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Which of the following is an important role of parents' in their adolescent children's lives? |
| | A) | drill sergeants |
| | B) | friends |
| | C) | police |
| | D) | managers |
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________ parenting style tends to result in the best outcome. |
| | A) | Authoritarian |
| | B) | Neglectful |
| | C) | Authoritative |
| | D) | Indulgent |
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Which of the following is a traditional Asian American style of parenting emphasizing loving control and is associated with positive outcomes? |
| | A) | authoritarian |
| | B) | authoritative |
| | C) | training |
| | D) | domineering |
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Psychologists who stress the importance of similarities between parent-child relationships and parent-adolescent relationships are most likely to hold what view of developmental construction of relationships? |
| | A) | psychoanalytic |
| | B) | continuity |
| | C) | discontinuity |
| | D) | disequilibrium |
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Conflict between parents and adolescents is typically greatest |
| | A) | at the apex of pubertal growth. |
| | B) | during the senior year in high school. |
| | C) | among late-maturing boys. |
| | D) | among late-maturing girls. |
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When is marital dissatisfaction likely to be the greatest? |
| | A) | when offspring is a newborn |
| | B) | when offspring is an adolescent |
| | C) | when offspring is a school-age child |
| | D) | when offspring is an adult |
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Which of the following is more characteristic of first-time parents in their 30s when compared to first-time parents in their 20s? |
| | A) | less egalitarian couple relationship |
| | B) | men are less likely to participate in child care |
| | C) | fathers show less rejection with their children |
| | D) | fathers are stricter in enforcing rules |
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A restrictive, punitive style of parenting is |
| | A) | indulgent. |
| | B) | authoritative. |
| | C) | authoritarian. |
| | D) | neglectful. |
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A style in which the parent is very uninvolved in the life of the adolescent is |
| | A) | indulgent. |
| | B) | authoritative. |
| | C) | authoritarian. |
| | D) | neglectful. |
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Diana Baumrind describes authoritative parents as |
| | A) | restrictive, punitive, and allowing little verbal guidance. |
| | B) | encouraging independence and placing limits on adolescents' actions. |
| | C) | power assertive, rejecting, unresponsive, and parent centered. |
| | D) | undemanding, rejecting, uninvolved, and controlling. |
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Bill's parents have few rules for household conduct or academic expectations. They do not punish Bill when he violates rules, but merely accept his behavior. Bill is likely to develop |
| | A) | social competence because his parents unconditionally accept him. |
| | B) | anxiety about social comparisons and social inferiority feelings. |
| | C) | self-reliance, social responsibility, and autonomy. |
| | D) | little impulse control and disregard for rules. |
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The most strongly related factor for promoting the development of social competence is |
| | A) | responsiveness with verbal "give and take." |
| | B) | lack of involvement with little verbal exchange. |
| | C) | firm limits and controls with little verbal exchange. |
| | D) | warm involvement with few restraints. |
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The increased independence that typifies adolescence is called |
| | A) | synchrony. |
| | B) | autonomy. |
| | C) | indulgence. |
| | D) | reciprocal socialization. |
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It is a mistake to attribute the problems of adolescents to their mothers because |
| | A) | behavior is determined by multiple factors. |
| | B) | fathers spend more time with children and adolescents than ever before. |
| | C) | mothers and fathers are equal partners in parenting. |
| | D) | peers and siblings have more influence on adolescents than parents. |
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Conflict between adolescents and parents is typically strongest in early adolescence, and may be a healthy aspect of the development of |
| | A) | autonomy. |
| | B) | attachment. |
| | C) | parenting skills. |
| | D) | dating skills. |
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The most common source of parent-adolescent conflict is |
| | A) | drugs. |
| | B) | delinquency. |
| | C) | dating. |
| | D) | everyday events of family life. |
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The most crucial transition for the development of adolescent autonomy is from |
| | A) | school to work. |
| | B) | high school to college. |
| | C) | middle school to high school. |
| | D) | virginity to sexual activity. |
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Adolescents who are securely attached to their parents |
| | A) | cannot adequately develop autonomy. |
| | B) | show less secure attachment to peers. |
| | C) | have more difficulty engaging with peers and separating from parents. |
| | D) | have higher self-esteem than insecurely attached peers. |
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What percent of today's U.S. adolescents have one or more siblings? |
| | A) | approximately 50% |
| | B) | approximately 25% |
| | C) | approximately 60% |
| | D) | approximately 80% |
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Ten to 14-year-old children who are in out-of-home care are at increased risk for |
| | A) | delinquency. |
| | B) | alcohol and drug use. |
| | C) | school problems. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Firstborn children are: |
| | A) | more achievement-oriented than those born later. |
| | B) | less achievement-oriented than those born later. |
| | C) | more psychologically well adjusted than those born later. |
| | D) | on the average, less socially responsible than those born later. |
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Which of the following about divorced families is true? |
| | A) | The majority of adolescents competently cope with their parents' divorce. |
| | B) | More girls than boys become disengaged from the family. |
| | C) | Divorced parents' parenting skills diminish for at least five years after the divorce. |
| | D) | Frequency of contact of noncustodial parents with children is highly related to the adjustment of children and adolescents. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three common types of stepfamily structures? |
| | A) | stepfather |
| | B) | compound |
| | C) | complex |
| | D) | stepmother |
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The confusion in stepfamilies regarding the membership of the family and each individual's responsibility is referred to as |
| | A) | family blending. |
| | B) | boundary ambiguity. |
| | C) | stepfamily dynamism. |
| | D) | stepfamily individuation. |
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According to James Bray, stepfamilies fall into three types based on their relationships over time. Which of the following is NOT one of those types? |
| | A) | neo-traditional |
| | B) | matriarchal |
| | C) | new breed |
| | D) | romantic |
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After coming home from school, Juan washes the breakfast dishes, does a load of laundry, and starts dinner before his parents get home at 6 P.M. Juan is a |
| | A) | hurried child. |
| | B) | latchkey child. |
| | C) | neglected child. |
| | D) | stepchild. |
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Ethnic minority families tend to differ from Caucasian American families in that |
| | A) | the ethnic minority families are smaller. |
| | B) | the adolescents from Asian American and Latino families feel less familial responsibility. |
| | C) | ethnic families show more extended networks. |
| | D) | ethnic families have parents with higher education levels. |
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Which of the following is true of adopted adolescents? |
| | A) | They are less likely to have school problems than their non-adopted peers. |
| | B) | The earlier adoption occurs, the more problems they are likely to have. |
| | C) | The vast majority of adopted adolescents adjust effectively. |
| | D) | They have more problems than adolescents in long-term foster care. |
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Which of the following is true of children of gay and lesbian parents? |
| | A) | The majority has a heterosexual orientation. |
| | B) | They are rejected by peers. |
| | C) | They have more mental health problems than children of heterosexual parents. |
| | D) | They have poorer adjustment than children of heterosexual parents. |
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A combination of ineffective parenting and sibling conflict is associated with |
| | A) | poor peer relations. |
| | B) | good peer relations. |
| | C) | poor academic performance. |
| | D) | good academic performance. |
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Which of the following is true of parent-child relationships in emerging adulthood for African American youth? |
| | A) | Conflict increases. |
| | B) | Relationships with parents become more distant. |
| | C) | Youth have better relationships with fathers who were consistently present. |
| | D) | Parents take a more active role in the relationship. |
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Asian American emerging adults are more likely than their Caucasian peers to endorse |
| | A) | spirituality |
| | B) | independence |
| | C) | harmony with nature |
| | D) | family interdependence |
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