question 1

Which statement about the impact of divorce on children's functioning is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The majority of children whose parents divorce suffer long-term problems as a consequence. 
B) Although divorce has negative consequences for some children, most children do not suffer long-term problems as a consequence. 
C) Although there are some short-term consequences, there are almost no long-term consequences of divorce. 
D) There are no short-term or long-term consequences of divorce. 
A) The majority of children whose parents divorce suffer long-term problems as a consequence. 
B) Although divorce has negative consequences for some children, most children do not suffer long-term problems as a consequence. 
C) Although there are some short-term consequences, there are almost no long-term consequences of divorce. 
D) There are no short-term or long-term consequences of divorce. B

Question 2

Which scenario is an example of a parent serving as social manager in the socialization of generosity?

Accepted Answer

A) Tanya's mother signs her child up for volunteer work at the local hospital after school. 
B) Frank's dad explains to his child how important it is to give to people who have less than they do. 
C) Hannah's mom often makes food for a neighbourhood mother whose husband is ill. 
D) Michael's dad tells his children that they need to share their toys when their friends play at their home. 
A) Tanya's mother signs her child up for volunteer work at the local hospital after school. 
B) Frank's dad explains to his child how important it is to give to people who have less than they do. 
C) Hannah's mom often makes food for a neighbourhood mother whose husband is ill. 
D) Michael's dad tells his children that they need to share their toys when their friends play at their home. A

Question 3

Children are MOST likely to live with _____ following divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) their mother 
B) their father 
C) each parent via joint physical custody 
D) another family member 
A) their mother 
B) their father 
C) each parent via joint physical custody 
D) another family member A

Question 4

In Canada in 2017, what percentage of children lived below the poverty line?

Accepted Answer

A) 9% 
B) 15% 
C) 20% 
D) 27% 
A) 9% 
B) 15% 
C) 20% 
D) 27%

Question 5

Which factor does NOT increase an adolescent's risk of becoming pregnant?

Accepted Answer

A) living with both biological parents 
B) having low expectations of attending university 
C) growing up in a disadvantaged household 
D) doing poorly in school 
A) living with both biological parents 
B) having low expectations of attending university 
C) growing up in a disadvantaged household 
D) doing poorly in school

Question 6

Describe the current psychological understanding of the effects of childcare on children's levels of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A number of investigators have found tha

Question 7

About _____ of children in Canada live with a grandparent.

Accepted Answer

A) 3% 
B) 9% 
C) 15% 
D) 25% 
A) 3% 
B) 9% 
C) 15% 
D) 25%

Question 8

Which statement is NOT true regarding the use of spanking as a form of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) Spanking does not improve children's behaviour. 
B) Spanking increases children's risk for a range of negative outcomes. 
C) Spanking is linked with negative outcomes across cultural groups. 
D) Spanking is an advised form of discipline in all countries around the world. 
A) Spanking does not improve children's behaviour. 
B) Spanking increases children's risk for a range of negative outcomes. 
C) Spanking is linked with negative outcomes across cultural groups. 
D) Spanking is an advised form of discipline in all countries around the world.

Question 9

Which statement about parental conflict following divorce is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Fathers tend to be less involved with their children when there is parental conflict. 
B) If adolescents feel that they can act as intermediaries between their parents, they tend to feel empowered, and thus are at decreased risk of engaging in problem behaviours. 
C) Conflict tends to decrease soon after the divorce is finalized. 
D) When children witness violence between their parents, they are less likely to use violence with their own partners when they are older. 
A) Fathers tend to be less involved with their children when there is parental conflict. 
B) If adolescents feel that they can act as intermediaries between their parents, they tend to feel empowered, and thus are at decreased risk of engaging in problem behaviours. 
C) Conflict tends to decrease soon after the divorce is finalized. 
D) When children witness violence between their parents, they are less likely to use violence with their own partners when they are older.

Question 10

Which statement about children and stepfathers is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Relationships between children and stepfathers tend to be better when there are stepsiblings living with the family as well. 
B) Children with stepfathers tend to have higher rates of disruptive problem behaviours than do children in intact families. 
C) Conflict between children and biological fathers is more common than conflict between children and stepfathers. 
D) Stepfathers rarely contribute to supervision of their stepsons. 
A) Relationships between children and stepfathers tend to be better when there are stepsiblings living with the family as well. 
B) Children with stepfathers tend to have higher rates of disruptive problem behaviours than do children in intact families. 
C) Conflict between children and biological fathers is more common than conflict between children and stepfathers. 
D) Stepfathers rarely contribute to supervision of their stepsons.

Question 11

A recent study that examined the associations between adolescents' reports of externalizing and internalizing problems and their parents' parenting style found

Accepted Answer

A) no association between internalizing problems and parenting style. 
B) that high levels of externalizing problems predicted a decline in authoritative parenting 2 years later. 
C) that a decrease in authoritative parenting predicted high levels of internalizing problems 2 years later. 
D) that the associations are bidirectional. 
A) no association between internalizing problems and parenting style. 
B) that high levels of externalizing problems predicted a decline in authoritative parenting 2 years later. 
C) that a decrease in authoritative parenting predicted high levels of internalizing problems 2 years later. 
D) that the associations are bidirectional.

Question 12

Which statement about the effect of childcare on parent child attachment is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Overall, children in childcare tend to be less securely attached than children who are not in childcare. 
B) Overall, children in childcare tend to be more securely attached than children who are not in childcare. 
C) Only when there are other risk factors is extensive childcare associated with less secure attachment. 
D) In terms of maternal attachment, infants tend to do better in centre-based childcare than they do in other types of nonparental care. 
A) Overall, children in childcare tend to be less securely attached than children who are not in childcare. 
B) Overall, children in childcare tend to be more securely attached than children who are not in childcare. 
C) Only when there are other risk factors is extensive childcare associated with less secure attachment. 
D) In terms of maternal attachment, infants tend to do better in centre-based childcare than they do in other types of nonparental care.

Question 13

In a cross-cultural study of parenting style in Canada, _____ mothers tended to be more authoritative, sensitive, and more responsive to their children during play than _____ mothers.

Accepted Answer

A) European Canadian; East Asian immigrant 
B) East Asian immigrant; African Canadian 
C) Hispanic Canadian; European Canadian 
D) European Canadian; African Canadian 
A) European Canadian; East Asian immigrant 
B) East Asian immigrant; African Canadian 
C) Hispanic Canadian; European Canadian 
D) European Canadian; African Canadian

Question 14

In 2009 in Canada, almost ______ homeless children used the shelter system.

Accepted Answer

A) 1000 
B) 5000 
C) 10,000 
D) 20,000 
A) 1000 
B) 5000 
C) 10,000 
D) 20,000

Question 15

When is parental discipline effective?

Accepted Answer

A) when the child stops engaging in an undesirable misbehaviour 
B) when the child engages in a preferred behaviour 
C) when the child stops engaging in an undesirable misbehaviour and engages in a preferred behaviour 
D) when the child neither stops engaging in an undesirable misbehaviour nor engages in a preferred behaviour 
A) when the child stops engaging in an undesirable misbehaviour 
B) when the child engages in a preferred behaviour 
C) when the child stops engaging in an undesirable misbehaviour and engages in a preferred behaviour 
D) when the child neither stops engaging in an undesirable misbehaviour nor engages in a preferred behaviour

Question 16

A negative stimulus that follows a behaviour to reduce the likelihood that the behaviour will occur again is called

Accepted Answer

A) discipline. 
B) punishment. 
C) internalization. 
D) externalization. 
A) discipline. 
B) punishment. 
C) internalization. 
D) externalization.

Question 17

Research has suggested which assertion in regard to the effect of parenting style for Chinese and Chinese American children?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents who demand unquestioning obedience to parents are likely to have rebellious children. 
B) Authoritative parenting appears to be associated with increased academic success. 
C) Parental control, including the use of scolding and shame, appears to have few negative effects. 
D) Research has suggested all of these assertions. 
A) Parents who demand unquestioning obedience to parents are likely to have rebellious children. 
B) Authoritative parenting appears to be associated with increased academic success. 
C) Parental control, including the use of scolding and shame, appears to have few negative effects. 
D) Research has suggested all of these assertions.

Question 18

Consider a sibling relationship you know well and briefly describe the level of conflict the pair engaged in during childhood. Thinking about the factors outlined in the text that can impact the quality of the sibling relationship, describe two factors that you believe may have increased or decreased the level of sibling rivalry in this particular pair. Be sure to explain how each of the two factors may have played a role.

Accepted Answer

I have a close friend who has two siblin

Question 19

Which statement about how parents behave towards children is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Children who are disobedient, angry, or challenging make it more difficult for parents to use authoritative parenting. 
B) Children who are compliant and positive in their behaviour make it more difficult for parents to use authoritative parenting. 
C) In resisting the demands of their parents, children may become so whiny that parents increase their assertiveness. 
D) Parents' use of spanking at age 1 predicts less child aggression at age 3. 
A) Children who are disobedient, angry, or challenging make it more difficult for parents to use authoritative parenting. 
B) Children who are compliant and positive in their behaviour make it more difficult for parents to use authoritative parenting. 
C) In resisting the demands of their parents, children may become so whiny that parents increase their assertiveness. 
D) Parents' use of spanking at age 1 predicts less child aggression at age 3.

Question 20

According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, _____ is central to a child's microsystem.

Accepted Answer

A) internalization 
B) parenting styles 
C) the family 
D) socialization 
A) internalization 
B) parenting styles 
C) the family 
D) socialization

Which statement about the impact of divorce on children's functioning is TRUE?

Which scenario is an example of a parent serving as social manager in the socialization of generosity?

Children are MOST likely to live with _____ following divorce.

In Canada in 2017, what percentage of children lived below the poverty line?

Which factor does NOT increase an adolescent's risk of becoming pregnant?

Describe the current psychological understanding of the effects of childcare on children's levels of aggression.

About _____ of children in Canada live with a grandparent.

Which statement is NOT true regarding the use of spanking as a form of punishment?

Which statement about parental conflict following divorce is TRUE?

Which statement about children and stepfathers is TRUE?

A recent study that examined the associations between adolescents' reports of externalizing and internalizing problems and their parents' parenting style found

Which statement about the effect of childcare on parent child attachment is TRUE?

In a cross-cultural study of parenting style in Canada, _ mothers tended to be more authoritative, sensitive, and more responsive to their children during play than _ mothers.

In 2009 in Canada, almost ______ homeless children used the shelter system.

When is parental discipline effective?

A negative stimulus that follows a behaviour to reduce the likelihood that the behaviour will occur again is called

Research has suggested which assertion in regard to the effect of parenting style for Chinese and Chinese American children?

Which statement about how parents behave towards children is TRUE?

According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, _____ is central to a child's microsystem.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters

Exam 12: The Family

Which statement about the impact of divorce on children's functioning is TRUE?

Which scenario is an example of a parent serving as social manager in the socialization of generosity?

Children are MOST likely to live with _____ following divorce.

In Canada in 2017, what percentage of children lived below the poverty line?

Which factor does NOT increase an adolescent's risk of becoming pregnant?

Describe the current psychological understanding of the effects of childcare on children's levels of aggression.

About _____ of children in Canada live with a grandparent.

Which statement is NOT true regarding the use of spanking as a form of punishment?

Which statement about parental conflict following divorce is TRUE?

Which statement about children and stepfathers is TRUE?

A recent study that examined the associations between adolescents' reports of externalizing and internalizing problems and their parents' parenting style found

Which statement about the effect of childcare on parent child attachment is TRUE?

In a cross-cultural study of parenting style in Canada, _____ mothers tended to be more authoritative, sensitive, and more responsive to their children during play than _____ mothers.

In 2009 in Canada, almost ______ homeless children used the shelter system.

When is parental discipline effective?

A negative stimulus that follows a behaviour to reduce the likelihood that the behaviour will occur again is called

Research has suggested which assertion in regard to the effect of parenting style for Chinese and Chinese American children?

Which statement about how parents behave towards children is TRUE?

According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, _____ is central to a child's microsystem.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters

In a cross-cultural study of parenting style in Canada, _ mothers tended to be more authoritative, sensitive, and more responsive to their children during play than _ mothers.