Question 1

In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, how does the preoperational stage differ from the concrete operational stage? Explain.

Accepted Answer

In the preoperational stage, children ha

Question 2

What are some of the reasons why bed sharing is advocated by pediatricians?

Accepted Answer

Some groups and pediatricians advocate b

Question 3

Devin expects absolute compliance from his children.He sets rigid rules and expects his children to follow them without questioning him.His style of parenting is an example of ________ parenting.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Researchers and pediatricians believe that physical punishment is a futile disciplinary method.They state that it has negative, long-term effects.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to support their belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research indicates that children raised in permissive homes are less likely to be swayed by harmful peer pressure. 
B)  Physical punishment discourages children from misbehaving. 
C)  Studies show that physical punishment results in higher levels of aggression against parents. 
D)  Corporal punishment reduces externalizing behavior of children. 
A)  Research indicates that children raised in permissive homes are less likely to be swayed by harmful peer pressure. 
B)  Physical punishment discourages children from misbehaving. 
C)  Studies show that physical punishment results in higher levels of aggression against parents. 
D)  Corporal punishment reduces externalizing behavior of children.

Question 5

Why is the transition to motherhood linked to a decline in marital satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women believe that the child care and increased housework is unequal. 
B)  Mothers experience lower levels of stress than married women without children. 
C)  Most mothers believe in traditional gender roles when it comes to child rearing. 
D)  Mothers feel that her parents should take an active part in child rearing activities. 
A)  Women believe that the child care and increased housework is unequal. 
B)  Mothers experience lower levels of stress than married women without children. 
C)  Most mothers believe in traditional gender roles when it comes to child rearing. 
D)  Mothers feel that her parents should take an active part in child rearing activities.

Question 6

A difference between low-SES families and middle-SES families is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle-SES families face more problems of unemployment and racism 
B)  low-SES families have more occupational skills 
C)  low-SES families experience more problems associated with unemployment 
D)  low-SES families are more likely to seek professional advice about a child's development 
A)  middle-SES families face more problems of unemployment and racism 
B)  low-SES families have more occupational skills 
C)  low-SES families experience more problems associated with unemployment 
D)  low-SES families are more likely to seek professional advice about a child's development

Question 7

Which of the following parenting styles is considered to be most effective in contributing to healthy child development?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Chris's mother agrees to let him go out to a movie on the condition that he would finish his homework first.In this scenario, Chris's mother is an example of an ________ parent.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  indifferent 
C)  uninvolved 
D)  authoritative 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  indifferent 
C)  uninvolved 
D)  authoritative

Question 9

Which of the following is true about the relationship between role overload and role conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Role overload eliminates role conflict. 
B)  They both result from realistic role expectations. 
C)  Role overload can lead to role conflict. 
D)  They both are a result of decreased responsibilities. 
A)  Role overload eliminates role conflict. 
B)  They both result from realistic role expectations. 
C)  Role overload can lead to role conflict. 
D)  They both are a result of decreased responsibilities.

Question 10

Describe the concept of permissive parenting.Illustrate this with an example.

Accepted Answer

Candice is thirteen years old.Her mother

Question 11

Kim is 13 years old.She knows that if she does not get good grades, her mother would not allow her to go out for movies.According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, Kim is in the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  trust vs.mistrust 
D)  formal operational 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  trust vs.mistrust 
D)  formal operational

Question 12

Tiffany, who is four years old, pulled her sister's hair and made her cry.Knowing that she has done wrong, Tiffany begins to cry as well.According to the psychosocial theory of human development, in which of the following stages is Tiffany?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity vs.identity confusion stage 
B)  preoperational stage 
C)  sensorimotor stage 
D)  initiative vs.guilt stage 
A)  identity vs.identity confusion stage 
B)  preoperational stage 
C)  sensorimotor stage 
D)  initiative vs.guilt stage

Question 13

Authoritative parenting is different from authoritarian parenting in that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  parents are more understanding in authoritarian parenting 
B)  autonomy is more encouraged in authoritarian parenting 
C)  lesser positive reinforcements are used in authoritative parenting 
D)  verbal give-and-take is rarer in authoritarian parenting 
A)  parents are more understanding in authoritarian parenting 
B)  autonomy is more encouraged in authoritarian parenting 
C)  lesser positive reinforcements are used in authoritative parenting 
D)  verbal give-and-take is rarer in authoritarian parenting

Question 14

Research indicates that the most vulnerable low-SES families are those formed by adolescents.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to strengthen this finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families formed by adolescents often receive resources and support from their families. 
B)  Teenage parents don't have a strong parenting alliance in raising children. 
C)  Research indicates that adolescents in the past tended to be less responsible than they are today. 
D)  Adolescents are more inclined to maintain and nurture relationships with their partners. 
A)  Families formed by adolescents often receive resources and support from their families. 
B)  Teenage parents don't have a strong parenting alliance in raising children. 
C)  Research indicates that adolescents in the past tended to be less responsible than they are today. 
D)  Adolescents are more inclined to maintain and nurture relationships with their partners.

Question 15

How is medicalization beneficial for parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children have more free time a week, including unstructured play at home. 
B)  DSM maladies are likely to be covered by insurance plans or receive special treatment. 
C)  It helps generate profit for pharmaceutical corporations. 
D)  Antipsychotic drugs given for behavioral disorders are largely untested. 
A)  Children have more free time a week, including unstructured play at home. 
B)  DSM maladies are likely to be covered by insurance plans or receive special treatment. 
C)  It helps generate profit for pharmaceutical corporations. 
D)  Antipsychotic drugs given for behavioral disorders are largely untested.

Question 16

One of the factors that contributes to role strain is unrealistic role expectations.Which of the following is an example of this factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many parents believe that they have less authority in raising kids than did parents in the past. 
B)  Teachers don't penalize students when they fare poorly in class assignments if they perform well in their exams. 
C)  Parents are under a lot of pressure to ensure that their children grow up to be well-rounded, responsible adults. 
D)  Parents today have lesser responsibilities in raising children because most schools have after-school programs. 
A)  Many parents believe that they have less authority in raising kids than did parents in the past. 
B)  Teachers don't penalize students when they fare poorly in class assignments if they perform well in their exams. 
C)  Parents are under a lot of pressure to ensure that their children grow up to be well-rounded, responsible adults. 
D)  Parents today have lesser responsibilities in raising children because most schools have after-school programs.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a boomerang child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greg, who is married with children, is moving back into his parents' home. 
B)  Mary is moving out of her parents' house because she has found a job. 
C)  Chris is paying his own tuition fees at college. 
D)  Harry, who is in high school, is working part-time to help out his parents financially. 
A)  Greg, who is married with children, is moving back into his parents' home. 
B)  Mary is moving out of her parents' house because she has found a job. 
C)  Chris is paying his own tuition fees at college. 
D)  Harry, who is in high school, is working part-time to help out his parents financially.

Question 18

Peyton is two years old.After watching her sister pat their dog, she starts doing the same.She often observes her sister and repeats her actions.According to Mead's theory of social self, in which of the following stages is Peyton?

Accepted Answer

A)  the games stage 
B)  the imitation stage 
C)  the preoperational stage 
D)  the initiative vs.guilt stage 
A)  the games stage 
B)  the imitation stage 
C)  the preoperational stage 
D)  the initiative vs.guilt stage

Question 19

Which of the following is true of authoritarian parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  They instill autonomy and self-reliance in children. 
B)  They use forceful measures to control children's behavior. 
C)  They use positive reinforcement to encourage good behavior. 
D)  They encourage verbal give-and-take. 
A)  They instill autonomy and self-reliance in children. 
B)  They use forceful measures to control children's behavior. 
C)  They use positive reinforcement to encourage good behavior. 
D)  They encourage verbal give-and-take.

Question 20

Intentional bed sharers are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  siblings who prefer to share their beds with each other 
B)  parents who share their beds only because their children are used to sleeping with them 
C)  siblings who prefer to share their beds with their parents instead of their siblings 
D)  parents who endorse the ideology of bed sharing 
A)  siblings who prefer to share their beds with each other 
B)  parents who share their beds only because their children are used to sleeping with them 
C)  siblings who prefer to share their beds with their parents instead of their siblings 
D)  parents who endorse the ideology of bed sharing

In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, how does the preoperational stage differ from the concrete operational stage? Explain.

What are some of the reasons why bed sharing is advocated by pediatricians?

Devin expects absolute compliance from his children.He sets rigid rules and expects his children to follow them without questioning him.His style of parenting is an example of ________ parenting.

Researchers and pediatricians believe that physical punishment is a futile disciplinary method.They state that it has negative, long-term effects.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to support their belief?

Why is the transition to motherhood linked to a decline in marital satisfaction?

A difference between low-SES families and middle-SES families is that ________.

Which of the following parenting styles is considered to be most effective in contributing to healthy child development?

Chris's mother agrees to let him go out to a movie on the condition that he would finish his homework first.In this scenario, Chris's mother is an example of an ________ parent.

Which of the following is true about the relationship between role overload and role conflict?

Describe the concept of permissive parenting.Illustrate this with an example.

Kim is 13 years old.She knows that if she does not get good grades, her mother would not allow her to go out for movies.According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, Kim is in the ________ stage.

Tiffany, who is four years old, pulled her sister's hair and made her cry.Knowing that she has done wrong, Tiffany begins to cry as well.According to the psychosocial theory of human development, in which of the following stages is Tiffany?

Authoritative parenting is different from authoritarian parenting in that ________.

Research indicates that the most vulnerable low-SES families are those formed by adolescents.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to strengthen this finding?

How is medicalization beneficial for parents?

One of the factors that contributes to role strain is unrealistic role expectations.Which of the following is an example of this factor?

Which of the following is an example of a boomerang child?

Peyton is two years old.After watching her sister pat their dog, she starts doing the same.She often observes her sister and repeats her actions.According to Mead's theory of social self, in which of the following stages is Peyton?

Which of the following is true of authoritarian parents?

Intentional bed sharers are ________.

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Exam 12: Raising Children: Promises and Pitfalls

In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, how does the preoperational stage differ from the concrete operational stage? Explain.

What are some of the reasons why bed sharing is advocated by pediatricians?

Devin expects absolute compliance from his children.He sets rigid rules and expects his children to follow them without questioning him.His style of parenting is an example of ________ parenting.

Researchers and pediatricians believe that physical punishment is a futile disciplinary method.They state that it has negative, long-term effects.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to support their belief?

Why is the transition to motherhood linked to a decline in marital satisfaction?

A difference between low-SES families and middle-SES families is that ________.

Which of the following parenting styles is considered to be most effective in contributing to healthy child development?

Chris's mother agrees to let him go out to a movie on the condition that he would finish his homework first.In this scenario, Chris's mother is an example of an ________ parent.

Which of the following is true about the relationship between role overload and role conflict?

Describe the concept of permissive parenting.Illustrate this with an example.

Kim is 13 years old.She knows that if she does not get good grades, her mother would not allow her to go out for movies.According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, Kim is in the ________ stage.

Tiffany, who is four years old, pulled her sister's hair and made her cry.Knowing that she has done wrong, Tiffany begins to cry as well.According to the psychosocial theory of human development, in which of the following stages is Tiffany?

Authoritative parenting is different from authoritarian parenting in that ________.

Research indicates that the most vulnerable low-SES families are those formed by adolescents.Which of the following, if true, is most likely to strengthen this finding?

How is medicalization beneficial for parents?

One of the factors that contributes to role strain is unrealistic role expectations.Which of the following is an example of this factor?

Which of the following is an example of a boomerang child?

Peyton is two years old.After watching her sister pat their dog, she starts doing the same.She often observes her sister and repeats her actions.According to Mead's theory of social self, in which of the following stages is Peyton?

Which of the following is true of authoritarian parents?

Intentional bed sharers are ________.

he Changing Family

Studying the Family

The Family in Historical Perspective

Racial and Ethnic Families: Strengths and Stresses

Socialization and Gender Roles

Love and Loving Relationships

Sexuality and Sexual Expression throughout Life

Choosing Others: Dating and Mate Selection

Singlehood, Cohabitation, Civil Unions, and Other Options

Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships

To Be or Not to Be a Parent: More Choices, More Constraints

The Economy and Family Life

Domestic Violence and Other Family Health Issues

Separation, Divorce, Remarriage, and Stepfamilies

Families in Later Life

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