Question 1

Which of the following has suffered as a result of the changes in mothers' activities over the past 50 years?

Accepted Answer

A) child responsiveness 
B) woman's income 
C) household order 
D) life satisfaction 
A) child responsiveness 
B) woman's income 
C) household order 
D) life satisfaction

Question 2

Couples who marry after engaging in cohabitation prior to marriage tend to be less likely to divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The _____ family systems model would be most accepting of the notion,
"It's always mommy's fault!"

Accepted Answer

A) social learning model 
B) indirect effects model 
C) transactional model 
D) parents effects model 
A) social learning model 
B) indirect effects model 
C) transactional model 
D) parents effects model

Question 4

Which of the following categories has witnessed the largest increase in percentage over the past 50 years in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) adults who never married 
B) adults who are widowed 
C) adults who are married 
D) adults who are divorced/separated 
A) adults who never married 
B) adults who are widowed 
C) adults who are married 
D) adults who are divorced/separated

Question 5

The launching of the last child tends to result in an increase in marital satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Dr.Patterson regularly lectures about the decline of family values in America.He believes that adults with children who divorce are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) sinning in the eyes of god. 
B) acting out of selfish motives 
C) fighting emotional illness 
D) striving for a better option 
A) sinning in the eyes of god. 
B) acting out of selfish motives 
C) fighting emotional illness 
D) striving for a better option

Question 7

The family systems approach to understanding families suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) the larger the family network,the lower the quality of interaction between parent and child. 
B) the mother is the central influence on a child's development. 
C) every relationship within the system has an impact on every other individual in the system. 
D) families function in a similar manner from one culture to the next. 
A) the larger the family network,the lower the quality of interaction between parent and child. 
B) the mother is the central influence on a child's development. 
C) every relationship within the system has an impact on every other individual in the system. 
D) families function in a similar manner from one culture to the next.

Question 8

Which statement is the best example of a macroenvironmental contributor to child abuse?

Accepted Answer

A) Many abusers are former abuse victims. 
B) Abuse is higher in transient and poor neighborhoods. 
C) Children are at higher risk for abuse than adults. 
D) Abuse is higher in societies that condone physical punishment. 
A) Many abusers are former abuse victims. 
B) Abuse is higher in transient and poor neighborhoods. 
C) Children are at higher risk for abuse than adults. 
D) Abuse is higher in societies that condone physical punishment.

Question 9

While in the mid 20th century the family of mom,dad,and a couple of kids was seen as a(n)________,today it is considered a(n)________..

Accepted Answer

A) fantasy;ideal 
B) ideal;stereotype 
C) goal;failure 
D) stereotype;system 
A) fantasy;ideal 
B) ideal;stereotype 
C) goal;failure 
D) stereotype;system

Question 10

You are assigned to create a program at an inner city community organization to lower the incidence of child abuse in families.List three strategies you will employ in your program,and provide rationales for your ideas.

Accepted Answer

1) Education and awareness campaigns: On

Question 11

Whose care is most likely to lead to caregiver burden if they are taken in by an adult child?

Accepted Answer

A) Victor,who has cancer but can get around pretty well 
B) Tomiko,whose dementia makes her disruptive 
C) Pedro,who had his feet amputated due to diabetes 
D) Olga,who is wealthier than the daughter who will be taking her in 
A) Victor,who has cancer but can get around pretty well 
B) Tomiko,whose dementia makes her disruptive 
C) Pedro,who had his feet amputated due to diabetes 
D) Olga,who is wealthier than the daughter who will be taking her in

Question 12

Concerning modern trends in family life,

Accepted Answer

A) today's two wage-earner families are financially worse off than families with one wage earner. 
B) most adults now view marriage as an unimportant institution. 
C) more children today have relationships with their grandparents than in generations past. 
D) the nuclear family continues to be the dominant family type in the United States. 
A) today's two wage-earner families are financially worse off than families with one wage earner. 
B) most adults now view marriage as an unimportant institution. 
C) more children today have relationships with their grandparents than in generations past. 
D) the nuclear family continues to be the dominant family type in the United States.

Question 13

Parents whose young children frequently bicker and battle are likely employing a faulty parenting style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is the best advice to optimize an infant's development?

Accepted Answer

A) Two parents are better than one. 
B) A father is better than none. 
C) Mother always knows best. 
D) A good parent does the work of two. 
A) Two parents are better than one. 
B) A father is better than none. 
C) Mother always knows best. 
D) A good parent does the work of two.

Question 15

Which statement about the impact of divorce on child development is true?

Accepted Answer

A) In response to divorce,most custodial mothers become more sensitive and responsive to their children's needs. 
B) Children who display negative behaviors as the result of the divorce tend to exhibit such behaviors only in the home and show few negative effects in the school setting. 
C) Adolescents whose parents divorce are less likely to perceive relationships with their noncustodial fathers as close and caring. 
D) Adults from divorced families are less likely than those from intact families to divorce. 
A) In response to divorce,most custodial mothers become more sensitive and responsive to their children's needs. 
B) Children who display negative behaviors as the result of the divorce tend to exhibit such behaviors only in the home and show few negative effects in the school setting. 
C) Adolescents whose parents divorce are less likely to perceive relationships with their noncustodial fathers as close and caring. 
D) Adults from divorced families are less likely than those from intact families to divorce.

Question 16

In the classic 1970s TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch," Mike had three sons and remarried Carol,who had three daughters.What is the formal developmental term for the main characters of this show?

Accepted Answer

A) kinkeeper family 
B) transactional family 
C) reconstituted family 
D) spillover family 
A) kinkeeper family 
B) transactional family 
C) reconstituted family 
D) spillover family

Question 17

Cross-cultural research has shown that older siblings serve as principal caregivers for infants and toddlers in _____ of the cultures studied.

Accepted Answer

A) 27% 
B) 37% 
C) 47% 
D) 57% 
A) 27% 
B) 37% 
C) 47% 
D) 57%

Question 18

The fact that infants elicit more sensitive care from adults than teens is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) the parent effects model. 
B) caregiver burden. 
C) the child effects model. 
D) permissive parenting. 
A) the parent effects model. 
B) caregiver burden. 
C) the child effects model. 
D) permissive parenting.

Question 19

What parenting style was employed in your family when you were growing up? If you had two active parents,did they both use the same style,or different styles? How were you affected by this parenting?

Accepted Answer

Growing up, my family employed an author

Question 20

Which of the following is rated similarly as a parental concern regardless of family income level?

Accepted Answer

A) child getting kidnapped 
B) child being bullied 
C) child getting shot 
D) child having legal trouble 
A) child getting kidnapped 
B) child being bullied 
C) child getting shot 
D) child having legal trouble

Which of the following has suffered as a result of the changes in mothers' activities over the past 50 years?

Couples who marry after engaging in cohabitation prior to marriage tend to be less likely to divorce.

The _____ family systems model would be most accepting of the notion, "It's always mommy's fault!"

Which of the following categories has witnessed the largest increase in percentage over the past 50 years in the United States?

The launching of the last child tends to result in an increase in marital satisfaction.

Dr.Patterson regularly lectures about the decline of family values in America.He believes that adults with children who divorce are ________.

The family systems approach to understanding families suggests that

Which statement is the best example of a macroenvironmental contributor to child abuse?

While in the mid 20th century the family of mom,dad,and a couple of kids was seen as a(n),today it is considered a(n)..

You are assigned to create a program at an inner city community organization to lower the incidence of child abuse in families.List three strategies you will employ in your program,and provide rationales for your ideas.

Whose care is most likely to lead to caregiver burden if they are taken in by an adult child?

Concerning modern trends in family life,

Parents whose young children frequently bicker and battle are likely employing a faulty parenting style.

Which of the following is the best advice to optimize an infant's development?

Which statement about the impact of divorce on child development is true?

In the classic 1970s TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch," Mike had three sons and remarried Carol,who had three daughters.What is the formal developmental term for the main characters of this show?

Cross-cultural research has shown that older siblings serve as principal caregivers for infants and toddlers in _____ of the cultures studied.

The fact that infants elicit more sensitive care from adults than teens is best explained by

What parenting style was employed in your family when you were growing up? If you had two active parents,did they both use the same style,or different styles? How were you affected by this parenting?

Which of the following is rated similarly as a parental concern regardless of family income level?

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Exam 15: The Family

Which of the following has suffered as a result of the changes in mothers' activities over the past 50 years?

Couples who marry after engaging in cohabitation prior to marriage tend to be less likely to divorce.

The _____ family systems model would be most accepting of the notion, "It's always mommy's fault!"

Which of the following categories has witnessed the largest increase in percentage over the past 50 years in the United States?

The launching of the last child tends to result in an increase in marital satisfaction.

Dr.Patterson regularly lectures about the decline of family values in America.He believes that adults with children who divorce are ________.

The family systems approach to understanding families suggests that

Which statement is the best example of a macroenvironmental contributor to child abuse?

While in the mid 20th century the family of mom,dad,and a couple of kids was seen as a(n)________,today it is considered a(n)________..

You are assigned to create a program at an inner city community organization to lower the incidence of child abuse in families.List three strategies you will employ in your program,and provide rationales for your ideas.

Whose care is most likely to lead to caregiver burden if they are taken in by an adult child?

Concerning modern trends in family life,

Parents whose young children frequently bicker and battle are likely employing a faulty parenting style.

Which of the following is the best advice to optimize an infant's development?

Which statement about the impact of divorce on child development is true?

In the classic 1970s TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch," Mike had three sons and remarried Carol,who had three daughters.What is the formal developmental term for the main characters of this show?

Cross-cultural research has shown that older siblings serve as principal caregivers for infants and toddlers in _____ of the cultures studied.

The fact that infants elicit more sensitive care from adults than teens is best explained by

What parenting style was employed in your family when you were growing up? If you had two active parents,did they both use the same style,or different styles? How were you affected by this parenting?

Which of the following is rated similarly as a parental concern regardless of family income level?

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes,Environment,and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, and 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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While in the mid 20th century the family of mom,dad,and a couple of kids was seen as a(n),today it is considered a(n)..