Question 1

Women who continue to try to fulfill several roles perfectly report maximum strain and stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The capacity to engage in a supportive, affectionate relationship without losing one's own sense of self is

Accepted Answer

A)  identity infusion. 
B)  attachment. 
C)  intimacy. 
D)  immersion. 
A)  identity infusion. 
B)  attachment. 
C)  intimacy. 
D)  immersion. C

Question 3

Assortative mating, or homogamy, is the theory that opposites attract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The best predictor of postpartum depression is having a premature delivery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sarah is very persuasive and forceful. She was president of her class in high school and college and could always rally others to her point of view. According to Holland, what is Sarah's personality type?

Accepted Answer

A)  social 
B)  enterprising 
C)  realistic 
D)  investigative 
A)  social 
B)  enterprising 
C)  realistic 
D)  investigative

Question 6

Divorce often affects the life pathways or the sequence and timing of family roles for both genders. Which of the following statements is true regarding divorce and life pathways?

Accepted Answer

A)  The total number of years of child-rearing is significantly decreased for divorced men but increased for divorced women. 
B)  The total number of years of child-rearing is significantly increased for divorced men only if they remarry a younger woman. 
C)  Divorced women with children and divorced women with no children are less likely to re-marry, decreasing the total number of child rearing years. 
D)  Divorce reduces the number of years a remarried couple may have between the departure of the last child and the time when their elderly parents may need assistance. 
A)  The total number of years of child-rearing is significantly decreased for divorced men but increased for divorced women. 
B)  The total number of years of child-rearing is significantly increased for divorced men only if they remarry a younger woman. 
C)  Divorced women with children and divorced women with no children are less likely to re-marry, decreasing the total number of child rearing years. 
D)  Divorce reduces the number of years a remarried couple may have between the departure of the last child and the time when their elderly parents may need assistance.

Question 7

How does women's work experience vary from men's work experience across adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women do not find paid employment to be as meaningful or satisfying as men do. 
B)  Women's work is more discontinuous than men's across adulthood. 
C)  The majority of young adult men join the labour force, but the majority of women do not. 
D)  Fewer women than men find work that is consistent with their personality types and personal preferences. 
A)  Women do not find paid employment to be as meaningful or satisfying as men do. 
B)  Women's work is more discontinuous than men's across adulthood. 
C)  The majority of young adult men join the labour force, but the majority of women do not. 
D)  Fewer women than men find work that is consistent with their personality types and personal preferences.

Question 8

The sociological term for the tendency to mate with someone who has traits similar to one's own is

Accepted Answer

A)  "personal investment theory." 
B)  "homogamy theory." 
C)  "heterogamy theory." 
D)  "social cohesion theory." 
A)  "personal investment theory." 
B)  "homogamy theory." 
C)  "heterogamy theory." 
D)  "social cohesion theory."

Question 9

Family has a significant influence on the occupational choice made by a young adult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Couple who agree to disagree and who minimize conflict by simply avoiding each other are called volatile couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Parental investment theory suggests that women choose mates after only carefully screening their commitment to parenting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The elusiveness of job security across the board has negatively affected job satisfaction rates in mid-career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Doing things together is an essential component of adult women's friendships, and emotional support is an essential component of adult men's relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If a marriage is to be stable and long-lasting, the couple must minimize conflict and arguments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If a woman described her friendships, she would most likely speak of

Accepted Answer

A)  self-disclosure and emotional support. 
B)  disagreement and struggles to be heard. 
C)  competition and rivalry. 
D)  shared activities. 
A)  self-disclosure and emotional support. 
B)  disagreement and struggles to be heard. 
C)  competition and rivalry. 
D)  shared activities.

Question 16

According to research at the University of Guelph, young Canadian adults aged 25 to 44 years old experience

Accepted Answer

A)  the most time pressure. 
B)  the greatest commitment to their careers. 
C)  the highest level of job satisfaction. 
D)  the most leisure time. 
A)  the most time pressure. 
B)  the greatest commitment to their careers. 
C)  the highest level of job satisfaction. 
D)  the most leisure time.

Question 17

The theory that the sex differences that occur in mate preferences and mating behaviour are based on the different amounts of time and effort that men and women invest in child-rearing is called

Accepted Answer

A)  parental investment theory. 
B)  gender-role theory 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  hunter-gatherer theory 
A)  parental investment theory. 
B)  gender-role theory 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  hunter-gatherer theory

Question 18

Juan and Sandra tend to squabble quite a bit. They disagree on almost everything and do not listen to each other, but are still quite affectionate. This is an example of which type of stable marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  validating 
B)  volatile 
C)  avoidant 
D)  engaged 
A)  validating 
B)  volatile 
C)  avoidant 
D)  engaged

Question 19

How are the interpersonal relationships of adulthood affected by the internal working models of attachment that were developed in infancy and early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through the processes of individuation and autonomy, young adults abandon their infant/early-childhood models of attachment and develop new models by resolving the crisis of intimacy versus isolation. 
B)  Insecurely attached children inevitably become adults with insecure, unsatisfactory intimate relationships. 
C)  Adults tend to duplicate their infant/early-childhood models of attachment with their prospective spouses. 
D)  The internal working model of attachment predicts an individual's happiness in adult love relationships. 
A)  Through the processes of individuation and autonomy, young adults abandon their infant/early-childhood models of attachment and develop new models by resolving the crisis of intimacy versus isolation. 
B)  Insecurely attached children inevitably become adults with insecure, unsatisfactory intimate relationships. 
C)  Adults tend to duplicate their infant/early-childhood models of attachment with their prospective spouses. 
D)  The internal working model of attachment predicts an individual's happiness in adult love relationships.

Question 20

Of the following couples, which would most likely report the highest level of marital satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mario and Ansuya have been married 20 years and have a daughter who is a junior in college. 
B)  Michelle, a lawyer, and Pierre, a banker, have been married a year and have no children. 
C)  Antonio and Maria own and manage a small grocery store with assistance from their 16-year-old sons. 
D)  Ling and Guan have been married eight years and have two children in elementary school. 
A)  Mario and Ansuya have been married 20 years and have a daughter who is a junior in college. 
B)  Michelle, a lawyer, and Pierre, a banker, have been married a year and have no children. 
C)  Antonio and Maria own and manage a small grocery store with assistance from their 16-year-old sons. 
D)  Ling and Guan have been married eight years and have two children in elementary school.

Women who continue to try to fulfill several roles perfectly report maximum strain and stress.

The capacity to engage in a supportive, affectionate relationship without losing one's own sense of self is

Assortative mating, or homogamy, is the theory that opposites attract.

The best predictor of postpartum depression is having a premature delivery.

Sarah is very persuasive and forceful. She was president of her class in high school and college and could always rally others to her point of view. According to Holland, what is Sarah's personality type?

Divorce often affects the life pathways or the sequence and timing of family roles for both genders. Which of the following statements is true regarding divorce and life pathways?

How does women's work experience vary from men's work experience across adulthood?

The sociological term for the tendency to mate with someone who has traits similar to one's own is

Family has a significant influence on the occupational choice made by a young adult.

Couple who agree to disagree and who minimize conflict by simply avoiding each other are called volatile couples.

Parental investment theory suggests that women choose mates after only carefully screening their commitment to parenting.

The elusiveness of job security across the board has negatively affected job satisfaction rates in mid-career.

Doing things together is an essential component of adult women's friendships, and emotional support is an essential component of adult men's relationships.

If a marriage is to be stable and long-lasting, the couple must minimize conflict and arguments.

If a woman described her friendships, she would most likely speak of

According to research at the University of Guelph, young Canadian adults aged 25 to 44 years old experience

The theory that the sex differences that occur in mate preferences and mating behaviour are based on the different amounts of time and effort that men and women invest in child-rearing is called

Juan and Sandra tend to squabble quite a bit. They disagree on almost everything and do not listen to each other, but are still quite affectionate. This is an example of which type of stable marriage?

How are the interpersonal relationships of adulthood affected by the internal working models of attachment that were developed in infancy and early childhood?

Of the following couples, which would most likely report the highest level of marital satisfaction?

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Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

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Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

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Exam 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Women who continue to try to fulfill several roles perfectly report maximum strain and stress.

The capacity to engage in a supportive, affectionate relationship without losing one's own sense of self is

Assortative mating, or homogamy, is the theory that opposites attract.

The best predictor of postpartum depression is having a premature delivery.

Sarah is very persuasive and forceful. She was president of her class in high school and college and could always rally others to her point of view. According to Holland, what is Sarah's personality type?

Divorce often affects the life pathways or the sequence and timing of family roles for both genders. Which of the following statements is true regarding divorce and life pathways?

How does women's work experience vary from men's work experience across adulthood?

The sociological term for the tendency to mate with someone who has traits similar to one's own is

Family has a significant influence on the occupational choice made by a young adult.

Couple who agree to disagree and who minimize conflict by simply avoiding each other are called volatile couples.

Parental investment theory suggests that women choose mates after only carefully screening their commitment to parenting.

The elusiveness of job security across the board has negatively affected job satisfaction rates in mid-career.

Doing things together is an essential component of adult women's friendships, and emotional support is an essential component of adult men's relationships.

If a marriage is to be stable and long-lasting, the couple must minimize conflict and arguments.

If a woman described her friendships, she would most likely speak of

According to research at the University of Guelph, young Canadian adults aged 25 to 44 years old experience

The theory that the sex differences that occur in mate preferences and mating behaviour are based on the different amounts of time and effort that men and women invest in child-rearing is called

Juan and Sandra tend to squabble quite a bit. They disagree on almost everything and do not listen to each other, but are still quite affectionate. This is an example of which type of stable marriage?

How are the interpersonal relationships of adulthood affected by the internal working models of attachment that were developed in infancy and early childhood?

Of the following couples, which would most likely report the highest level of marital satisfaction?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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