Family Studies
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Course Introduction
Family Studies explores the structures, functions, and dynamics of families within various cultural, social, and economic contexts. This course examines topics such as family relationships, parenting, communication, life cycle transitions, and the impact of societal changes on family systems. Students will analyze theories and research related to family development, diversity, and challenges, gaining a deeper understanding of how families influence individual well-being and community life. The course also discusses policy issues, ethical considerations, and strategies for supporting healthy family environments.
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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 the text,what type of experiment occurs when the researcher does not control the variables in a particular environment but provides interesting scientific information to the perceptive observer?
A) developmental experiment
B) natural experiment
C) accidental experiment
D) qualitative experiment
Answer: B
Q2) According to Erikson,what is the developmental challenge during early childhood?
A) trust vs. mistrust
B) autonomy vs. shame and doubt
C) initiative vs. guilt
D) industry vs. inferiority
Answer: C
Q3) For a cross-sequential design,researchers _____.
A) study people in different age groups and follow them over time
B) study people in different age groups at one time point
C) follow one group of people over time
D) spend a considerable amount of time with the people they want to study
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) It is estimated that half of all conceptions have too many or too few chromosomes.According to the text,what happens to most of the zygotes that are formed in these situations?
A) They are spontaneously aborted.
B) They result in neonates with birth defects.
C) They result in twins.
D) They have no problems.
Answer: A
Q2) What is another name for trisomy-21?
A) non-sex-linked-21
B) intellectual disability
C) Edward's syndrome
D) Down syndrome
Answer: D
Q3) Sperm and ova are produced by which of the following,respectively?
A) penis and uterus
B) scrotum and vulva
C) testes and ovaries
D) kidneys and pancreas
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) What is the length of the average neonate?
A) 18 inches
B) 20 inches
C) 22 inches
D) 24 inches
Answer: B
Q2) Assume you're living in a tribal group in Africa and one of the village mothers cannot produce enough breast milk for her infant.Which the following would most likely serve as a substitute for a mother's breast milk?
A) sheep's milk
B) goat's milk
C) elephant's milk
D) dog's milk
Answer: B
Q3) Which taste do neonates prefer?
A) sweet
B) sour
C) bitter
D) salty
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Infancy
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Q1) Would 3-year-olds enjoy the game of peek-a-boo? Would you expect to see cultural variations? Explain.
Q2) Other than using an infant's gaze during a habituation-dishabituation study,researchers can also monitor an infant's ____.
A) reflexes and fine motor movements
B) heart rate and the rate in which the infant sucks on a pacifier
C) blood pressure and capillary refill
D) fMRI and CT scan images
Q3) What is joint attention?
A) when two adults pay attention to an infant
B) when several infants look at the same stimulus
C) when an infant pays attention to what others are attending to
D) when an infant pays attention to another infant
Q4) What is the name of the sheath that encases axons to protect them and increase the speed of communication between neurons?
A) neuronal sheath
B) dendritic sheath
C) synaptic sheath
D) myelin sheath
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) What technique of measuring brain responses requires that the individual lay still inside a machine that uses a magnetic field to record changes in blood flow and oxygen use?
A) EEG
B) fMRI
C) EKG
D) CBF
Q2) According to attachment theory,what type of attachment leads to children who are able to love and trust others?
A) secure attachment
B) insecure-avoidant attachment
C) insecure-resistant attachment
D) disorganized-disoriented attachment
Q3) In which two life stages are children most likely to use private speech?
A) toddlerhood and early childhood
B) toddlerhood and adolescence
C) early childhood and middle childhood
D) middle childhood and adolescence
Q4) Describe a fine motor skill that a three-year-old can do that a one-year old would not yet be able to do.
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) A drill sergeant who expects his or her subordinates to follow commands without questioning their authority is more similar to which of the following parenting styles?
A) authoritative
B) authoritarian
C) permissive
D) disengaged
Q2) In kindergarten settings,tasks designed to help children learn with guided help before they are able to accomplish them on their own are prevalent.Lined paper is designed with larger lines that are easier for young children to utilize,and pencils and crayons may be larger to assist young children in holding them.These special adaptations in kindergarten classrooms are important because they ___.
A) help children with gross motor development
B) help children socialize with one another
C) help to get children ready for a more academic environment in later school years
D) help promote creativity in children
Q3) Give one example of a child in the preoperational stage showing that they are more capable than Piaget thought they were.
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) You are watching a video of a man in a developing country performing a task intended to determine if he is in the formal operations state of development.The person performing the task is 28 and he is performing quite poorly.What explanation would late 20th-century researchers have given to account for his poor performance?
A) He was cognitively incapable of formal operations.
B) He did not have formal education that included the scientific method.
C) He had previously experienced brain damage.
D) He was not interested in "proving" his abilities.
Q2) A type of German literature was developed approximately 250 years ago,sturm and drang,in which young people in their teens and early twenties experienced extreme emotions of angst,sadness and romantic passion.What does sturm and drang mean?
A) schizophrenic and dysphoric
B) silly and deranged
C) serious depression
D) storm and stress
Q3) Assuming you live in the U.S.,if you could go back in time and mature early,late,or on time,what would you choose and why? Support your answer with research findings that include short-term and/or long-term effects.
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) The Wechsler scales consist of 11 subtests,of which six are ____ subtests and five are ____ subtests.
A) verbal; performance
B) visual; perceptual
C) emotional stability; personality
D) applied; conceptual
Q2) Which of the following are two main reasons why bilingualism has increased?
A) greater migration and the growth of a global economy
B) greater egocentrism and egotism
C) decreased migration and greater homogeneous populations
D) decreased ethnocentrism and capitalism
Q3) The median population IQ is ____.
A) 85
B) 100
C) 115
D) 130
Q4) Describe a study that would benefit from using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM method).Be sure to include the definition of this term,the research question under investigation,and the reason this method would be advantageous.
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) When asked,"Do you feel that you have reached adulthood?" the majority of emerging adults respond,____.
A) yes
B) no
C) in some ways
D) I've felt like an adult for years
Q2) ____ involves a growing awareness that problems often have no clear solution and two opposing strategies or points of view may each have merit.
A) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
B) Egocentric thought
C) Hypothesis testing
D) Dialectical thought
Q3) The time period of emerging adulthood is more likely to be seen in ____.
A) developed countries
B) developing countries
C) collective cultures
D) individualistic cultures
Q4) Are people who cohabit before marriage more or less likely to get divorced? Explain.
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