Question 1

Wives entering the workforce, fathers assisting with childcare, and children becoming translators for parents are all examples of changes in ___________ that occur for refugees and immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A)  employment 
B)  support networks 
C)  language 
D)  family roles

Question 2

Ivana spoke about the loss of her sense of humor when she came to the United States because of the difficulty translating her quips and funny comments from Russian into English. Ivana's story illustrates the _________________ faced by people who come from other countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  social networks 
B)  language barriers 
C)  economic problems 
D)  employment problems

Question 3

_________ who migrate have a harder time with the language barrier.

Accepted Answer

A)  Children 
B)  Adolescents 
C)  Working-age adults 
D)  Older persons

Question 4

When people say that the United States is a nation of immigrants, what are they referring to?

Accepted Answer

A)  The US Census documented many immigrants between 1850 and 1950 and then those numbers dropped off, thus our ancestors are immigrants. 
B)  The US Census has documented a steadily growing number of immigrants since the 1850 census, thus we have more and more immigrants with each passing decade. 
C)  The US Census has documented the entry of immigrants into the US with lower (4.4%) and higher (12.9%) rates depending on the decade. The US has had a steady influx of immigrants throughout its history. 
D)  The US Census did have very many immigrants between 1850 and 1980 and then suddenly numbers skyrocketed. Many of our current citizens are immigrants.

Question 5

Marianna's parents are from Perú, but she was born in the United States. Marianna is just as comfortable with Peruvian culture as she is American, and is able to interact comfortably with both her Peruvian and American friends shifting her cultural repertories according to context. According to the LaFromboise model, Marianna is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  acculturation. 
C)  fusion. 
D)  alternation.

Question 6

According to Hong and Ham, for many immigrants, the lack of a support network leads to

Accepted Answer

A)  social isolation and stress. 
B)  joy and excitement. 
C)  anger and homicide. 
D)  frustration and humor.

Question 7

According to different researchers, acculturation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality. 
B)  the experiences and changes that groups and individuals undergo when they come into contact with a different culture. 
C)  the act of adjusting something to match a standard. 
D)  an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.

Question 8

The "refugee career" discussed by Berry (1988, 1991) is in this order:

Accepted Answer

A)  predeparture $\rightarrow$first asylum $\rightarrow$ claimant $\rightarrow$flight $\rightarrow$ settlement $\rightarrow$adaptation 
B)  first asylum $\rightarrow$ flight $\rightarrow$ predeparture $\rightarrow$ adaptation $\rightarrow$ settlement $\rightarrow$ claimant 
C)  predeparture $\rightarrow$light $\rightarrow$ first asylum $\rightarrow$ claimant $\rightarrow$ settlement $\rightarrow$adaptation 
D)  settlement $\rightarrow$ first asylum $\rightarrow$ flight $\rightarrow$predeparture $\rightarrow$ adaptation $\rightarrow$claimant

Question 9

Lin-Manuel wanted to become a doctor, so he moved to the United States to attend medical school. Lin-Manuel would be described as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  refugee. 
B)  segregationist. 
C)  asylum seeker. 
D)  immigrant.

Question 10

According to Bronfenbrenner (1979), stressors that immigrants and refugees experience at school and work are part of the

Accepted Answer

A)  exosystem. 
B)  microsystem. 
C)  macrosystem. 
D)  mesosystem.

Question 11

When she moved from Mexico to the United States at 11 years old, one of the hardest things for Dora was not being able to communicate with others. Dora's story illustrates the _________ faced by people who come from other countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  changing family hierarchies 
B)  new family roles 
C)  language barriers 
D)  support networks

Question 12

Attitudes about immigration vary across groups. In a recent survey, Hugo Lopez and colleagues (2015) found that the following groups have more favorable attitudes about immigration:

Accepted Answer

A)  Men, younger people, Latinxs, people with higher levels of education, and democrats 
B)  Women, younger people, Latinxs, people with higher levels of education, and democrats 
C)  Men, younger people, Blacks, people with higher levels of education, and republicans 
D)  Women, younger people, Latinxs, people with higher levels of education, and republicans

Question 13

____________ is similar to the melting pot.

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiculturalism 
B)  Integration 
C)  Fusion 
D)  Assimilation

Question 14

According to Bronfenbrenner (1979), what are the layers of context that we should consider when speaking of an ecological context?

Accepted Answer

A)  First asylum, claimant, settlement, and adaptation 
B)  Culture shock and acculturation 
C)  Premigration, migration, and postmigration 
D)  Microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem

Question 15

In the LaFromboise model, the acculturated individual is the same as the _________ in the Berry model.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilationist 
B)  separationist 
C)  marginalist 
D)  integrationist or bicultural

Question 16

Which group may suffer more from downward mobility due to limitations in employment opportunities when moving to a new country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrants 
B)  Refugees 
C)  Both immigrants and refugees suffer equally from downward mobility due to employment limitations. 
D)  None of the above, because neither immigrants nor refugees suffer any employment limitations.

Question 17

All of the following are common experiences of both immigrants and refugees except

Accepted Answer

A)  language barriers. 
B)  support networks. 
C)  new family roles. 
D)  escaping from violence.

Question 18

Acculturation is a process that is evident in:

Accepted Answer

A)  only persons who are immigrants 
B)  immigrants and host culture members 
C)  only in interpersonal exchanges 
D)  only persons in the host culture

Question 19

Who is considered to be the "father" of psychological research on acculturation?

Accepted Answer

A)  LaFromboise 
B)  Sanjay 
C)  Berry 
D)  Brislin

Question 20

According to Berry's classic work, ___________ is often the most powerful predictor of difficulties with acculturation (i.e., poor psychological and sociocultural adaption).

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination 
B)  role conflict 
C)  lack of a social support network 
D)  lack of employment

Exam 5: Immigrants, Refugees