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1
_______ refers to parental behavior that serves to support children's efforts, allowing them to be more skillful than they would be if they relied on their own abilities.
A)Reciprocal socialization
B)Scaffolding
C)Indulgent parenting
D)Mutual synchrony
2
About ____ of married couples express an increase in marital satisfaction after having a child.
A)0%
B)1/3
C)1/2
D)3/4
3
Which of the following is not a change in parenting behavior as children move from infancy to the elementary school years?
A)Parenting moves from being more physical to more psychological.
B)Parents show their children less physical affection as they age.
C)Discipline style changes.
D)Parents move towards being their child's friend more than parental figure.
4
_____________ results in both the parent and child sharing control and typically occurs in the ___________ part of childhood.
A)Mutual synchrony; early childhood
B)Mutual synchrony; middle and late childhood
C)Coregulation; early childhood
D)Coregulation; middle and late childhood
5
Which parenting style most often yields children who are socially competent, self-reliant, and socially responsible?
A)Authoritarian
B)Authoritative
C)Neglectful
D)Indulgent
6
Bob's parenting style can be described as "my way or the highway." Baumrind refers to this style as
A)authoritarian.
B)authoritative.
C)neglectful.
D)indulgent.
7
A recent national survey of U.S. parents with preschoolers found that about _____ report the frequent use of spanking.
A)10%
B)26%
C)50%
D)75%
8
The vast majority of abused children are abused by
A)strangers.
B)foster parents.
C)uncles/aunts or grandparents.
D)parents.
9
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.
10
All of the following are characteristics of sibling relationships EXCEPT
A)dependency and trust.
B)emotional quality.
C)variation.
D)familiarity.
11
What percentage of mothers with children under the age of five spends the greatest part of their day away from their children?
A)15 percent
B)35 percent
C)50 percent
D)65 percent
12
All of the following are factors involved in a child's risk and vulnerability to negative consequences as a result of living in a divorced family EXCEPT
A)an easy temperament.
B)having non-familial commitments.
C)being responsible.
D)being socially mature.
13
Custodial mothers experience the loss of about _______ of their pre-divorce income, in comparison with a loss of only 1/10th by custodial fathers.
A)1/8 - 1/3
B)1/3 - 2/3
C)1/4 - 1/5
D)1/2 - 3/4
14
Within stepparent families, the relationships are likely to be
A)better between the child and the custodial parent.
B)better between the child and the stepparent.
C)helped by the presence of stepsiblings.
D)better for girls than for boys.
15
What percentage of stepfamily couples stay remarried?
A)1/2
B)1/4
C)1/3
D)1/5





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