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Family Psychology MCQ

A vocabulary explosion occurs when children are _____ of age.

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Correct Answer: 2-3 years

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Little albert's acquired fear of a white rat was a classic example of a(n) ________ response.

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Correct Answer: Conditioned emotional

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Descartes' way of knowledge gathering is not scientific because_____________.

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Correct Answer: It was based only on reasoning

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Descartes makes a case that because the body is matter the laws of ____ apply.

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Correct Answer: Mechanics.

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Depressed people are more likely than other people to attribute their failures to ______.

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Correct Answer: Internal factors

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Dependability and reliability describe two aspects of the _____ factor of the five-factor model.

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Correct Answer: Conscientiousness

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Determining whether an action constitutes reinforcement or punishment requires understanding ____.

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Correct Answer: ​the action’s effect on behavior

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Transformational leaders are not ________.

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Correct Answer: Revolutionary

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Research shows that ________ lowers blood pressure in adolescents and adults.

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Correct Answer: Concentrative meditation

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The causes of aggressive behavior become more ____ as the level of aggressive behavior increases.

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Correct Answer: Complex

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Intimate partner violence (ipv) has _______ over the past several decades.

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Correct Answer: Declined significantly

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Positive stepmother-stepchild relationships are associated with lower aggression in ______.

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Correct Answer: Both girls and boys

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In middle childhood, the experience of moving to a new neighborhood or community is _____.

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Correct Answer: Quite difficult, as this is a stage in which continuity is very important

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Sullivan believed the crisis of adolescence is _____. erikson believed it is _____.

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Correct Answer: Intimacy; identity

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Suicidal ideation is most common around age _____.

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Correct Answer: 15

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Research has shown a link between ____________ parental conflict and childrens behavior problems.

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Correct Answer: Unresolved

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People hit and abuse family members because they can is a contention of _________ theory.

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Correct Answer: Exchange

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________________ are behaviors that indicate to other people how much we value them.

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Correct Answer: Confirming messages

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__________ is the most consistent predictor of marital stability.

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Correct Answer: Age of marriage

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As part of a patriarchal legal system, fathers were ______ until the mid-nineteenth century.

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Correct Answer: Automatically given custody

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The parenting style that can be described as firm and flexible is called __________.

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Correct Answer: Permissive Parenting ·

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The model of mutual cyclical growth is used to explain the development of ______ in a relationship.

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Correct Answer: Physical attraction

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Once a relationship has been built, it enters the ______ stage, according to levinger's model.

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Correct Answer: Continuation

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Of the following, the most common reason given for a divorce today is ______.

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Correct Answer: Lack of understanding

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Men are ______ as likely as women to admit to having had an affair.

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Correct Answer: Three

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Many stepparent-stepchild relationships _____ over time.

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Correct Answer: See increased stress

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Levinger's abcde model deals with ______.

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Correct Answer: Enhancing communication skills

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A parenting style based on _____ is most likely to be associated with positive child outcomes.

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Correct Answer: Love and limits

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_______ is an important component of intimacy and is related to relationship success and happiness.

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Correct Answer: Sexual self-disclosure

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Family violence makes up about _____ percent of all violence.

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Correct Answer: 11%.

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______________ is/are a factor in keeping family relationships operating harmoniously.

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Correct Answer: Shared narrativese

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Family, friends, personality, and experience are sources of ________ ethics.

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Correct Answer: Individual

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Estimates are that __________ percent of women experience marital rape.

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Correct Answer: Between 10 and 14

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_____ custody refers to who has the right to make decisions with respect to a childs upbringing.

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Correct Answer: Legal

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A macro explanation for extramarital sex is ________.

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Correct Answer: A changed purpose of marriage

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Transgender and _______ individuals challenge the existing classifications of gender.

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Correct Answer: Intersex

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There are about _______ children with at least one adoptive parent in u.s. households.

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Correct Answer: 1.1 million

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The text reports that _________ percent of marriages were preceded by cohabitation.

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Correct Answer: Over 50

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The text points out that ___________ is closely related to the concept of date rape.

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Correct Answer: Sexual coercion

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The _______ message is the image of a woman who attained career success and supports her family.

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Correct Answer: Superwoman

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Stepfamilies differ from nuclear families in that stepfamilies typically ________.

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Correct Answer: Tend to create new roles in the family structure

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Since the 1980s, divorce rates have ________.

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Correct Answer: Increased slightly

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According to race/ethnicity, victimization rates are highest for __________ women.

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Correct Answer: Native American

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Social scientist ira reiss has proposed what he calls a __________ theory of love.

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Correct Answer: Wheel

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From 1940 to 1960, approximately __________ percent of all births were to unmarried women.

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Correct Answer: 5

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Between 1991 and 2011, the overall teen birthrate in the u.s. ________.

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Correct Answer: Decreased significantly

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There seems to be a connection between childlessness and _____________

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Correct Answer: Career commitment

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Husbands are more likely to have _____ power than their wives.

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Correct Answer: Expert and informational

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Generally, people respond with ________ when they are confronted with facethreatening acts.

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Correct Answer: Defensiveness

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Families that are ________ are low in conversation orientation and high in conformity orientation.

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Correct Answer: Protective

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The ____________ model defines socialization as a process of participatory learning.

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Correct Answer: Interactionist

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There has been _____ in the number of cohabiting u.s. couples since 1970.

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Correct Answer: Dramatic increase

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The increase in childbearing among older single women is largely a(n) __________ phenomenon.

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Correct Answer: White middle-class.

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The proportion of middle-aged cohabiters has _____ over the past two decades.

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Correct Answer: Increased

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Mate selection is a(n) ________ function of dating.

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Correct Answer: Manifest

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Native american parents have been described as exhibiting a(n) __________ parenting style.

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Correct Answer: Permissive

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There are_____ social, moral, and legal constraints on divorce than in the past.

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Correct Answer: Far fewer

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Mothers and children make up about _____ percent of the homeless population.

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Correct Answer: 40

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__________ lower the likelihood of remarriage for both men and women.

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Correct Answer: Children

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Some unpopular children are _____ rather than rejected.

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Correct Answer: Neglected

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In their five rules for enhancing intimate communication, notarius and markman state that _______.

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Correct Answer: Each partner can call for a break at any time

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It is estimated that there are about __________ married swingers in the united states.

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Correct Answer: 3 million

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As victims look back on the violent relationship, they typically report that the abuser _____.

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Correct Answer: Did not show signs of violence when they first met

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According to sternberg, ______ comprises the cognitive component of love.

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Correct Answer: Commitment

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Authoritarian parents often _____.

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Correct Answer: Are stern with their children

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Power asymmetry was found more often among __________ couples.

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Correct Answer: Dissatisfied

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About 75 percent of divorced people remarry, often within ____ year(s).

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Correct Answer: 5

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The identity status characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values is _____.

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Correct Answer: Diffusion

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The honeymoon phase in abuse is __________.

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Correct Answer: The reason most couples stay together.

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Retribution as a punishment for a transgression involves _____.

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Correct Answer: Hurting the transgressor.

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Restrictive and controlling parenting practices are associated with _____.

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Correct Answer: Well-behaved adolescent.

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Remarrying women generally benefit __________ more than do remarrying men..

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Correct Answer: Financially

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Offering guidance, using good judgment, and knowing when to get help are all aspects of __________.

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Correct Answer: A bossy friend.

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Most remarried people are _____ with their relationships and lives.

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Correct Answer: Disappointed

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Inhalants, which are used more by younger adolescents to get high, include _____.

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Correct Answer: Aerosols.

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If you are resilient, then you have the ability to __________.

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Correct Answer: Spring back from difficult experiences

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Contrary to stereotypes, children are least likely to be abused _____________.

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Correct Answer: By a friend or neighbor

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Approximately 50 percent of adults remarry within _____ years after their divorce.

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Correct Answer: 3

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An open woman born in 1960 and high in conscientiousness was likely to have _____ kids.

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Correct Answer: One or no

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According to tannen, women enjoy _____ talk more than _____ talk.

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Correct Answer: Rapport; report

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