Family Studies
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Course Introduction
Family Studies explores the dynamics, structures, and functions of families across diverse cultures and contexts. This course examines the roles and relationships within families, the impact of societal changes, life-stage transitions, parenting styles, communication patterns, and family-related policies. Through theoretical perspectives and practical applications, students gain insight into how factors such as gender, socioeconomic status, and cultural background influence family life, preparing them to analyze and address contemporary issues facing families today.
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Child Development A Cultural Approach 2nd Edition by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
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Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Child Development
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Q1) According to Freud,when a traumatic event is buried,it is _____.
A) sublimated
B) repressed
C) cathartic
D) forgotten
Answer: B
Q2) The last step of the scientific method is to ______.
A) form a hypothesis
B) choose a research method and a research design
C) collect data
D) draw conclusions and form new questions and hypotheses
Answer: D
Q3) What was the goal of Freud's psychotherapeutic approach?
A) to make repressed memories conscious
B) to keep repressed memories permanently repressed
C) to have the client express his or her sexuality without reprimands or judgment
D) to reestablish child-parental relationships
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) An individual's complete genetic makeup is his or her ____.
A) genotype
B) phenotype
C) allele
D) reaction range
Answer: A
Q2) Your friend uses marijuana to treat back pain because she believes it is a natural remedy.She wonders if it is ok to continue using marijuana once she gets pregnant.You respond by telling her ______.
A) it is ok to continue using marijuana since it is natural
B) it is ok to continue using marijuana because there are no known harmful effects during pregnancy
C) she should stop using marijuana as regularly as she does and cut back on her uses during pregnancy
D) she should stop using marijuana because it could affect the development of the central nervous system and slow the growth of the fetus
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) When neonates in traditional cultures cry,what are the two common responses that occur?
A) breast feeding and swaddling
B) picking them up and rocking them
C) singing to them and letting them continue to cry
D) ignoring them and walking away
Answer: A
Q2) In the experiment by Hunziker and Barr (1986),mothers in Group A were instructed to carry their infants for at least three hours a day,while the mothers in Group B were not given any special instructions.What were the results?
A) There were no differences between Group A and B infants.
B) Both groups of infants cried the same number of times, but Group A infants cried half as long Group B infants.
C) Group B infants learned to soothe themselves and cried less than Group A infants.
D) Group B infants cried many more times during the day than Group A infants.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Infancy
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Q1) Researchers who used the visual cliff paradigm to study emotional development found infants use ____ to interpret situations.
A) body positions
B) vocal pitch
C) facial expressions
D) depth perception
Q2) What did Gesell name his overall measure of infants' developmental progress?
A) intelligence quotient
B) developmental quotient
C) growth quotient
D) progress quotient
Q3) At birth,the neurons have only a few connections.By age 2,each neuron is connected to ____.
A) about as many as at birth
B) hundreds or thousands of other neurons
C) millions of other neurons
D) billions of other neurons
Q4) Describe at least one criticism of Piaget's sensorimotor theory.
Q5) Are there sex differences in length and/or weight at birth? Does this pattern continue? Explain.
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) Humans can produce a much wider range of sounds than other primates because the larynx is located lower in the throat.As a result,humans have a large sound-chamber known as the ____.
A) vocal folds
B) sublarynx
C) pharynx
D) voice box
Q2) Vygotsky's view of cognitive development is very different from Piaget's view of cognitive development in that Vygotsky's emphasizes ____.
A) the child's interactions with the physical environment
B) genetic inheritance from one's parents
C) cognitive development as both a social and cultural process
D) neural plasticity
Q3) What are two of the most notable words that toddlers between 18 and 24 months learn and use?
A) no and gone
B) bye-bye and hi
C) mommy and daddy
D) here and go
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) Which of the following countries emphasizes that academic skills be learned during preschool?
A) United States
B) Japan
C) Great Britain
D) Germany
Q2) What expression of aggression involves hitting,kicking,pushing,or striking someone with an object?
A) instrumental aggression
B) hostile aggression
C) physical aggression
D) verbal aggression
Q3) Most American minority cultures,including African Americans,Latinos,and Asian Americans,have been classified by researchers as "authoritarian." This is inaccurate because these cultures were being compared to ____.
A) only their own cultures
B) the industrial cultures of Europe
C) traditional Asian cultures
D) White majority culture
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) In a Canadian study,______ of adolescents reported having at least one argument with their parents a week and it was the worst for ________.
A) 10%; mothers and daughters
B) 40%; fathers and sons
C) 40%; mothers and daughters
D) 60%; fathers and daughters
Q2) Which of the following best describes divided attention?
A) the ability to filter out or ignore all environmental stimuli and to focus on one's own thoughts
B) the ability to focus on relevant information from two or more independent sources
C) organizing information into coherent patterns
D) the ability to focus on relevant information while screening out information that is irrelevant
Q3) Give an example of how formal operational thinking allows adolescents to become very good at arguing or debating with their parents.Use your own example or outline of what an adolescent might say to a parent who told her child to be home by midnight after the prom.
Q4) Briefly describe a puberty ritual of a non-Western culture.
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) Shani,a 12-year-old,is able to remember a lot more details of the family's vacation to Philadelphia a year later when recommending it as a destination to their friends compared to her 7-year-old brother.When they left,she packed everything she needed,unlike her sister who would have forgotten many things,even everyday items,such as her toothbrush,if her father had not checked her bag.Shani even reminded her parents of the exit number where they had talked about stopping on the way to eat.Referring to the information above,describe two changes in memory that play a role in Shani's superior memory.
Q2) Children in middle childhood report being "very happy" ____ of the time,a far higher percentage than for _____.
A) 8%; infants and children
B) 28%; adolescents or adults
C) 42%; young adults
D) 60%; individuals in late adulthood
Q3) Myopia is also known as ____.
A) farsightedness
B) nearsightedness
C) binocular vision
D) monocular vision
Q4) What is myopia and what is one reason that it increases in middle childhood?
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) What happens to self-esteem for most people during emerging adulthood?
A) It declines abruptly.
B) It declines slowly.
C) It stays at the level it was during adolescence.
D) It rises.
Q2) The gains in reflective judgment that take place in emerging adulthood appear to be due more to ____.
A) maturation
B) experience
C) education
D) social correction
Q3) What type of thinking involves understanding that there are two or more legitimate views for each issue?
A) dualistic thinking
B) multiple thinking
C) relativism
D) committed thinking
Q4) When it comes to romantic partners,do "opposites attract" or do "birds of a feather flock together"? Cite research to support your answer and explain why.
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