Applied Psychology Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Applied Psychology explores the practical application of psychological principles and research to solve real-world problems across various domains such as health, education, business, law, and social services. This course examines how psychological theories and empirical findings are utilized to address individual, organizational, and societal challenges, including mental health intervention, workplace productivity, consumer behavior, and community well-being. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices, ethical considerations, and the development of skills for assessment, intervention, and evaluation in diverse settings. Through case studies and hands-on activities, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how psychological knowledge can inform solutions that improve quality of life and promote positive change.
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The Process of Parenting 9th Edition by Jane B. Brooks
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Chapter 1: Parenting Is a Process
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Q1) More than work or marriage,society describes __________ as a sign of maturity and adulthood.
Answer: parenthood
Q2) The rate of infant mortality in the United States is _______ and twice as high as that of _________.
Answer: 6.1,Japan
Q3) Children and teens say that parents
A) love and care for them.
B) find it hard to balance work and family well.
C) have enough energy to do things with them when they are home.
D) A and C
Answer: A
Q4) When parents are asked why they do not want children,they usually say it is because they have other interests they want to pursue not because they find children or parenting difficult.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) Currently,one in every __________ children in the U.S.lives in poverty.
Answer: 5
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Chapter 2: Cultural Influences on Parenting
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Q1) In looking at ethnic and social status differences in child rearing,Annette Lareau used the term accomplishment of natural growth to refer to parents' efforts to
A) give children as happy a childhood as possible with much free play time.
B) stimulate children's maximal growth.
C) avoid directives to children.
D) A and C
Answer: A
Q2) Social status affects verbal more than nonverbal forms of parent-child interactions. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Neighborhoods can promote immigrant children's development by doing all of the following EXCEPT
A) providing libraries and community centers.
B) encouraging families to give up their values and adopt values of new culture.
C) offering after school care.
D) offering vacation care
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Learning to Parent
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Q1) According to Piaget,infants in the first two years of life are in the __________ of development.
Answer: sensorimotor period
Q2) In Diana Baumrind's study,the children of permissive parents were the least independent and self-controlled.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Children who were described as poorly controlled at age 3 were described in young adulthood as
A)spontaneous and well-liked.
B)creative and independent.
C)impulsive and risk-taking.
D)A and C.
Answer: C
Q4) When using media,upper-income parents tend to use ________,and lower-income parents _________________.
Answer: web sites; television
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Chapter 4: Becoming Parents
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Q1) The most common change having a baby brings to both mothers and fathers is
Q2) Centering Pregnancy is a form of obstetric care to reduce stress and involves all of the following EXCEPT
A) two-hour group appointments.
B) no physical measures or lab tests are done.
C) midwife or doctor give short presentation on a topic.
D) questions and discussion follow.
Q3) First-time expectant parents discuss with each other and plan how they will parent the new baby,where he or she will sleep,how long to let the child cry.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All of the following are qualities of an optimal parenting environment EXCEPT A) feelings of self-esteem.
B) feelings of distance.
C) capacity for mutual relationships.
D) flexible problem-solving skills.
Q5) Describe three findings from James McHale's study of forming co-parenting alliances during pregnancy.
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Chapter 5: Nurturing Close Family Relationships in a Technological Society
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Q1) Loving grandmothers are a source of support for grandchildren whose mothers rely on harsh parenting so grandchildren do not develop negative behaviors usually associated with harsh parenting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Parents' marital satisfaction and their parenting skills
A) are generally unrelated to each other.
B) are generally negatively related with parenting skills absorbing so much energy there is little left over for the marriage.
C) are most often positively related to each other.
D) are rarely studied together, so we do not have reliable information.
Q3) The first step in John Gottman's emotional coaching program is __________ ___.
Q4) Parents spent more time at work in 2000 than they did in 1965,but they also spent more time in 2000 in direct childcare than they did in 1965.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In a Magnetic Resonance Imaging study,when happily married women ___________________,their stress level was reduced.
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Chapter 6: Supporting Childrens Growth and Development
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Q1) When asked whether they have ever spanked a child,the highest percent of parents who say they have spanked is.
A) 45
B) 56
C) 74
D) 94
Q2) Ineffective forms of discipline include all of the following EXCEPT
A) inconsistent discipline.
B) harsh, explosive discipline.
C) supervision and monitoring of children.
D) inflexible, rigid discipline.
Q3) Verbal punishments have all of the following features EXCEPT
A) they are found in countries around the world as well as the United States.
B) approval by the culture reduces the negative effects of verbal punishments.
C) are used as substitutes for physical punishment.
D) when used with children eight and older are associated with children's increased aggressiveness and anxiety.
Q4) The impact of children's media use is dependent less on ______________ and more on __________.
Q5) Giving no physical or psychological response to a behavior is __________.
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Chapter 7: Parenting Children From Birth to Two Years
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Q1) When parents of three-month-old babies were in the process of forming a coparenting alliance,they
A) were not in conflict but out of synch.
B) argued until they arrived at a compromise.
C) ignored problems as they arose.
D) each took responsibilities for certain areas of care-giving.
Q2) __________ was the main factor in decreasing parents' cooperative alliance in the first year of life..
Q3) Describe six ways in which parenting programs have been found to help expectant and new parents.
Q4) Parents can advance children's language skills in the second year if they
A) wait to see that children are paying attention to what they say.
B) wait until children ask what an object is called.
C) are clear in what they are labeling.
D) A and C
Q5) Babies pattern their own moods on mothers' emotions.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Marc Bornstein describes social caregiving as __________.
Q7) Attachment is defined as _________.
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Chapter 8: Parenting Children in Early Childhood
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Q1) Children in the preschool years tell lies about their misdeeds but their thinking is not advanced enough to be consistent and avoid detection.
A)True B)False
Q2) Briefly describe four ways parents' behavior contributes to the development of children's gender identity and give an example of each behavior in everyday life
Q3) A father says he is worried because his three-year-old daughter is very upset about the birth of her baby sister,and he wants them to be close as they grow up.You tell him A) they'll only feel close when they are adults and don't live together. B) when they go off to school and have time away from each other, they will finally be able to feel close to each other.
C) even though they have some negative feelings at the time of the birth, by the end of the first year, most children have positive feelings and would like another sibling. D) there is nothing he can do about the rivalry.
Q4) Children learn empathy from parents who __________ these behaviors.
Q5) Ethnic identity is defined as _______________________.
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Chapter 9: Parenting Early Elementary School Children
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Q1) When they start school,children lack confidence in their ability to succeed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A mother complains that her daughter spends about 15 percent of her time with her friends,and her mother thinks that is too much.What do you say?
A) She is right, as the average schoolchild spends only 5 percent of her time with friends.
B) Most mothers of children this age have the same complaint.
C) Her child spends less time with friends than the average child her age.
D) A and B
Q3) What matters most in peer relationships is not popularity but having a __________.
Q4) Compared with children in other ethnic groups,African American children spend more time in __________ activities.
Q5) Parents can help their aggressive children when they
A) help children choose the right friends who can tolerate their behavior.
B) teach positive social skills.
C) help them accept their aggressiveness.
D) refuse to allow them to be involved in social activities.
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Chapter 10: Parenting Early Adolescents
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Q1) Chinese American early adolescents report fewer family stressors than early teens of European American or Latino/a background.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Marcia describes four paths to arriving at a sense of identity.These include all of the following EXCEPT
A) identity foreclosure.
B) moratorium.
C) identity suppression.
D) identity diffusions.
Q3) Socially anxious teens
A) find self-disclosure over the Internet harder than in person.
B) use the Internet less than socially confident teens.
C) when they do use it, they use it less than non-socially anxious teens.
D) A and C
Q4) Describe five ways parents help early adolescents develop their full potential.
Q5) Children accept parents' basic moral and social values and the need for safety and rules.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Parenting Late Adolescents and Young Adults
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Q1) Teens Are better able to regulate behavior when they do all of the following EXCEPT:
A) gain self-esteem from positive activities.
B) attend church.
C) spend extended time away from parents.
D) A and C
Q2) Recent research indicates that adolescents' perceptions of their relationships with romantic partners are related to perceptions of relationships with friends but not to relationships with parents.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In a national sample of 15- to 17-year-olds,about __________ percent of boys and _________ percent of girls reported they had had sexual intercourse.
Q4) For African American and Latino teens,a positive identification with the broader American culture is essential for personal adjustment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Friendships in adolescence involve more __________.
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Chapter 12: Working and Parenting
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Q1) Early adolescents who care for themselves after school are old enough to monitor themselves so they do not get into trouble.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Employers' worries that paid maternal leave at the time of the child's birth will create unemployment and decrease American competitiveness are found to be justified by international data.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Children's ratings of their parents' understanding and positive interactions with them are higher when
A) children spend more time with parents.
B) children decide how to spend time with parents.
C) time spent with parents is not rushed.
D) A and C
Q4) Studies found that even when available,day care is most often of __________ quality.
Q5) Some __________ can ease parents' transition from work to home.
Q6) Two structural measures of day care are __________ and _______________.
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Chapter 13: Parents by Adoption and Parents by
Reproductive Technology
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Q1) Because parents using ART have had difficulties conceiving,they are more anxious as new parents.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The parents of adopted children showing the core deficit-specific syndrome are as sensitive and responsive caregivers as those parents whose children do not have the syndrome.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to those who counsel adopted children,a major set of feelings adopted children must resolve are feelings of loss of
A) their biological family.
B) their medical history.
C) their ethnic background.
D) all of these
Q4) About two-thirds of adopted young adults in one sample were interested in searching for their parents,and were actively involved in doing so.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Parenting When Unmarried
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Q1) Mothers in Fragile Families study felt less anxious and depressed when they had people in their lives who:
A) gave their children clothes and toys.
B) provided emergency child care.
C) could do chores like housecleaning and cooking.
D) A and C
Q2) In Latino families with teen mothers,conflict was lower and cohesion increased when families held ___________________ values.
Q3) A national program that helps teens to parent their children
A)teaches parents how to attend and play with children.
B)urges parents to focus on rules and consequences for not following them.
C)requires parents to teach parenting skills to one other family member.
D)A and C.
Q4) When African American teen mothers living with their mothers serve as __________ to their mothers,they are more likely to become effective caregivers.
Q5) Married,cohabiting,and single mothers have similar levels of depression.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Name three protective factors for children of unmarried parents: ____________.
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Chapter 15: Parenting in Divorced Families and Remarried Families
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Q1) James Bray describes the neotraditional stepfamily as
A) a myth that does not exist
B) a contemporary version of the 1950s white-picket family.
C) a new form of family life for the twenty-first century.
D) a desire that is rarely achieved.
Q2) For a variety of reasons,stepparenting is more _____________ than parenting in intact families.
Q3) Describe and illustrate the four basic "facts" of divorce identified by Mavis Hetherington.
Q4) Robert Emery found that when parents met with a neutral mediator and negotiated their own divorce settlement,their children,twelve years later when compared to children whose parents immediately went to court for a legal settlement
A) were more likely to see and have phone contact with non-resident parents.
B) were equally likely to see and have phone have contact with non-resident parents.
C) were more likely to feel caught in the middle between parents.
D) did not see benefits of negotiated settlement.
Q5) Children whose parents divorce have many common emotional reactions such as
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Chapter 16: Parenting in Lesbian and Gay Families
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Q1) When lesbian mothers looked for men to have a role in their children's lives,they looked for a ____________________.
Q2) In lesbian couples co-mother is a term that refers to __________.
Q3) As adults,_________ percent of children of gay/lesbian parents were completely open in disclosing information.
A) 25
B) 50
C) 60
D) 75
Q4) An example of a gay or lesbian parent's indirect way of telling a child about his/her sexual orientation is ___________________.
Q5) Even if lesbian women who have been with partners a short term receive less family support for becoming parents,friend support is so strong,that lesbian women do not feel a decline in personal well-being because of lack of family support.
A)True
B)False
Q6) In recent years many lesbian and gay singles and couples have chosen to have children through __________.
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Chapter 17: Parenting in Challenging Times
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Q1) A telephone survey of 1,000 American families found rates of physical abuse of children to be ten to sixteen times higher than those reported to official agencies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Foster parents have an easier time in caring for children than biological parents because children are only with them a short time.
A)True B)False
Q3) From 1990 to 2004 there have been significant decreases in _______________ abuse and increases in ______________.
A) physical/sexual; neglect
B) emotional/physical; sexual
C) neglect; physical abuse.
D) physical; sexual.
Q4) It is estimated that __________ percent of children's abusers are parents.
Q5) Maltreated infants are most often described as having __________ attachments to their mothers.
Q6) Exposure to family violence begins in __________.
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