Question 1

Social class is not a variable that provides clear or meaningful explanations of the effects of parenting styles on socialization because

Accepted Answer

A)  it varies for each family from year to year. 
B)  lower-socioeconomic families tend to require payment for participating in research studies,making these procedures costly to researchers. 
C)  socioeconomic status is often confounded with other variables,such as health care,nutrition,and education experiences. 
D)  the defining characteristics of parenting are different for each socioeconomic class. 
A)  it varies for each family from year to year. 
B)  lower-socioeconomic families tend to require payment for participating in research studies,making these procedures costly to researchers. 
C)  socioeconomic status is often confounded with other variables,such as health care,nutrition,and education experiences. 
D)  the defining characteristics of parenting are different for each socioeconomic class.

Question 2

Bob encourages dialogue between himself and his children when family decisions need to be made;but when he makes a final decision,he expects everyone to respect it.Jack rarely discusses any issue with his family,makes all of the decisions by himself,and expects everyone in the family to obey his wishes.According to Baumrind's parenting-style classification,Bob's parenting style is ________ and Jack's is ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

African American teens from lower- and working-class families with friends who ________ in problem behaviors and with parents who exert ________ control over them are likely to show the most behavior problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in;a great deal of 
B)  rarely engage in;a great deal of 
C)  engage in;very little 
D)  rarely engage in;very little 
A)  engage in;a great deal of 
B)  rarely engage in;a great deal of 
C)  engage in;very little 
D)  rarely engage in;very little

Question 4

Jenna's parents typically do not intervene when she argues with her sister.Her parents' lack of intervention is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  cause the conflicts to cease on their own. 
B)  lead to fewer altercations between the girls. 
C)  lead to the alienation of one of the girls. 
D)  cause the conflicts to continue. 
A)  cause the conflicts to cease on their own. 
B)  lead to fewer altercations between the girls. 
C)  lead to the alienation of one of the girls. 
D)  cause the conflicts to continue.

Question 5

Ted and Pam make sure that they never contradict each other while disciplining their children.They know that punishment should be consistent so their children do not receive any mixed messages about their parental ability to assert power.Ted and Pam have a good understanding of

Accepted Answer

A)  transgression. 
B)  interagent consistency. 
C)  intra-agent consistency. 
D)  intertransgression consistency. 
A)  transgression. 
B)  interagent consistency. 
C)  intra-agent consistency. 
D)  intertransgression consistency.

Question 6

How can parental cognitions influence parenting strategies?

Accepted Answer

Parents attributions about their childre

Question 7

When parents display a high degree of marital conflict,siblings display a decreased tendency toward positive,friendly behavior and interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Researchers have noted a drop in the older child's attachment to the mother following the birth of a second child.However,this decrease was less noticeable if the older child was

Accepted Answer

A)  five years of age or older. 
B)  four years of age. 
C)  twenty-four months of age or younger. 
D)  eighteen months of age. 
A)  five years of age or older. 
B)  four years of age. 
C)  twenty-four months of age or younger. 
D)  eighteen months of age.

Question 9

As children attain developmental milestones,the family adjusts to absorb the child's new routines.Thus,the family wishes to maintain homeostasis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Parents who experience economic hardship

Accepted Answer

A)  show no change in parenting skills,but their children have adjustment problems. 
B)  show less skillful parenting,and their children are likely to have adjustment problems. 
C)  show less skillful parenting,but their children do not appear to be affected. 
D)  show no change in parenting skills,and their children do not appear to have any adjustment problems. 
A)  show no change in parenting skills,but their children have adjustment problems. 
B)  show less skillful parenting,and their children are likely to have adjustment problems. 
C)  show less skillful parenting,but their children do not appear to be affected. 
D)  show no change in parenting skills,and their children do not appear to have any adjustment problems.

Social class is not a variable that provides clear or meaningful explanations of the effects of parenting styles on socialization because

African American teens from lower- and working-class families with friends who in problem behaviors and with parents who exert control over them are likely to show the most behavior problems.

Jenna's parents typically do not intervene when she argues with her sister.Her parents' lack of intervention is likely to

Ted and Pam make sure that they never contradict each other while disciplining their children.They know that punishment should be consistent so their children do not receive any mixed messages about their parental ability to assert power.Ted and Pam have a good understanding of

How can parental cognitions influence parenting strategies?

When parents display a high degree of marital conflict,siblings display a decreased tendency toward positive,friendly behavior and interactions.

Researchers have noted a drop in the older child's attachment to the mother following the birth of a second child.However,this decrease was less noticeable if the older child was

As children attain developmental milestones,the family adjusts to absorb the child's new routines.Thus,the family wishes to maintain homeostasis.

Parents who experience economic hardship

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Exam 14: The Family

Social class is not a variable that provides clear or meaningful explanations of the effects of parenting styles on socialization because

African American teens from lower- and working-class families with friends who ________ in problem behaviors and with parents who exert ________ control over them are likely to show the most behavior problems.

Jenna's parents typically do not intervene when she argues with her sister.Her parents' lack of intervention is likely to

Ted and Pam make sure that they never contradict each other while disciplining their children.They know that punishment should be consistent so their children do not receive any mixed messages about their parental ability to assert power.Ted and Pam have a good understanding of

How can parental cognitions influence parenting strategies?

When parents display a high degree of marital conflict,siblings display a decreased tendency toward positive,friendly behavior and interactions.

Researchers have noted a drop in the older child's attachment to the mother following the birth of a second child.However,this decrease was less noticeable if the older child was

As children attain developmental milestones,the family adjusts to absorb the child's new routines.Thus,the family wishes to maintain homeostasis.

Parents who experience economic hardship

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

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African American teens from lower- and working-class families with friends who in problem behaviors and with parents who exert control over them are likely to show the most behavior problems.