Family Studies Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Family Studies examines the diverse structures, roles, and dynamics of families across cultures and historical periods. The course explores the development of family systems, interpersonal relationships, parenting practices, and the impact of social, economic, and cultural factors on family life. Emphasizing both theoretical perspectives and practical applications, students analyze challenges such as communication, conflict resolution, marriage, divorce, and changing gender roles. The course also considers contemporary issues affecting families, including work-life balance, technology, and public policy, preparing students to understand and support healthy family functioning in a complex society.
Recommended Textbook
Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Laura
E. Berk
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
19 Chapters
2178 Verified Questions
2178 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/1205 Page 2
Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
126 Verified Questions
126 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23859
Sample Questions
Q1) Developmental social neuroscience __________.
A) involves the design of flowcharts to map the precise steps individuals use to complete tasks
B) emphasizes that preschoolers' thinking is full of faulty logic because they engage in hands-on exploration
C) is devoted to studying the relationship between changes in the brain and emotional and social development
D) involves the study of brain activity and the individual's linear and logical cognitive processing patterns
Answer: C
Q2) The clinical method __________.
A) allows investigators to see directly the everyday behaviors they hope to explain B) must be conducted with large groups of people at the same time
C) provides little information on how children and adults actually behave
D) yields richly detailed case narratives that offer valuable insights
Answer: D
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
3
Chapter 2: Genetic and Environmental Foundations
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
109 Verified Questions
109 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23860
Sample Questions
Q1) In cultures that emphasize collectivism, people value __________ more.
A) independence
B) personal achievement
C) collaborative endeavors
D) choice in relationships
Answer: C
Q2) Bart and Nadia are gymnasts. Their 4-year-old son, Dylan, participates in children's gymnastics. This is an example of __________.
A) methylation
B) evocative correlation
C) active correlation
D) passive correlation
Answer: D
Q3) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) looks like a __________.
A) long cylinder
B) small sphere
C) twisted ladder
D) bundle of rods
Answer: C
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 4
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
Baby
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
114 Verified Questions
114 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23861
Sample Questions
Q1) What is one of the functions served by amniotic fluid?
A) It delivers food and oxygen to the developing organism.
B) It helps keep the temperature of the prenatal world constant.
C) It delivers nutrients and removes waste products.
D) It produces blood cells until the organs are mature enough to take over this function.
Answer: B
Q2) Which statement about the placenta is true?
A) It forms in the second trimester of pregnancy.
B) It encloses the developing organism in amniotic fluid.
C) It contains one large vein that delivers nutrients to the embryo.
D) It permits food and oxygen to be delivered to the developing organism.
Answer: D
Q3) The male produces sperm in the __________, two glands located in the
A) penis; scrotum
B) scrotum; penis
C) testes; penis
D) testes; scrotum
Answer: D
Page 5
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
116 Verified Questions
116 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23862
Sample Questions
Q1) Around 2 months, infants __________.
A) reach 20/20 vision
B) achieve adultlike color vision
C) display sensitivity to pictorial depth cues
D) can focus on objects about as well as adults
Q2) Which statement is consistent with the proximodistal trend of body growth?
A) During infancy, the body grows from "head to tail."
B) During infancy and childhood, the arms and legs grow somewhat ahead of the hands and feet.
C) During the prenatal period, the trunk grows first, followed by the chest and the head.
D) During infancy and childhood, the head develops more rapidly than the lower part of the body.
Q3) In a study of over 10,000 mothers in Western and Asian nations, consistently engaging in bedtime routines was associated with __________.
A) staying up later
B) waking less often
C) getting less sleep
D) more daytime wakefulness
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 6
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
117 Verified Questions
117 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23863
Sample Questions
Q1) Professor Hellinger believes that babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems. Professor Hellinger's beliefs are consistent with the __________ perspective.
A) sociocultural
B) core knowledge
C) information-processing
D) sensorimotor
Q2) Infant intelligence tests are somewhat better at making long-term predictions for __________ babies.
A) extremely high-scoring
B) average- to high-scoring
C) low- to average-scoring
D) extremely low-scoring
Q3) Piaget believed that infants and toddlers __________.
A) carry out many activities inside their heads
B) "think" with their eyes, ears, and hands
C) assimilate more than they accommodate
D) are incapable of constructing schemes
Q4) Describe the signs of developmentally appropriate infant and toddler child care.
Q5) Describe the social-interactionist view of language development.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 7
Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
111 Verified Questions
111 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23864
Sample Questions
Q1) During Bowlby's __________ phase, children negotiate with the caregiver, using requests and persuasion to alter their goals.
A) formation of a reciprocal relationship
B) "attachment-in-the-making"
C) "clear-cut" attachment
D) preattachment
Q2) Between 6 and 10 weeks, the parent's communication with the infant evokes
A) the social smile
B) laughter
C) social referencing
D) secure attachment
Q3) Describe the development of explicit self-awareness. Include discussion of the concepts of self-recognition and scale errors.
Q4) In the Strange Situation, infants with insecure-avoidant attachment __________.
A) prefer the parent to the stranger
B) convey clear pleasure when the parent returns
C) seem unresponsive to the parent when the parent is present
D) combine clinginess with angry, resistive behavior when the parent returns
Page 8
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
115 Verified Questions
115 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23865
Sample Questions
Q1) One hypothesis with growing research support is that children with autism are __________.
A) flexible, goal-oriented thinkers
B) high in emotional intelligence
C) skilled with nonverbal communication
D) impaired in executive function
Q2) The __________ maintains alertness and consciousness.
A) cerebellum
B) amygdala
C) hippocampus
D) reticular formation
Q3) Four-year-old Erin is a picky eater. How can Erin's parents encourage her to eat a new food?
A) Reward her with dessert if she eats the new food.
B) Repeatedly expose her to the new food without any direct pressure to eat it.
C) Add salt or sugar to the new food to increase her willingness to eat it.
D) Make her stay at the table until she takes a few bites of the new food.
Q4) Describe the benefits of watching educational television, such as Sesame Street.
Q5) Describe the benefits of make-believe play.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 9
Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
113 Verified Questions
113 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23866
Sample Questions
Q1) Because child maltreatment is embedded in families, communities, and society as a whole, __________.
A) efforts to prevent it must be directed at each of these levels
B) it is almost impossible to prevent
C) prevention efforts are not cost-effective
D) providing social supports to families is ineffective
Q2) __________ is vital if children at high risk for social difficulties are to develop positive peer interactions in their early school experiences.
A) Some separation from preschool friendships
B) Permissive parenting
C) Warm, responsive teacher-child interactions
D) Time spent in structured activities
Q3) Full attainment of gender constancy is strongly related to ability to pass Piagetian __________ tasks.
A) class inclusion
B) perspective taking
C) conservation
D) transitive inference
Q4) Describe some of the undesirable consequences of frequent punishment.
Page 10
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
115 Verified Questions
115 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23867
Sample Questions
Q1) Which statement about the consequences of obesity is true?
A) Obese children and adolescents report fewer school difficulties.
B) In most cases, obese children are not at risk for health problems.
C) In Western societies, obese children are stereotyped as lazy, self-doubting, and deceitful.
D) Persistent obesity has no relationship to serious psychological disorders.
Q2) Research shows that __________ predicts school performance, as measured by report card grades, better than IQ does.
A) self-discipline
B) SES
C) the size of the cerebral cortex
D) emotional intelligence
Q3) Constructivist classrooms __________.
A) rely on passive student listening and completion of teacher-assigned tasks
B) are associated with gains in critical thinking and greater social and moral maturity
C) evaluate students by how well they keep pace with a uniform set of standards for their grade
D) tend to undermine academic motivation and achievement, especially in low-SES children
Page 11
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
116 Verified Questions
116 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23868
Sample Questions
Q1) Research on peer victimization shows that __________.
A) most bullies who engage in face-to-face verbal attacks are girls
B) school codes against bullying are rarely effective at reducing peer victimization
C) interventions that change victimized children's negative opinions of themselves are helpful
D) chronic victims tend to be active when passive behavior is expected
Q2) Laquita performs well in school and communicates with her peers in friendly and cooperative ways. She is a __________ child.
A) popular-antisocial
B) controversial
C) rejected-aggressive
D) popular-prosocial
Q3) Hank, a noncustodial father of four, is remarrying. Which of Hank's children is the most likely to have difficulty getting along with his new wife?
A) Shae, his 3-year-old daughter
B) Harry, his 6-year-old son
C) Max, his 9-year-old son
D) Kate, his 12-year-old daughter
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 12
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
114 Verified Questions
114 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23869
Sample Questions
Q1) Typically, North American parents __________.
A) rarely talk about sex in their children's presence
B) provide their children with a lot of information about sex
C) engage in meaningful discussions with teens about sex
D) discuss sexual health with their children's dating partners
Q2) Sex education __________.
A) encourages early sex by providing specific information about contraceptives
B) need only last a few sessions to reduce teenage pregnancy rates
C) delays the initiation of sexual activity by cataloguing facts about anatomy and reproduction
D) must help teenagers build a bridge between what they know and what they do
Q3) Which set of siblings is most likely to share a homosexual orientation?
A) Carlos and Juanita, who are fraternal twins
B) Reagan and Kennedy, who are identical twins
C) Kendall and Randi, who are adopted siblings
D) Quentin and Russell, who are biological, non-twin siblings
Q4) What can parents and teachers do to help adolescents adjust to middle and high school transitions?
Page 13
Q5) Describe the sleep patterns of teenagers today. Discuss sleep deprivation.
Q6) What is the role of heredity in sexual orientation?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 14
Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
121 Verified Questions
121 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23870
Sample Questions
Q1) In response to the "Heinz dilemma," Marlee says, "No one will think you're bad if you steal the drug, but your family will think you're an inhumane husband if you don't. If you let your wife die, you'll never be able to look anyone in the face again." Marlee is at which of Kohlberg's stages of moral development?
A) Stage 1, the punishment and obedience orientation
B) Stage 2, the instrumental purpose orientation
C) Stage 3, the "good boy-good girl" orientation
D) Stage 4, the social-order-maintaining orientation
Q2) Which factor contributes to the sharp rise in suicide from childhood to adolescence?
A) belief in the personal fable
B) inability to plan ahead
C) identity foreclosure
D) magical thinking
Q3) Which factor is likely to strengthen moral identity?
A) permissive parenting
B) community service
C) like-minded peer groups
D) authoritarian parenting
Q4) Describe how sibling interactions adapt to development at adolescence.
Page 15
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
Adulthood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
113 Verified Questions
113 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23871
Sample Questions
Q1) The earlier young people start smoking, the __________.
A) greater their daily cigarette use
B) greater the likelihood of quitting before age 30
C) smaller their chances of heart attack and stroke
D) smaller the exposure to toxins
Q2) Physical activity __________.
A) reduces anxiety and depression
B) improves mood, but decreases alertness
C) decreases mood, alertness, and energy
D) decreases neural activity in the cerebral cortex
Q3) Doyle wants to protect the health of his endocrine system. The safest approach for Doyle is __________.
A) increasing his body fat
B) hormone therapy
C) genetic reconstruction
D) diet and physical activity
Q4) Describe the theory of biological aging that emphasizes the programmed effects of specific genes.
Page 16
Q5) Discuss the trend toward the use of online dating sites or mobile dating apps as a way to initiate relationships.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early
Adulthood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
114 Verified Questions
114 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23872
Sample Questions
Q1) Following a social clock of some kind seems to foster __________.
A) feelings of distress
B) occupational flexibility
C) generativity
D) social stability
Q2) Adrian developed a secure attachment to his parents when he was a child. Adrian probably characterizes his most important adult love relationship in terms of __________.
A) shared interests, emotional distance, and status
B) dependency, security, and sacrifice
C) desperation, anxiety, and fear
D) trust, happiness, and friendship
Q3) As young adults develop romantic ties and marry, __________.
A) same-sex friendships cease to be vital contexts for personal sharing
B) they direct more of their disclosures toward their partners
C) they disclose more to their same-sex friends
D) other-sex friendships cease to exist
Q4) Compare and contrast attitudes regarding cohabitation in the United States and Western Europe.
Q5) Describe the gender differences in same-sex adult friendships.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 17
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
Adulthood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
114 Verified Questions
114 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23873
Sample Questions
Q1) Which statement is true about menopause?
A) During menopause, complaints about sexual functioning decrease.
B) Hot flashes and night sweats affect only about 1 in 12 women.
C) Frequent hot flashes are associated with repeated night wakings and poor sleep.
D) With the final menstrual period, as hormone levels stabilize, the incidence of depression increases.
Q2) The double standard for gender and aging __________.
A) has become irrelevant
B) is more relevant today
C) is rarely evident in the media
D) is adaptive at this point in history
Q3) Most cognitive aging research has focused on intellectual __________.
A) stability
B) gains
C) competence
D) deficits
Q4) Discuss the changes that the skin undergoes during the aging process.
Q5) What is hardiness? How do hardy individuals cope with stress?
Q6) Describe the Type A behavior pattern. How does it affect health?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 18
Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
Adulthood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
114 Verified Questions
114 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23874
Sample Questions
Q1) Whether or not they reside with parents, young-adult children who __________ can prompt parental strain.
A) have strong work orientations
B) are "off-time" in development
C) were born after the parents turned 35
D) seek both freedom and advice
Q2) Neil and Mark cannot wait to spoil their granddaughter. They love the idea of having fun with her all day and then sending her home with their son when she gets tired and cranky. Which gratification of grandparenthood is probably most important to them?
A) valued older adult
B) indulgence
C) reinvolvement with personal past
D) immortality through descendants
Q3) Which middle-aged worker is likely to experience the biggest increase in job satisfaction?
A) Janae, a female account executive
B) Schuyler, a female postal worker
C) Rodrigo, a male corporate executive
D) Virl, a male assembly-line worker
Page 19
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
Adulthood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
114 Verified Questions
114 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23875
Sample Questions
Q1) __________ affect(s) 25 percent of people in their seventies and 50 percent of those in their eighties.
A) Blindness
B) Cataracts
C) Retina detachments
D) Macular degeneration
Q2) Caregivers of older adults with dementia usually say that __________ is the assistance they most desire.
A) knowledge about the disease
B) knowledge about community resources
C) learning techniques for dealing with stress
D) respite-time away from providing care-
Q3) Discuss some nondrug protective factors that help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Q4) Age differences in __________ memory are much smaller than in __________ memory.
A) explicit; implicit
B) episodic; semantic
C) implicit; explicit
D) associative; implicit
Q5) What are primary and secondary aging? How do they differ? Page 20
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 21
Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late
Adulthood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
111 Verified Questions
111 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23876
Sample Questions
Q1) Compared with younger adults, older adults who divorce __________.
A) find it easier to separate their identity from that of their former spouse
B) suffer less from a sense of personal failure
C) seldom express regret over leaving an unhappy marriage
D) are less likely to spend their remaining years living alone
Q2) Describe George Vaillant's findings regarding successful aging.
Q3) Which statement is true about Experience Corps?
A) While outcomes for older adults are impressive, the program has little impact on reading achievement scores.
B) Volunteers show changes in fMRI brain activity that coincide with gains in executive function.
C) Volunteers show mild decreases in size of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, centrally involved in memory.
D) Schools where children received tutoring and mentoring show no reduction in disruptive classroom behavior.
Q4) Describe THE GREEN HOUSE® model. How is it different from traditional nursing home care?
Q5) Discuss the concept of gerotranscendence.
Page 22
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
111 Verified Questions
111 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/23877
Sample Questions
Q1) Most terminally ill people who reach Kübler-Ross's acceptance stage __________.
A) use emotion-centered coping strategies
B) have a deep religious faith
C) do so soon after learning of their condition
D) disengage from all but a few family members
Q2) Ernestine is despondent about the impending loss of her life. She is experiencing which of Kübler-Ross's typical responses to the prospect of death?
A) acceptance
B) depression
C) bargaining
D) denial
Q3) Public approval for voluntary euthanasia is __________.
A) high in the United States
B) low in Canada
C) high in Eastern Europe
D) low in the Netherlands
Q4) What is medical aid-in-dying? Is it legal in the United States?
Q5) Define the concept of an appropriate death. What goals do people most often mention when asked about a "good death"?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 23