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Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition

E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough

The Family

True/False Quiz


1	Marital satisfaction decreases more in fathers than in mothers after the birth of the first child.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Power-assertive methods of discipline rely heavily on the superior power of the parent.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	The first goal of socialization is compliance.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Self-regulation describes the ability of the child to regulate his/her own behaviour with only minor reminders from parents.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Two primary dimensions of parental behaviour are emotionality and control.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Family rituals may be formal or informal in nature.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The authoritative parenting style is restrictive and punitive and allows little verbal exchange.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Experts contend that child abuse is mostly caused by the individual personality characteristics of parents.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Due to age similarities, children interact more positively with siblings than parents.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The oldest sibling is less adult-oriented and helpful than their siblings.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	Permissive parenting is correlated with children who are fearful, moody, and vulnerable to stressors.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	Parents have higher expectations of the firstborn than of their other children.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	Biological parents take a more active role in parenting than do step-parents.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	Older fathers are no more likely to have regular responsibility for some part of a preschoolers' daily care than are younger fathers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	Working-class mothers utter prohibitions less frequently to their preschool children than do middle-class mothers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	Boys are less susceptible to the effects of family disharmony than are girls.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	One basic problem of poverty is powerless.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	Social-class differences in family relations are more marked than variations based on race or ethnicity.
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	In Canada, the out-of-wedlock birth rate is over 25%.
		A)	True
		B)	False


20	In single parent families, mothers are more likely than fathers to suffer task overload.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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