Family Psychology MCQ
1. A vocabulary explosion occurs when children are _____ of age.
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2-3 years
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2. Little albert's acquired fear of a white rat was a classic example of a(n) ________ response.
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Conditioned emotional
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3. Descartes' way of knowledge gathering is not scientific because_____________.
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It was based only on reasoning
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4. Descartes makes a case that because the body is matter the laws of ____ apply.
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Mechanics.
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5. Depressed people are more likely than other people to attribute their failures to ______.
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Internal factors
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6. Dependability and reliability describe two aspects of the _____ factor of the five-factor model.
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Conscientiousness
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7. Determining whether an action constitutes reinforcement or punishment requires understanding ____.
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the action’s effect on behavior
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8. Transformational leaders are not ________.
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Revolutionary
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9. Research shows that ________ lowers blood pressure in adolescents and adults.
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Concentrative meditation
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10. The causes of aggressive behavior become more ____ as the level of aggressive behavior increases.
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11. Intimate partner violence (ipv) has _______ over the past several decades.
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Declined significantly
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12. Positive stepmother-stepchild relationships are associated with lower aggression in ______.
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Both girls and boys
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13. In middle childhood, the experience of moving to a new neighborhood or community is _____.
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Quite difficult, as this is a stage in which continuity is very important
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14. Sullivan believed the crisis of adolescence is _____. erikson believed it is _____.
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Intimacy; identity
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15. Suicidal ideation is most common around age _____.
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16. Research has shown a link between ____________ parental conflict and childrens behavior problems.
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Unresolved
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17. People hit and abuse family members because they can is a contention of _________ theory.
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18. ________________ are behaviors that indicate to other people how much we value them.
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Confirming messages
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19. __________ is the most consistent predictor of marital stability.
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Age of marriage
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20. As part of a patriarchal legal system, fathers were ______ until the mid-nineteenth century.
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Automatically given custody
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21. The parenting style that can be described as firm and flexible is called __________.
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Permissive Parenting ·
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22. The model of mutual cyclical growth is used to explain the development of ______ in a relationship.
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Physical attraction
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23. Once a relationship has been built, it enters the ______ stage, according to levinger's model.
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Continuation
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24. Of the following, the most common reason given for a divorce today is ______.
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Lack of understanding
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25. Men are ______ as likely as women to admit to having had an affair.
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26. Many stepparent-stepchild relationships _____ over time.
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See increased stress
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27. Levinger's abcde model deals with ______.
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Enhancing communication skills
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28. A parenting style based on _____ is most likely to be associated with positive child outcomes.
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Love and limits
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29. _______ is an important component of intimacy and is related to relationship success and happiness.
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Sexual self-disclosure
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30. Family violence makes up about _____ percent of all violence.
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31. ______________ is/are a factor in keeping family relationships operating harmoniously.
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Shared narrativese
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32. Family, friends, personality, and experience are sources of ________ ethics.
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Individual
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33. Estimates are that __________ percent of women experience marital rape.
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Between 10 and 14
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34. _____ custody refers to who has the right to make decisions with respect to a childs upbringing.
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35. A macro explanation for extramarital sex is ________.
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A changed purpose of marriage
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36. Transgender and _______ individuals challenge the existing classifications of gender.
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37. There are about _______ children with at least one adoptive parent in u.s. households.
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1.1 million
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38. The text reports that _________ percent of marriages were preceded by cohabitation.
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39. The text points out that ___________ is closely related to the concept of date rape.
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Sexual coercion
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40. The _______ message is the image of a woman who attained career success and supports her family.
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Superwoman
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41. Stepfamilies differ from nuclear families in that stepfamilies typically ________.
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Tend to create new roles in the family structure
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42. Since the 1980s, divorce rates have ________.
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Increased slightly
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43. According to race/ethnicity, victimization rates are highest for __________ women.
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Native American
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44. Social scientist ira reiss has proposed what he calls a __________ theory of love.
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45. From 1940 to 1960, approximately __________ percent of all births were to unmarried women.
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46. Between 1991 and 2011, the overall teen birthrate in the u.s. ________.
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Decreased significantly
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47. There seems to be a connection between childlessness and _____________
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Career commitment
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48. Husbands are more likely to have _____ power than their wives.
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Expert and informational
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49. Generally, people respond with ________ when they are confronted with facethreatening acts.
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Defensiveness
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50. Families that are ________ are low in conversation orientation and high in conformity orientation.
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Protective
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51. The ____________ model defines socialization as a process of participatory learning.
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Interactionist
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52. There has been _____ in the number of cohabiting u.s. couples since 1970.
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Dramatic increase
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53. The increase in childbearing among older single women is largely a(n) __________ phenomenon.
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White middle-class.
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54. The proportion of middle-aged cohabiters has _____ over the past two decades.
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Increased
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55. Mate selection is a(n) ________ function of dating.
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56. Native american parents have been described as exhibiting a(n) __________ parenting style.
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Permissive
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57. There are_____ social, moral, and legal constraints on divorce than in the past.
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Far fewer
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58. Mothers and children make up about _____ percent of the homeless population.
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59. __________ lower the likelihood of remarriage for both men and women.
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60. Some unpopular children are _____ rather than rejected.
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Neglected
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61. In their five rules for enhancing intimate communication, notarius and markman state that _______.
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Each partner can call for a break at any time
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62. It is estimated that there are about __________ married swingers in the united states.
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3 million
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63. As victims look back on the violent relationship, they typically report that the abuser _____.
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Did not show signs of violence when they first met
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64. According to sternberg, ______ comprises the cognitive component of love.
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Commitment
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65. Authoritarian parents often _____.
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Are stern with their children
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66. Power asymmetry was found more often among __________ couples.
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Dissatisfied
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67. About 75 percent of divorced people remarry, often within ____ year(s).
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68. The identity status characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values is _____.
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Diffusion
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69. The honeymoon phase in abuse is __________.
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The reason most couples stay together.
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70. Retribution as a punishment for a transgression involves _____.
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Hurting the transgressor.
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71. Restrictive and controlling parenting practices are associated with _____.
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Well-behaved adolescent.
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72. Remarrying women generally benefit __________ more than do remarrying men..
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Financially
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73. Offering guidance, using good judgment, and knowing when to get help are all aspects of __________.
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A bossy friend.
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74. Most remarried people are _____ with their relationships and lives.
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Disappointed
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75. Inhalants, which are used more by younger adolescents to get high, include _____.
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Aerosols.
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76. If you are resilient, then you have the ability to __________.
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Spring back from difficult experiences
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77. Contrary to stereotypes, children are least likely to be abused _____________.
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By a friend or neighbor
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78. Approximately 50 percent of adults remarry within _____ years after their divorce.
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79. An open woman born in 1960 and high in conscientiousness was likely to have _____ kids.
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One or no
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80. According to tannen, women enjoy _____ talk more than _____ talk.
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Rapport; report
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