Question 1

Action or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in physical or emotional harm to a child is called

Accepted Answer

A) child restraint. 
B) socialization. 
C) child maltreatment. 
D) punishment. 
A) child restraint. 
B) socialization. 
C) child maltreatment. 
D) punishment.

Question 2

Cross-cultural studies of parenting styles have demonstrated that a factor that does NOT differ across cultures and subcultures is

Accepted Answer

A) prevalence of different parenting styles. 
B) meaning of particular parenting styles to children. 
C) outcomes associated with different parenting styles. 
D) dimensions that define parenting styles. 
A) prevalence of different parenting styles. 
B) meaning of particular parenting styles to children. 
C) outcomes associated with different parenting styles. 
D) dimensions that define parenting styles.

Question 3

Compared with low-SES parents, higher-SES parents

Accepted Answer

A) are more punitive. 
B) are more likely to be authoritarian. 
C) can spend more quality time with their children. 
D) encourage conformity to a greater degree. 
A) are more punitive. 
B) are more likely to be authoritarian. 
C) can spend more quality time with their children. 
D) encourage conformity to a greater degree.

Question 4

In families living in Western industrialized cultures, mothers spend _____ of their available time playing than do fathers, and/but the type of play tends to be _____ to/from that of fathers.

Accepted Answer

A) more; similar 
B) less; similar 
C) more; different 
D) less; different 
A) more; similar 
B) less; similar 
C) more; different 
D) less; different

Question 5

The highest rate of skip-generation families can be found where?

Accepted Answer

A) in Ontario 
B) in Nunavut 
C) in the Atlantic provinces 
D) in Quebec 
A) in Ontario 
B) in Nunavut 
C) in the Atlantic provinces 
D) in Quebec

Question 6

Maternal employment is more likely to have negative effects on children when

Accepted Answer

A) children have adequate supervision. 
B) mothers begin working when children are 1 year old. 
C) mothers are stressed. 
D) mothers want to work. 
A) children have adequate supervision. 
B) mothers begin working when children are 1 year old. 
C) mothers are stressed. 
D) mothers want to work.

Question 7

Compared with children of heterosexual parents, children of gay and lesbian parents are

Accepted Answer

A) more poorly adjusted. 
B) less popular. 
C) more likely to be gay or lesbian themselves. 
D) pretty much the same. 
A) more poorly adjusted. 
B) less popular. 
C) more likely to be gay or lesbian themselves. 
D) pretty much the same.

Question 8

In her conception of parenting styles, Baumrind does NOT include

Accepted Answer

A) psychological control. 
B) setting limits. 
C) responsiveness to children's emotional needs. 
D) discipline. 
A) psychological control. 
B) setting limits. 
C) responsiveness to children's emotional needs. 
D) discipline.

Question 9

Most experts agree that children of divorce are at greater risk for a variety of _____ in comparison to those from continuously intact homes.

Accepted Answer

A) short-term problems 
B) long-term problems 
C) both short-term and long-term problems 
D) neither short-term nor long-term problems 
A) short-term problems 
B) long-term problems 
C) both short-term and long-term problems 
D) neither short-term nor long-term problems

Question 10

Which of these is effective at promoting internalization?

Accepted Answer

A) externalization 
B) internalization 
C) self-oriented induction 
D) other-oriented induction 
A) externalization 
B) internalization 
C) self-oriented induction 
D) other-oriented induction

Question 11

In which group are youth's adjustment and problem behaviours MOST negatively affected by their parents' divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) younger children 
B) older children 
C) adolescents 
D) university-age youth 
A) younger children 
B) older children 
C) adolescents 
D) university-age youth

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a conclusion regarding the effects of spanking on children?

Accepted Answer

A) Spanking is not harmful to children. 
B) Spanking does not improve children's behaviour. 
C) Spanking increases children's risk for a range of negative outcomes. 
D) Spanking is linked with negative outcomes equally across cultural groups. 
A) Spanking is not harmful to children. 
B) Spanking does not improve children's behaviour. 
C) Spanking increases children's risk for a range of negative outcomes. 
D) Spanking is linked with negative outcomes equally across cultural groups.

Question 13

Compared with children whose parents do not divorce, children of divorce are

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to experience depression. 
B) more likely to complete high school. 
C) less likely to have behavioural problems. 
D) more socially competent. 
A) more likely to experience depression. 
B) more likely to complete high school. 
C) less likely to have behavioural problems. 
D) more socially competent.

Question 14

Which factor is NOT associated with better integration of a stepparent into a family?

Accepted Answer

A) lack of hostility of noncustodial biological parent toward stepparent 
B) support of stepparent's parenting by custodial parent 
C) warmth of stepparent 
D) active parenting by stepparent 
A) lack of hostility of noncustodial biological parent toward stepparent 
B) support of stepparent's parenting by custodial parent 
C) warmth of stepparent 
D) active parenting by stepparent

Question 15

Some children may be more reactive to the quality of parenting that they receive than are others. This is in agreement with

Accepted Answer

A) individual differences in children. 
B) research involving the active child. 
C) differential susceptibility. 
D) the need for childhood socialization. 
A) individual differences in children. 
B) research involving the active child. 
C) differential susceptibility. 
D) the need for childhood socialization.

Question 16

Both Mateo's parents and Ayden's parents are divorced, and Mateo and Ayden each live with their mother and stepfather, but see their biological father often. Mateo's biological father and stepfather get along quite well, but Ayden's biological father and stepfather frequently argue and have a conflictual relationship. Which of the following statements is the BEST prediction of how the boys will adjust to their new families?

Accepted Answer

A) Mateo and Ayden will likely be similarly well adjusted because contact with noncustodial fathers is beneficial for adjustment. 
B) Ayden will likely be better adjusted than Mateo because conflict between his stepfather and father will make him closer to his biological father. 
C) Mateo will likely be better adjusted than Ayden because of the low conflict between his stepfather and father. 
D) Mateo and Ayden will likely be similarly poorly adjusted because of their parents' divorces. 
A) Mateo and Ayden will likely be similarly well adjusted because contact with noncustodial fathers is beneficial for adjustment. 
B) Ayden will likely be better adjusted than Mateo because conflict between his stepfather and father will make him closer to his biological father. 
C) Mateo will likely be better adjusted than Ayden because of the low conflict between his stepfather and father. 
D) Mateo and Ayden will likely be similarly poorly adjusted because of their parents' divorces.

Question 17

Children of which type of parents tend to be the most well adjusted in terms of competence, antisocial behaviour, and self-confidence?

Accepted Answer

A) permissive 
B) authoritative 
C) uninvolved 
D) authoritarian 
A) permissive 
B) authoritative 
C) uninvolved 
D) authoritarian

Question 18

The bidirectional nature of hostile parenting behaviours and hostile adolescent behaviours results in

Accepted Answer

A) an escalation of these behaviours. 
B) a reduction of influence on each other. 
C) relationship stability. 
D) reduced parental harshness. 
A) an escalation of these behaviours. 
B) a reduction of influence on each other. 
C) relationship stability. 
D) reduced parental harshness.

Question 19

What percentage of U.S. adults support a paid family leave policy in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 13% 
B) 24% 
C) 45% 
D) 84% 
A) 13% 
B) 24% 
C) 45% 
D) 84%

Question 20

Among industrialized Western countries, the U.S. rate of child poverty is

Accepted Answer

A) the lowest. 
B) number 3. 
C) number 6. 
D) the second highest. 
A) the lowest. 
B) number 3. 
C) number 6. 
D) the second highest.

Action or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in physical or emotional harm to a child is called

Cross-cultural studies of parenting styles have demonstrated that a factor that does NOT differ across cultures and subcultures is

Compared with low-SES parents, higher-SES parents

In families living in Western industrialized cultures, mothers spend _ of their available time playing than do fathers, and/but the type of play tends to be _ to/from that of fathers.

The highest rate of skip-generation families can be found where?

Maternal employment is more likely to have negative effects on children when

Compared with children of heterosexual parents, children of gay and lesbian parents are

In her conception of parenting styles, Baumrind does NOT include

Most experts agree that children of divorce are at greater risk for a variety of _____ in comparison to those from continuously intact homes.

Which of these is effective at promoting internalization?

In which group are youth's adjustment and problem behaviours MOST negatively affected by their parents' divorce?

Which of these is NOT a conclusion regarding the effects of spanking on children?

Compared with children whose parents do not divorce, children of divorce are

Which factor is NOT associated with better integration of a stepparent into a family?

Some children may be more reactive to the quality of parenting that they receive than are others. This is in agreement with

Children of which type of parents tend to be the most well adjusted in terms of competence, antisocial behaviour, and self-confidence?

The bidirectional nature of hostile parenting behaviours and hostile adolescent behaviours results in

What percentage of U.S. adults support a paid family leave policy in the United States?

Among industrialized Western countries, the U.S. rate of child poverty is

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

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Exam 12: The Family

Action or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in physical or emotional harm to a child is called

Cross-cultural studies of parenting styles have demonstrated that a factor that does NOT differ across cultures and subcultures is

Compared with low-SES parents, higher-SES parents

In families living in Western industrialized cultures, mothers spend _____ of their available time playing than do fathers, and/but the type of play tends to be _____ to/from that of fathers.

The highest rate of skip-generation families can be found where?

Maternal employment is more likely to have negative effects on children when

Compared with children of heterosexual parents, children of gay and lesbian parents are

In her conception of parenting styles, Baumrind does NOT include

Most experts agree that children of divorce are at greater risk for a variety of _____ in comparison to those from continuously intact homes.

Which of these is effective at promoting internalization?

In which group are youth's adjustment and problem behaviours MOST negatively affected by their parents' divorce?

Which of these is NOT a conclusion regarding the effects of spanking on children?

Compared with children whose parents do not divorce, children of divorce are

Which factor is NOT associated with better integration of a stepparent into a family?

Some children may be more reactive to the quality of parenting that they receive than are others. This is in agreement with

Children of which type of parents tend to be the most well adjusted in terms of competence, antisocial behaviour, and self-confidence?

The bidirectional nature of hostile parenting behaviours and hostile adolescent behaviours results in

What percentage of U.S. adults support a paid family leave policy in the United States?

Among industrialized Western countries, the U.S. rate of child poverty is

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 families living in Western industrialized cultures, mothers spend _ of their available time playing than do fathers, and/but the type of play tends to be _ to/from that of fathers.