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Family Studies examines the dynamics, structures, and functions of families in diverse cultural, social, and historical contexts. The course explores topics such as family roles, communication patterns, parenting, relationships, life cycle transitions, and the impact of societal changes on family systems. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, students analyze contemporary issues facing families, including work-life balance, gender roles, family diversity, and public policies affecting family well-being. The course encourages critical thinking about the evolving nature of families and prepares students for careers or further studies related to human development, social services, education, or counseling.
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Human Development 3rd Edition by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
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Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development
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Q1) Basil is working on a project for his class on human development.He is doing research on a period of time in which females cared for the young and were charged with gathering edible plants while males spent their days scavenging and hunting.What social and economic system is Basil describing?
A)hunter-gatherer
B)maternals-paternals
C)Mexico in the 1950s
D)Nigeria in the 2010s
Answer: A
Q2) A(n) __________ design is one in which the same persons are followed over time and data are collected on two or more occasions.
A)ethnographic research
B)quasi-experimental research
C)longitudinal research
D)cross-sectional research
Answer: C
Q3) What are the components of socioeconomic status (SES)?
Answer: education level, income level, and occupational status
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) Latasha and Brett are having their first child and are concerned that their child may have Down syndrome because Latasha is more than 40 years old.Which of the following would most likely be used to help Latasha and Brett through this process?
A)an amniocentesis and PET scan
B)an ultrasound and genetic counseling
C)an amniocentesis and ultrasound
D)a chorionic villus sampling and fMRI
Answer: B
Q2) Which question would a behavior geneticist work to answer?
A)How do genes and environmental factors interact in the development of memory processes?
B)Which human behaviors are determined genetically and which are determined by environmental factors?
C)At what age do environmental factors surpass genetic factors as most important in human development?
D)Which genes are responsible for childhood behavior, and which genes are responsible for adult behavior?
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) Infants typically sleep __________ hours a day.
A)8-10
B)11-13
C)16-17
D)20-22
Answer: C
Q2) Your father's family lives in Norway, and his sister is expecting a baby.She mentioned speaking with her midwife, and you were surprised to hear this-when your mother's sister had a baby in the United States, the birth took place in a hospital.Your Norwegian aunt assures you that midwife-assisted births are very common.In fact, they account for __________ of all births.
A)nearly 100%
B)about 70%
C)around 50%
D)about 35%
Answer: A
Q3) Name two variables that correlate with breast-feeding in developed countries.
Answer: More highly educated mothers are more likely to breast-feed.Older mothers are more likely to breast-feed.
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Chapter 4: Infancy
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Q1) The first stage in Erikson's theory is __________.
A)trust versus mistrust
B)autonomy versus shame
C)initiative versus guilt
D)industry versus inferiority
Q2) Dr.Dober enters the hospital room of an infant who sustained brain damage in a car accident.After providing solace to family members, he tells them that the good news is that the infant is young, and his brain is not fully mature.As compared to an adult's brain, the infant's brain has not been shaped or formed but is still highly responsive to the environment, and the prognosis is good.Dr.Dober's prognosis illustrates ___________.
A)cognitive neurology
B)brain plasticity
C)biological physiology
D)neural psychology
Q3) The three primary emotions evident in the early weeks of life are __________.
A)distress, interest, fear
B)distress, interest, pleasure
C)surprise, anger, fear
D)fear, disgust, happiness
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) Early brain development is distinguished by the steep increase in __________.
A)synaptic density
B)neuronal density
C)neuropathways
D)neuronal lipids
Q2) It is clear that humans are built for learning language, but not for learning a specific language.The language that is learned is dependent on __________.
A)the social and cultural environment
B)biological preparedness
C)genetic programming
D)chromosomal and anatomical differences
Q3) What statement is true for children who do not eat any adequate amount of protein?
A)They are likely to develop the same as other children.
B)They are more likely to have poorly functioning immune systems.
C)They will always get enough food.
D)They are likely to have only temporary damage to their physical development.
Q4) Describe a fine motor skill that a 3-year-old can do but a 1-year old would not yet be able to do.
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) According to Margaret Mead, a child who is still cared for mainly by his or her mother, but who spends more time with other children, is referred to as a __________.
A)lap child
B)knee child
C)yard child
D)dependent child
Q2) Olivia is beginning to show a definite preference for using her left hand.She is most likely in which developmental stage?
A)early childhood
B)infancy
C)prenatal
D)middle childhood
Q3) What is defined as the degree to which parents set down rules and expectations for behavior and require their children to comply with them?
A)parental demandingness
B)parental strictness
C)parenting styles
D)discipline strategies
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) Eleven-year-old Shelby is in middle childhood.You overheard her saying that she was very unhappy.That really concerned you, until you remembered your human development class.Why are children in middle childhood unhappy or sad?
A)serious difficulties with depression
B)an unresolved conflict with a sibling
C)considerable variability in hormonal stages
D)something concrete and immediate like losing a game
Q2) Your sister-in-law is amazed at her 9-year-old son.She can remember when her son was not able to sit and listen to a story for very long and now he is able to listen intently and remember the story in very good detail.What two advances occur during middle childhood in information-processing abilities that assist with his newly developed abilities?
A)visual scanning and search routines
B)attention and memory
C)motivation and diligence
D)decentering and critical processing
Q3) What is myopia, and what is one reason that it increases in middle childhood?
Q4) List at least two risk factors for asthma.
Q5) What is the Flynn effect, and what is its cause?
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) The __________ self is your self-conception, and __________ selves are the different people you could become in the future depending on your choices and experiences.
A)ideal; feared
B)feared; ideal
C)possible; actual
D)actual; possible
Q2) A study of 4,000 American adolescents in grades 6 to 8 indicates __________ reported being victims of cyberbullying at least once in the last month.
A)6%
B)11%
C)18%
D)22%
Q3) Adolescents who have had courses in __________ are more likely than other adolescents to exhibit formal operational thought.
A)reading and writing
B)physical education and music
C)science and math
D)writing and speech communications
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) What do students say are the most important things they learn in the course of their college education?
A)mathematical proficiency
B)media literacy
C)verbal skills
D)interpersonal skills
Q2) Your 18-year-old sister has been very involved in volunteer work while in college.She has been involved with several different organizations.Is her behavior considerably different than that other college freshmen in the United States?
A)Yes, only 24% of college freshmen participate in volunteer work.
B)Yes, only 44% of college freshmen participate in volunteer work.
C)No, about 64% of college freshmen participate in volunteer work.
D)No, about 84% of college freshmen participate in volunteer work.
Q3) Compare and contrast the college experience of the Japanese with that from one other country.
Q4) Drawing on research exploring the concept of resilience, explain why some people take advantage, and benefit from, turning point challenges presented in emerging adulthood and why some people do not.Describe the four protective factors necessary for developing resilience.
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Chapter 10: Young Adulthood
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Q1) Nearly __________ of women in their 50s and a little less than __________ of men in their 50s report masturbating at least sometimes.
A)10%; 30%
B)15%; 35%
C)20%; 50%
D)35%; 60%
Q2) Minke has an antique restoration business and has a great ability to envision a piece of junk as a restored final masterpiece.Throughout his life he has tinkered with innovative ideas and has invented new products.It is clear that Minke possesses a high level of__________.
A)concreteness
B)objectiveness
C)congestion
D)creativity
Q3) What do young Israelis view as an important criterion that signals adulthood?
A)completing military service
B)supporting a spouse and child financially
C)being able to support their parents financially
D)emotional self-control
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Chapter 11: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) Erik Erikson term for the concept that an individual possesses the motivation to contribute to the well-being of the generations to come is __________.
A)generativity
B)stagnation
C)industry
D)integrity
Q2) A mechanic who does not have to think through the various possible sources of the sound in a pair of brakes, but rather hears the sound and immediately knows the problem, is an example of someone who has a high degree of __________.
A)expertise
B)motivation
C)parietal knowledge
D)fluid intelligence
Q3) Would you expect to see differences in reaction time between young adults and midlife adults? Explain using a specific example.
Q4) What is the number-one cause of death for adults worldwide? Discuss two risk factors.
Q5) What are two risk factors for osteoporosis?
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Chapter 12: Late Adulthood
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Q1) Your friend, whom you have not heard from in a while, calls and tells you that her grandmother has dementia.She goes on to say that the doctor said that her grandmother doesn't have Alzheimer's disease and added, "I'm not worried.She doesn't have Alzheimer's, just dementia." Explain the inaccuracy of this comment and include information about the progression of the Alzheimer's disease.
Q2) The Yoruba tribe in Nigeria has the same likelihood of carrying the gene for Alzheimer's that individuals in the United States do, but they are less likely to experience Alzheimer's disease.Why?
A)Their diet has low levels of fats and sugars.
B)They live in less polluted areas.
C)They are not exposed to urban crowding.
D)They do not live long enough to have difficulties with Alzheimer's disease.
Q3) What is a condition that entails losses in cognitive functioning severe enough to interfere with daily life?
A)diabetes
B)myopia
C)jaundice
D)dementia
Q4) Where is the most recent research in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease going?
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Chapter 13: Death and Afterlife Beliefs
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Q1) At 4:30 a.m.Matthew awakens, experiencing pain that is radiating from his chest toward his left arm.At first he thinks that it is just sore muscles; however, the pain progressively gets worse, to a point where it is unbearable and he calls for an ambulance.Which of the following best describes Matthew's pain?
A)arthritis
B)oncogenes
C)atherosclerosis
D)angina pectoris
Q2) Subsequent research that has examined Kübler-Ross's theory has found that
A)most terminally ill patients go through her stages just as she described B)there was very little application of the theory to terminally ill patients
C)it was too complicated and not able to be evaluated through research
D)few terminally ill patients go through her stages in sequence, if at all
Q3) Up until the past century, why was mortality so high in infancy and toddlerhood?
A)accidents
B)physical abuse
C)susceptibility to infectious diseases
D)malnutrition
Q4) In what part of the life span is cancer most common? Explain why.
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