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Child and Adolescent Development for Educators, 2/e

Judith Meece, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Student Study Guide by Nancy Defrates-Densch

The Family: Partners in Education

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Which theory espouses that change in one element of a family affects the structure and functioning of the whole because of the interdependence that characterizes families.
		A)	ecological theory
		B)	learning theory
		C)	psychoanalytic theory
		D)	systems theory


2	Which theory espouses the idea that families and the interactions of their members tend toward equilibrium or homeostasis, exhibiting some resistance to change instigated by external forces?
		A)	ecological theory
		B)	learning theory
		C)	psychoanalytic theory
		D)	systems theory


3	According to which theory is the child's world conceptualized as a framework of nested systems?
		A)	ecological theory
		B)	learning theory
		C)	psychoanalytic theory
		D)	systems theory


4	According to ecological theory, the family is part of what system?
		A)	chronosystem
		B)	exosystem
		C)	macrosystem
		D)	microsystem


5	According to ecological theory, a child's culture is part of what system?
		A)	chronosystem
		B)	exosystem
		C)	macrosystem
		D)	microsystem


6	The largest proportion of single parents is produced by what?
		A)	divorce
		B)	death of a spouse
		C)	giving birth when unmarried
		D)	the non-custodial parent being incarcerated


7	Which of the following has NOT been shown to be an outcome associated with growing up in a single-parent family?
		A)	lower educational attainment
		B)	earlier onset of sexual activity among girls
		C)	higher rate of teenage pregnancy
		D)	higher economic status


8	Typically, parents have higher expectations for which child?
		A)	first born
		B)	middle child
		C)	last born
		D)	Native American


9	Which is true of only children?
		A)	They are selfish and spoiled.
		B)	They have higher levels of self-esteem and motivation than other children.
		C)	They are socially incompetent.
		D)	They have lower levels of self-esteem than other children.


10	Which of the following is a behavioral indicator of child abuse and/or neglect?
		A)	child becoming more withdrawn
		B)	child wanting to stay at school to avoid going home
		C)	child abusing other children
		D)	all of the above


11	Which of the following is a parental behavior linked to high school achievement in children?
		A)	parental use of flash cards when children are toddlers
		B)	b. parental monitoring of schoolwork
		C)	parental demand for excellence
		D)	an authoritarian style of parenting


12	Which of the following do children from single-parent families NOT have higher risk for than children in two-parent families?
		A)	irresponsibility
		B)	dropping-out of school
		C)	lower school attendance
		D)	for girls, earlier sexual activity and pregnancy

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