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The carefully coordinated interaction between the parent and the child or adolescent. |
| | A) | reciprocal socialization |
| | B) | maturation |
| | C) | discontinuity |
| | D) | synchrony |
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Relationships more likely to consist of participants who relate to each other on equal terms. |
| | A) | Sibling-child |
| | B) | Parent-child |
| | C) | Peer-child |
| | D) | Teacher-child |
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Once remarked that when he was 14 his father was so ignorant he could hardly stand him, but by age 21 he was surprised how much his father had learned in those 7 years? |
| | A) | Jean Piaget |
| | B) | Charles Darwin |
| | C) | Mark Twain |
| | D) | Sigmund Freud |
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The time when marital dissatisfaction is greater |
| | A) | when offspring is a newborn. |
| | B) | when offspring is an adolescent. |
| | C) | when offspring is a child. |
| | D) | when offspring is an adult. |
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What frequently happens between adolescents and parents? |
| | A) | They compete for family resources. |
| | B) | They violate one another's expectations. |
| | C) | They reject one another's personal space. |
| | D) | They get along well because they share similar levels of cognitive development. |
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Marital dissatisfaction is greatest when their offspring are |
| | A) | adolescents. |
| | B) | young children. |
| | C) | older children. |
| | D) | adults. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of Baumrind's four types of parenting? |
| | A) | Indulgent. |
| | B) | Power assertion. |
| | C) | Authoritarian. |
| | D) | Neglectful. |
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A restrictive, punitive style of parenting. |
| | A) | Indulgent |
| | B) | Authoritative |
| | C) | Authoritarian |
| | D) | Neglectful |
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Parents who encourage their adolescents to be independent, but still place limits on what they can do. |
| | 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. |
| | A) | Indulgent |
| | B) | Authoritative |
| | C) | Authoritarian |
| | D) | Neglectful |
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Diane Baumrind describes authoritative parents as |
| | A) | restrictive, punitive, and allowing little verbal guide. |
| | 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 increased independence that typifies adolescence. |
| | A) | Synchrony |
| | B) | Autonomy |
| | C) | Indulgence |
| | D) | Reciprocal socialization |
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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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You are depressed because you argue with your 10-year-old daughter almost daily, and these arguments last for several minutes. Experts on adolescents would tell you that |
| | A) | this high level of conflict will lead to later disturbances. |
| | B) | this type of conflict is normal, and you should not worry about it. |
| | C) | if you are arguing this much now, your arguments will increase in later adolescence. |
| | D) | these arguments will prevent your daughter from developing an autonomous identity. |
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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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What percent of American adolescents currently have one or more siblings? |
| | A) | 50% |
| | B) | 25% |
| | C) | 60% |
| | D) | 80% |
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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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Sibling conflict is often lower in adolescence than in childhood due to changes in |
| | A) | social development. |
| | B) | physical development. |
| | C) | the power relationship. |
| | D) | the way parents deal with conflict. |
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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 is NOT one of the three common types of stepfamily structures? |
| | A) | Stepfather |
| | B) | Compound |
| | C) | Complex |
| | D) | Stepmother |
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______ refers to the confusion in stepfamilies regarding the membership of the family and each individual's responsibility. |
| | A) | Family blending |
| | B) | Boundary ambiguity |
| | C) | Stepfamily dynamism |
| | D) | Stepfamily individuation |
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According to James Bray, given time stepfamilies fall into three types based on their relationships. Which of the following is NOT one of those types? |
| | A) | Neo-traditional |
| | B) | Matriarchal |
| | C) | Romantic |
| | D) | New breed |
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After coming home from school, Juan washes the breakfast dishes, does the 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 families tend to differ from White American families in that the former |
| | A) | are smaller. |
| | B) | show more extended networks. |
| | C) | encourage more autonomy among girls than boys. |
| | D) | have more employed mothers. |
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It is a mistake to attribute the problems of adolescents to their mothers because |
| | A) | fathers spend more time with children and adolescents than ever before. |
| | B) | mothers and fathers are partners in parenting. |
| | C) | behavior is determined by multiple factors. |
| | D) | peers and siblings have more influence on adolescents than parents. |
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Fathers of adolescents who are older than most other fathers of children that age are |
| | A) | more likely to enforce rules than younger fathers. |
| | B) | warmer and communicate better than younger fathers. |
| | C) | more aloof than younger fathers. |
| | D) | more demanding than younger fathers. |
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African American and Latino adolescents are most likely to differ from White adolescents in that the former are more likely to |
| | A) | live in extended families. |
| | B) | live in rural areas. |
| | C) | attend church. |
| | D) | use drugs. |
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