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Course Introduction
Family Studies is an interdisciplinary course that explores the dynamics of family life, relationships, and structures within diverse cultural, social, and economic contexts. The course examines key concepts such as family roles, communication patterns, parenting, and changing family forms, while addressing the impact of factors like gender, class, race, and public policy on families. Through theoretical perspectives and real-life case studies, students gain insight into the challenges families face and the strategies used to promote healthy family functioning and relationships across the lifespan.
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Human Development A Life Span View 6th Edition by Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) Which research study would you most expect to see from a researcher with a life-course perspective?
A) The effect of smoking on neurotransmitter systems and memory
B) How memory processes change from infancy to old age
C) Growing up in the 1960s, and its influence on drug-taking behavior in middle adulthood
D) Sex differences in marital satisfaction
Answer: C
Q2) Rutger believes that, rather than progressing through a sequence of stages, mental processes gradually get more complex and efficient. Rutger is most likely a proponent of A) Piaget's theory.
B) Kohlberg's theory.
C) information-processing theory.
D) Erikson's theory.
Answer: C
Q3) Compensation cannot involve the learning of a new skill.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal
Development, and Birth
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Q1) Which statement best exemplifies the basic premise of behavioral genetics?
A) "Your personality is all in your genes"
B) "Your personality is all in your environment"
C) "People are either very open to new experiences or avoid new experiences at all costs"
D) "Openness to new experience is not an either/or proposition but represents a wide range of reactions"
Answer: D
Q2) An ultrasound uses sound waves to create an image of a fetus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) One key purpose of the amniotic fluid is to
A) provide the embryo with nutrients.
B) stimulate development of neurotransmitters.
C) screen the flow of blood between mother and embryo.
D) maintain a constant temperature for the embryo.
Answer: D
Q4) DNA is short for _____ acid.
Answer: deoxyribonucleic
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical,
Perceptual, and Motor Development
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Q1) Which innate preference is used to help researchers assess infants' visual abilities?
A) A preference for colored objects over black/white objects
B) A preference for angled objects over round objects
C) A preference for striped objects over plain objects
D) A preference for stationary objects over moving objects
Answer: C
Q2) The mastery of the component skills needed to walk is referred to as involving
Answer: differentiation
Q3) What response would you expect if you attempted to hand toys to a typical 13-month-old infant?
A) They would kick at the object before attempting to grasp it.
B) They would first grasp the object with their left hand.
C) They would first grasp the object with their right hand.
D) They would make no attempt to grasp the object.
Answer: C
Q4) The _____ is a cell that specializes in receiving and transmitting information.
Answer: neuron
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Chapter 4: The Emergence of Thought and Language:
Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) During accommodation, a new experience is incorporated into an existing scheme without modification.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Newborns appear to have the ability to hear the entire range of phonemes for every language on Earth.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When five-year-old Monarch says, "Butterflies exist to make the world more beautiful for people to look at," she is providing a great example of
A) the core knowledge hypothesis.
B) a teleological explanation.
C) an orienting response.
D) intersubjectivity.
Q4) Which statement by a 17-month-old best represents telegraphic speech?
A) "Go."
B) "Go store."
C) "I go to the store."
D) "Can we go to the store?"
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Chapter 5: Entering the Social World: Socioemotional
Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) Walt is a preschooler who has an imaginary friend mouse named Mickey. According to recent research, it is most likely that Walt A) is insecurely attached.
B) has not received enough dispositional praise.
C) has few "real" friends relative to other preschoolers.
D) is a typical preschooler.
Q2) On her way to visiting Malaysia for the first time, Joan wonders what the people there will expect from her during their interactions. Joan is concerned about A) dispositional praise.
B) prosocial behavior.
C) altruism.
D) social roles.
Q3) Some gender stereotypes are False beliefs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Internal working models involve expectations about parental responsiveness. A)True B)False
Q5) _____ is the actual experiencing of another's feelings.
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Chapter 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Who is most likely the formal operational thinker?
A) Kula, who thinks nickels are worth more than dimes because they are bigger
B) Fran, who has just mastered conservation
C) Ollie, who is capable of using and understanding symbols
D) Sherri, who can use combinatorial reasoning
Q2) Who would be most likely to use a knowledge-telling strategy when working on a school paper?
A) Mary, who is in second grade
B) Barry, who is in eighth grade
C) Teri, who is a high school junior
D) Kari, who is a college senior
Q3) As a Piagetian, Faye would believe that a concrete operational child's ability to reverse thought is due to their acquisition of A) language.
B) mental operations.
C) self-efficacy.
D) convergent thinking.
Q4) Terman originally calculated IQ using the formal: IQ = CA/MA * 100.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) The statement, "we share our feelings" is most likely to be made by a A) 3-year-old.
B) 5-year-old.
C) 10-year-old.
D) 15-year-old.
Q2) Playing violent video games while identifying with aggressive characters in the game ____ aggressive behavior.
A) is inversely correlated with B) is positively correlated with C) is unrelated with D) reduces the incidence of
Q3) As the third child born in his family, Fletcher should expect that his parents will ____ than they did with his oldest sibling.
A) use stiffer disciplinary methods
B) set higher academic goals
C) be more affectionate
D) set more realistic expectations
Q4) First-born children score higher on intelligence tests than later-born children.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive
Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Early maturation tends to have very negative effects for males.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Concerning puberty, what is the "off-time hypothesis?"
A) The idea that early maturation in males gives them a great advantage in sports
B) The idea that steroids and other supplements can accelerate the onset of puberty
C) The idea that late puberty in females gives some "off-time" that they can use to mature in nonphysical ways
D) The idea that it is better to experience physical change at the same time as most of your peers
Q3) When discussing the Heinz dilemma, Travis says, "I wouldn't steal the drug because I would not want anyone thinking of me as a thief." This type of logic best fits with Kohlberg's ____ stage of moral reasoning.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
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Chapter 9: Moving into the Adult Social World:
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) According to Super, when an individual first enters the workforce, he or she is in the _____ phase of career development.
Q2) Research has indicated that when a high school student begins to work over ____ hours a week at a part-time job during the school year, academic problems may arise.
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
Q3) Personal fables are based on seeing one's self as unique.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Learning about one's culture and heritage sets the foundation for a person's ____ identity.
A) ethnic
B) crystallized
C) index
D) imaginary
Q5) The first stage in Super's vocational choice theory is called _____.
Q6) High levels of self-absorption in teens are referred to as adolescent _____.
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Chapter 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development
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Q1) According to Schaie's research, the fact that most 60-year-olds today would score higher on an intelligence test than a group of 60-year-olds would have in 1940 is best explained by a cohort effect involving A) age.
B) educational experience.
C) heredity.
D) drop-out rate.
Q2) According to McAdams, a person's developing personality is best reflected by A) the emotions conveyed in his or her life story.
B) a score on a standardized personality measure (e.g., MMPI).
C) the ability to engage in postformal thought.
D) the degree to which this person becomes reliant on rites of passage.
Q3) Who is most at risk for experiencing cognitive decline in old age?
A) A 30-year-old factory worker
B) A 30-year-old with hypertension
C) A 50-year-old celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary
D) A 50-year-old college student
Q4) Scenarios consist mostly of interpretations of a person's past.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Being with Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood
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Q1) The causes of aggressive behavior become more ____ as the level of aggressive behavior increases.
A) complex
B) simple
C) obvious
D) external
Q2) Gay and lesbian couples tend to differ from heterosexual couples in
A) the degree to which partners split household responsibilities.
B) the degree to which partners share power in the relationship.
C) the degree to which partners communicate effectively.
D) the degree to which partners share the same demographic characteristics.
Q3) Jim and Kim are a married couple with two children. Kim's aunt Rita lives with them as well. What terms best describes this family?
A) Extended
B) Homogenous
C) Nuclear
D) Familism
Q4) Marital ________ is an umbrella term referring to the marital outcome
Q5) The most common form of family in Western societies is the _____ family.
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Chapter 12: Work and Leisure: Occupational and Lifestyle
Issues in Young and Middle Adulthood
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Q1) Who would most likely be giving a speech titled "Understanding the Continuum of Vocational Maturity?"
A) John Holland
B) Donald Super
C) Nancy Betz
D) Jan Sinnott
Q2) As the result of recent changes in cultural attitudes, the division of labor between heterosexual couples in the United States is now virtually equal.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the unique factors that influence occupational selection and development for women.
Q4) Who has just reached the age at which he would receive protection under the U.S. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1986?
A) Kingsley, who is 30
B) Luther, who is 40
C) Yasir, who is 50
D) Beasley, who is 60
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Q5) What is age discrimination, and how can it manifest itself in the workplace?
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Chapter 13: Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood
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Q1) The loss of an available partner in older age
A) is a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for both men and women.
B) is a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for men but not for women.
C) is a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for women but not for men.
D) is not a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for men or women.
Q2) _____ is the leading cause of broken bones in older women.
A) Osteoarthritis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Osteoporosis
D) Car accidents
Q3) Adult children caring for aging parents frequently experience all of the following negative repercussions except
A) employment issues.
B) burn out.
C) sleep disorders.
D) depression.
Q4) Use the research presented in your text to explain how nontraditional-aged college students are different from traditional 18- to 22-year-old college students when it comes to learning.
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Q5) Any deliberate attempt to deal with some form of stress is referred to as _____.
Chapter 14: The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
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Q1) Which type of therapy for depression would be most interested in altering internal belief systems?
A) Cognitive therapy
B) Behavior therapy
C) Using SSRIs
D) Using HCAs
Q2) Cross-linking is associated with metabolic theories of aging.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When someone hands Russ a menu to read, he has to hold it at arm's length in order to be able to see the words well enough to read them. This behavior indicates that Russ is experiencing
A) presbycusis.
B) presbyopia.
C) telomeres.
D) neuritic plaques.
Q4) People who study population trends are called _____.
Q5) Presbycusis is characterized by reduced sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial,
Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues
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Q1) Although Dougie has always loved his job, he now finds that it is no longer a challenge. He has done it for so long that he has become bored with it. Because of that, he has been looking for some alternative assignments. Dougie is attempting to better his situation by
A) weakening his environmental press.
B) creating a zone of maximum comfort.
C) making his life less continuous.
D) demonstrating docility.
Q2) Based on the data gathered to date, long-term gay and lesbian partnerships are ____ long-term heterosexual relationships.
A) more loving than
B) more violent than
C) more sexual than
D) very similar to
Q3) Compare and contrast activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living and how a frail adult would likely deal with each.
Q4) The group of people that journeys with you throughout your life is called a social _____.
Q5) What is a life review? How is this related to achieving integrity?
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Chapter 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement
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Q1) Between 1998 and 2011, about _____ patients had died under the terms of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.
A) 50
B) 500
C) 5000
D) 50,000
Q2) Older bereaved spouses often grieve for years.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Research consistently shows that the loss of a child is the most difficult, followed by loss of a spouse or partner and of a parent.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ concerns the way we express our grief.
Q5) The state or condition created by loss through death is called _____.
Q6) Researchers often use_____ management theory to understand death anxiety.
Q7) There is only one way to define death.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Life expectancy tables represent an example of death as a(n) _____.
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