Question 1

The broad term used to categorize harmful behaviors aimed at children including abuse and neglect is child _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The broad term used to categorize harmful...

Question 2

As compared to past decades, there are fewer caregivers for aging adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which event ends the traditional family life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death of the last child 
B)  Retirement 
C)  Widowhood 
D)  Death of the only remaining member of a family 
A)  Death of the last child 
B)  Retirement 
C)  Widowhood 
D)  Death of the only remaining member of a family

Question 4

What are potential advantages and disadvantages for children and parents who experience divorce?

Accepted Answer

Potential advantages for children who ex

Question 5

Riff is a member of a teenage gang. He's doing drugs and is into petty crime. On the rare days he shows up at school, he invariably ends up in a fight and leaves early. Riff's behavior is most typical of children raised by parents who are

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative. 
B)  authoritarian. 
C)  permissive. 
D)  neglectful. 
A)  authoritative. 
B)  authoritarian. 
C)  permissive. 
D)  neglectful.

Question 6

Donald and Daisy have just become first-time parents. If they are like more couples in this situation, you would expect that they

Accepted Answer

A)  have taken on the gender role of the opposite sex (e.g., Donald has become more feminine). 
B)  have a lot more time to devote to each other. 
C)  are feeling little joy concerning the birth of their baby. 
D)  have added new roles that complicate their lives. 
A)  have taken on the gender role of the opposite sex (e.g., Donald has become more feminine). 
B)  have a lot more time to devote to each other. 
C)  are feeling little joy concerning the birth of their baby. 
D)  have added new roles that complicate their lives.

Question 7

U.S. Census Bureau data indicates that compared with the recent past, there are currently fewer

Accepted Answer

A)  single adults. 
B)  single-parent families. 
C)  remarriages. 
D)  caregivers for aging adults. 
A)  single adults. 
B)  single-parent families. 
C)  remarriages. 
D)  caregivers for aging adults.

Question 8

Which statement best describes sibling relationships over the adulthood years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sibling rivalry disappears once the children are on their own. 
B)  Most siblings share intimate problems frequently across the years. 
C)  Siblings often grow emotionally closer from middle age to old age. 
D)  Significant life events like the death of a parent can bring close siblings together and push rival siblings apart. 
A)  Sibling rivalry disappears once the children are on their own. 
B)  Most siblings share intimate problems frequently across the years. 
C)  Siblings often grow emotionally closer from middle age to old age. 
D)  Significant life events like the death of a parent can bring close siblings together and push rival siblings apart.

Question 9

Jayme and Joshua live with their mom and her new husband and their new baby. Jayme and Joshua's family is best termed a(n) ___ family.

Accepted Answer

A)  beanpole 
B)  reconstituted 
C)  extended 
D)  single-parent 
A)  beanpole 
B)  reconstituted 
C)  extended 
D)  single-parent

Question 10

Married couples who voluntarily remain "childfree"

Accepted Answer

A)  generally experience greater marital satisfaction than couples with children during the childrearing years. 
B)  tend to be less satisfied with their lives in middle age and old age than couples whose children have grown and gone. 
C)  tend to have higher levels of depression than couples with children. 
D)  typically feel like failures for never having children. 
A)  generally experience greater marital satisfaction than couples with children during the childrearing years. 
B)  tend to be less satisfied with their lives in middle age and old age than couples whose children have grown and gone. 
C)  tend to have higher levels of depression than couples with children. 
D)  typically feel like failures for never having children.

Question 11

The most likely negative outcome of being an involved grandparent is

Accepted Answer

A)  guilt over lack of interaction with grandkids. 
B)  lack of money due to overspending. 
C)  depression over the responsibility of having a grandchild move into their home. 
D)  remorse over not having had more children and more grandkids. 
A)  guilt over lack of interaction with grandkids. 
B)  lack of money due to overspending. 
C)  depression over the responsibility of having a grandchild move into their home. 
D)  remorse over not having had more children and more grandkids.

Question 12

The highest risk for divorce occurs in couples who

Accepted Answer

A)  postponed having children for five or more years following marriage. 
B)  are young and have been married for about seven years. 
C)  married in their mid 30s. 
D)  never had children. 
A)  postponed having children for five or more years following marriage. 
B)  are young and have been married for about seven years. 
C)  married in their mid 30s. 
D)  never had children.

Question 13

When two divorced people, each with a child, remarry, they create a blended or _____ family.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When two divorced people, each with a...

Question 14

Which grandparenting style was created in a large part by the increasing geographical difference between grandparents and grandchildren?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remote 
B)  Companionate 
C)  Involved 
D)  Permissive 
A)  Remote 
B)  Companionate 
C)  Involved 
D)  Permissive

Question 15

When interviewed about the impact of parenthood on their lives, most parents emphasize the

Accepted Answer

A)  positive contributions that parenthood made to their personal development. 
B)  positive contributions that parenthood made to their marital satisfaction. 
C)  negative contributions that parenthood had on their personal development. 
D)  negative contributions that parenthood had on their marital satisfaction. 
A)  positive contributions that parenthood made to their personal development. 
B)  positive contributions that parenthood made to their marital satisfaction. 
C)  negative contributions that parenthood had on their personal development. 
D)  negative contributions that parenthood had on their marital satisfaction.

Question 16

Couples who engage in cohabitation before marriage tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  experience greater satisfaction in the marriage relationship than those who do not live together before marriage. 
B)  have less eventual marital problems if their partner has had multiple cohabitation experiences. 
C)  be more likely to divorce that first-time married couples once they are married. 
D)  be more religious and more committed to marriage than those who do not live together before marriage. 
A)  experience greater satisfaction in the marriage relationship than those who do not live together before marriage. 
B)  have less eventual marital problems if their partner has had multiple cohabitation experiences. 
C)  be more likely to divorce that first-time married couples once they are married. 
D)  be more religious and more committed to marriage than those who do not live together before marriage.

Question 17

Achieving autonomy during adolescence involves establishing an identity that matches one's parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Marital satisfaction tends to be highest in middle-aged couples

Accepted Answer

A)  with "opposite" traits. 
B)  whose early marriage satisfaction was very low. 
C)  where there is a perceived inequity of effort concerning the marriage. 
D)  in which both husband and wife have pleasant personality characteristics. 
A)  with "opposite" traits. 
B)  whose early marriage satisfaction was very low. 
C)  where there is a perceived inequity of effort concerning the marriage. 
D)  in which both husband and wife have pleasant personality characteristics.

Question 19

Victims of child abuse tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  display great empathy for others. 
B)  have higher rates of depression. 
C)  be insensitive to anger cues in others. 
D)  try to protect other individuals who are crying. 
A)  display great empathy for others. 
B)  have higher rates of depression. 
C)  be insensitive to anger cues in others. 
D)  try to protect other individuals who are crying.

Question 20

According to a child effects model,

Accepted Answer

A)  children influence their parents through variables such as their age and personality. 
B)  parents are most influential in the parent-child relationship. 
C)  parents are responsible for how children turn out. 
D)  children's behaviors are almost all due to innate genetic factors. 
A)  children influence their parents through variables such as their age and personality. 
B)  parents are most influential in the parent-child relationship. 
C)  parents are responsible for how children turn out. 
D)  children's behaviors are almost all due to innate genetic factors.

The broad term used to categorize harmful behaviors aimed at children including abuse and neglect is child _____.

As compared to past decades, there are fewer caregivers for aging adults.

Which event ends the traditional family life cycle?

What are potential advantages and disadvantages for children and parents who experience divorce?

Riff is a member of a teenage gang. He's doing drugs and is into petty crime. On the rare days he shows up at school, he invariably ends up in a fight and leaves early. Riff's behavior is most typical of children raised by parents who are

Donald and Daisy have just become first-time parents. If they are like more couples in this situation, you would expect that they

U.S. Census Bureau data indicates that compared with the recent past, there are currently fewer

Which statement best describes sibling relationships over the adulthood years?

Jayme and Joshua live with their mom and her new husband and their new baby. Jayme and Joshua's family is best termed a(n) ___ family.

Married couples who voluntarily remain "childfree"

The most likely negative outcome of being an involved grandparent is

The highest risk for divorce occurs in couples who

When two divorced people, each with a child, remarry, they create a blended or _____ family.

Which grandparenting style was created in a large part by the increasing geographical difference between grandparents and grandchildren?

When interviewed about the impact of parenthood on their lives, most parents emphasize the

Couples who engage in cohabitation before marriage tend to

Achieving autonomy during adolescence involves establishing an identity that matches one's parents.

Marital satisfaction tends to be highest in middle-aged couples

Victims of child abuse tend to

According to a child effects model,

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The broad term used to categorize harmful behaviors aimed at children including abuse and neglect is child _____.

As compared to past decades, there are fewer caregivers for aging adults.

Which event ends the traditional family life cycle?

What are potential advantages and disadvantages for children and parents who experience divorce?

Riff is a member of a teenage gang. He's doing drugs and is into petty crime. On the rare days he shows up at school, he invariably ends up in a fight and leaves early. Riff's behavior is most typical of children raised by parents who are

Donald and Daisy have just become first-time parents. If they are like more couples in this situation, you would expect that they

U.S. Census Bureau data indicates that compared with the recent past, there are currently fewer

Which statement best describes sibling relationships over the adulthood years?

Jayme and Joshua live with their mom and her new husband and their new baby. Jayme and Joshua's family is best termed a(n) ___ family.

Married couples who voluntarily remain "childfree"

The most likely negative outcome of being an involved grandparent is

The highest risk for divorce occurs in couples who

When two divorced people, each with a child, remarry, they create a blended or _____ family.

Which grandparenting style was created in a large part by the increasing geographical difference between grandparents and grandchildren?

When interviewed about the impact of parenthood on their lives, most parents emphasize the

Couples who engage in cohabitation before marriage tend to

Achieving autonomy during adolescence involves establishing an identity that matches one's parents.

Marital satisfaction tends to be highest in middle-aged couples

Victims of child abuse tend to

According to a child effects model,

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, Health

Sensation, Perception, and Action

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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