Question 1

The United States spends less than $400 billion on children's welfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is correct about the status of corporal punishment in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has been banned in all public schools. 
B)  It has been banned in homes. 
C)  The percent of parents using corporal punishment is declining. 
D)  The percent of parents using corporal punishment has not changed in decades. 
A)  It has been banned in all public schools. 
B)  It has been banned in homes. 
C)  The percent of parents using corporal punishment is declining. 
D)  The percent of parents using corporal punishment has not changed in decades.

Question 3

In 1979, Sweden enacted a law that completely prohibits the use of corporal punishment. The legislation was an effort to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  criminalize the parents who were still hitting their children 
B)  change parental attitudes about using physical forms of discipline 
C)  embarrass parents who were not creative enough to use more thoughtful discipline strategies 
D)  frighten parents into only using physical forms of discipline behind closed doors 
A)  criminalize the parents who were still hitting their children 
B)  change parental attitudes about using physical forms of discipline 
C)  embarrass parents who were not creative enough to use more thoughtful discipline strategies 
D)  frighten parents into only using physical forms of discipline behind closed doors

Question 4

List four negative outcomes for educational failure.

Accepted Answer

Increased risk for teenage parenthood; i

Question 5

What region of the world has the most proportion of countries that have banned corporal punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe 
B)  Africa 
C)  South America 
D)  Asia. 
A)  Europe 
B)  Africa 
C)  South America 
D)  Asia.

Question 6

The cost-benefit analysis of prevention programs, such as Project Head Start, reveals they are money well spent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

College graduates have an annual income, on average, that is about twice as much as high school graduates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following social changes best accounts for the lower rate of childbirth rate in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased number of fertile men 
B)  increased number of sexual partners 
C)  reduced stigma of childlessness 
D)  increased dislike of children 
A)  decreased number of fertile men 
B)  increased number of sexual partners 
C)  reduced stigma of childlessness 
D)  increased dislike of children

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes the costs of educational failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The only real cost is for the individual's lower income potential. 
B)  The costs are high for the individual. 
C)  The costs are high for the individual and for their offspring. 
D)  The costs are high for the individual, their offspring, and for the entire society. 
A)  The only real cost is for the individual's lower income potential. 
B)  The costs are high for the individual. 
C)  The costs are high for the individual and for their offspring. 
D)  The costs are high for the individual, their offspring, and for the entire society.

Question 10

The ______ is a service strategy designed to identify families in need and then address those needs. The Nurse-Family Partnership Program is an example.

Accepted Answer

A)  nurse visit 
B)  case visit 
C)  home visit 
D)  site visit 
A)  nurse visit 
B)  case visit 
C)  home visit 
D)  site visit

Question 11

Childcare workers in the United States, compared with school teachers, ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  have lower salaries than teachers 
B)  have similar salaries as teachers 
C)  have higher salaries than teachers 
D)  have much higher salaries than teachers 
A)  have lower salaries than teachers 
B)  have similar salaries as teachers 
C)  have higher salaries than teachers 
D)  have much higher salaries than teachers

Question 12

Children left unsupervised after-school, "latch key" or "self-care" children are more likely to do all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  experience emotional problems 
B)  have relationship problems 
C)  develop hobbies 
D)  experiment with drugs 
A)  experience emotional problems 
B)  have relationship problems 
C)  develop hobbies 
D)  experiment with drugs

Question 13

What is the status of China's "One Child" policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was terminated but has resumed. 
B)  It is still in effect. 
C)  It has been temporarily suspected. 
D)  It was replaced in 2015 with a "Two Child" policy. 
A)  It was terminated but has resumed. 
B)  It is still in effect. 
C)  It has been temporarily suspected. 
D)  It was replaced in 2015 with a "Two Child" policy.

Question 14

The ______ created community clinics for maternal and infant hygiene in an effort to establish preventive health-care habits.

Accepted Answer

A)  Keating-Owen Bill of 1916 
B)  Sheppard-Towner Maternal and Infancy Protection Act of 1922 
C)  The Social Security Act of 1935 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
A)  Keating-Owen Bill of 1916 
B)  Sheppard-Towner Maternal and Infancy Protection Act of 1922 
C)  The Social Security Act of 1935 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

Question 15

Sheila is an African American middle school student. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to be true about her likelihood to be physically punished at school?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is more likely to be paddled than a European American student. 
B)  She is more likely to be paddled if she lives in Texas than if she lives in New Jersey. 
C)  She is more likely to be paddled than a student who lives in over 100 other countries. 
D)  She has an equal likelihood of being paddled as any other student in her school. 
A)  She is more likely to be paddled than a European American student. 
B)  She is more likely to be paddled if she lives in Texas than if she lives in New Jersey. 
C)  She is more likely to be paddled than a student who lives in over 100 other countries. 
D)  She has an equal likelihood of being paddled as any other student in her school.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a home visitation program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Healthy Families America 
B)  Healthy Start 
C)  Triple P--Positive Parenting Program 
D)  Nurse-Family Partnership 
A)  Healthy Families America 
B)  Healthy Start 
C)  Triple P--Positive Parenting Program 
D)  Nurse-Family Partnership

Question 17

Secondary prevention efforts ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are interventions designed to fix a problem after early diagnosis 
B)  are interventions designed to fix a problem after the initial intervention failed 
C)  are the second efforts of prevention programs 
D)  are supplemental prevention programs 
A)  are interventions designed to fix a problem after early diagnosis 
B)  are interventions designed to fix a problem after the initial intervention failed 
C)  are the second efforts of prevention programs 
D)  are supplemental prevention programs

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes what some psychologists believe about parent responsibility laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe the laws are not fair because parents have limited control over some of the powerful influences on adolescent development (e.g., peers). 
B)  They believe the laws are fair because parents of delinquent adolescents have clearly not done their job. 
C)  They believe the laws are misguided because they focus on remediation rather than punishment. 
D)  They believe the laws are fair because parents of delinquents were aware of their child's behaviors and took no action. 
A)  They believe the laws are not fair because parents have limited control over some of the powerful influences on adolescent development (e.g., peers). 
B)  They believe the laws are fair because parents of delinquent adolescents have clearly not done their job. 
C)  They believe the laws are misguided because they focus on remediation rather than punishment. 
D)  They believe the laws are fair because parents of delinquents were aware of their child's behaviors and took no action.

Question 19

Pregnant adolescents who do not receive prenatal care ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are 3 times more likely than those who do receive prenatal care to give birth to a premature infant 
B)  less likely than those who do receive prenatal care to give birth to a premature infant 
C)  have a 50/50 chance of having lower overall medical costs compared to those who do receive prenatal care 
D)  are as likely as those who do receive prenatal care to give birth to a premature infant 
A)  are 3 times more likely than those who do receive prenatal care to give birth to a premature infant 
B)  less likely than those who do receive prenatal care to give birth to a premature infant 
C)  have a 50/50 chance of having lower overall medical costs compared to those who do receive prenatal care 
D)  are as likely as those who do receive prenatal care to give birth to a premature infant

Question 20

Which of the following is the most important factor associated with educational failure, teenage pregnancy, emotional and substance abuse, violence, and unemployment?

Accepted Answer

A)  the economy 
B)  the peer group 
C)  parenting practices 
D)  community values 
A)  the economy 
B)  the peer group 
C)  parenting practices 
D)  community values

The United States spends less than $400 billion on children's welfare.

Which of the following statements is correct about the status of corporal punishment in the United States?

In 1979, Sweden enacted a law that completely prohibits the use of corporal punishment. The legislation was an effort to ______.

List four negative outcomes for educational failure.

What region of the world has the most proportion of countries that have banned corporal punishment?

The cost-benefit analysis of prevention programs, such as Project Head Start, reveals they are money well spent.

College graduates have an annual income, on average, that is about twice as much as high school graduates.

Which of the following social changes best accounts for the lower rate of childbirth rate in the United States?

Which of the following statements best describes the costs of educational failure?

The ______ is a service strategy designed to identify families in need and then address those needs. The Nurse-Family Partnership Program is an example.

Childcare workers in the United States, compared with school teachers, ______.

Children left unsupervised after-school, "latch key" or "self-care" children are more likely to do all but which of the following?

What is the status of China's "One Child" policy?

The ______ created community clinics for maternal and infant hygiene in an effort to establish preventive health-care habits.

Sheila is an African American middle school student. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to be true about her likelihood to be physically punished at school?

Which of the following is not a home visitation program?

Secondary prevention efforts ______.

Which of the following statements best describes what some psychologists believe about parent responsibility laws?

Pregnant adolescents who do not receive prenatal care ______.

Which of the following is the most important factor associated with educational failure, teenage pregnancy, emotional and substance abuse, violence, and unemployment?

Introduction: From Beliefs to Scientific Evidence

Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting

Approaches to Parenting Research

How Important Are Parents

Determinants of Parenting

Becoming a Parent

Parenting Infants and Toddlers

Parenting Preschoolers

Parenting During the Middle Childhood Years

Parenting Adolescents and Emerging Adults

Parenting in Non-Traditional Families

Parents at Risk

Parenting Across Cultures

Cultural Diversity in US Parents

Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry

Filters

Exam 16: Parents and Social Policy

The United States spends less than $400 billion on children's welfare.

Which of the following statements is correct about the status of corporal punishment in the United States?

In 1979, Sweden enacted a law that completely prohibits the use of corporal punishment. The legislation was an effort to ______.

List four negative outcomes for educational failure.

What region of the world has the most proportion of countries that have banned corporal punishment?

The cost-benefit analysis of prevention programs, such as Project Head Start, reveals they are money well spent.

College graduates have an annual income, on average, that is about twice as much as high school graduates.

Which of the following social changes best accounts for the lower rate of childbirth rate in the United States?

Which of the following statements best describes the costs of educational failure?

The ______ is a service strategy designed to identify families in need and then address those needs. The Nurse-Family Partnership Program is an example.

Childcare workers in the United States, compared with school teachers, ______.

Children left unsupervised after-school, "latch key" or "self-care" children are more likely to do all but which of the following?

What is the status of China's "One Child" policy?

The ______ created community clinics for maternal and infant hygiene in an effort to establish preventive health-care habits.

Sheila is an African American middle school student. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to be true about her likelihood to be physically punished at school?

Which of the following is not a home visitation program?

Secondary prevention efforts ______.

Which of the following statements best describes what some psychologists believe about parent responsibility laws?

Pregnant adolescents who do not receive prenatal care ______.

Which of the following is the most important factor associated with educational failure, teenage pregnancy, emotional and substance abuse, violence, and unemployment?

Introduction: From Beliefs to Scientific Evidence

Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting

Approaches to Parenting Research

How Important Are Parents

Determinants of Parenting

Becoming a Parent

Parenting Infants and Toddlers

Parenting Preschoolers

Parenting During the Middle Childhood Years

Parenting Adolescents and Emerging Adults

Parenting in Non-Traditional Families

Parents at Risk

Parenting Across Cultures

Cultural Diversity in US Parents

Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry

Filters