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| 651. |
Which type of family consists of a married couple and their own or adoptedchildren living at home? |
| A. | nontraditional family |
| B. | traditional family |
| C. | blended family |
| D. | step family |
| Answer» C. blended family | |
| 652. |
Stages of the household life cycle are based on ____. |
| A. | age of the adult members |
| B. | marital status of the adult members |
| C. | presence of children |
| D. | age of children |
| Answer» E. | |
| 653. |
Ashley and her husband just had their first child. Ashley was married previously, and her two children from that marriage also live with Ashleyand her current husband. Which type of family is this? |
| A. | nontraditional family |
| B. | traditional family |
| C. | blended family |
| D. | secondary family |
| Answer» D. secondary family | |
| 654. |
Which type of family consists of a couple, one or both of whom were previously married, their children, and the children from the previousmarriage of one or both parents? |
| A. | nontraditional family |
| B. | traditional family |
| C. | blended family |
| D. | step family |
| Answer» D. step family | |
| 655. |
Which one is a basic institution for socialization of children: |
| A. | school |
| B. | religion |
| C. | family |
| D. | community |
| Answer» D. community | |
| 656. |
Age is a: |
| A. | nominal variable |
| B. | ordinal variable |
| C. | interval |
| D. | ratio |
| Answer» C. interval | |
| 657. |
Etnocentricism means: |
| A. | evaluating other cultures with the yardstick of your own values. |
| B. | taking other nations as good as your own one but disowned |
| C. | no other society is like your\s and your society or group is superior to others. |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 658. |
Role confusion in modern society is engendered by all but one of thefollowing: |
| A. | broadening of role specification |
| B. | plurality of moralities |
| C. | increase in number of achievable positions |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 659. |
In modern society, cultural change is most likely to be the byproduct of: |
| A. | planning |
| B. | diffusion |
| C. | social struggle |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. social struggle | |
| 660. |
A large kinship group whose members inhabit one geographic area andbelieve they are descendent from a common area is known as: |
| A. | clan |
| B. | tribe |
| C. | kin group |
| D. | class |
| Answer» C. kin group | |
| 661. |
The exception to the typical application of endogamy is: |
| A. | tribe |
| B. | kinship |
| C. | race |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. race | |
| 662. |
The most pervasive of the social processes are: |
| A. | cooperation |
| B. | over conflict |
| C. | competition |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 663. |
What are the parts of social structure? |
| A. | communities |
| B. | roles and sub-groups |
| C. | institutions and associations |
| D. | groups and associations |
| Answer» C. institutions and associations | |
| 664. |
Geronotology is the study of |
| A. | human being |
| B. | special groups |
| C. | aged and aging |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 665. |
No social relationship can exist without: |
| A. | face to face presence of the individuals |
| B. | physical awareness of the presence of another |
| C. | likeness of interests |
| D. | carrying common life activates |
| Answer» C. likeness of interests | |
| 666. |
In Erik Erikson’s developmental stages of life, with which challenge mustolder people struggle? |
| A. | overcoming despair to achieve integrity |
| B. | overcoming role confusion to achieve identity |
| C. | overcoming isolation to achieve intimacy |
| D. | overcoming shame to achieve autonomy |
| Answer» B. overcoming role confusion to achieve identity | |
| 667. |
In most countries, elderly women ______ than elderly men. |
| A. | are mistreated less |
| B. | live a few years longer |
| C. | suffer fewer health problems |
| D. | deal with issues of aging better |
| Answer» E. | |
| 668. |
When choosing a career path, men are more likely to consider ___________,while women are more likely to take ______________ into account. |
| A. | economic gains, relationships with people |
| B. | relationships with people, economic gains |
| C. | length of training, proximity |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. relationships with people, economic gains | |
| 669. |
Most life-span developmentalists recognize that: |
| A. | nature, continuity, and stability are the primary determinants of behavior. |
| B. | nurture, discontinuity, and change are the primary determinants of behavior. |
| C. | while nurture (the environment) is important, nature (heredity) plays the stronger role. |
| D. | extreme positions on these issues are unwise. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 670. |
Erik Erikson's theory emphasized: |
| A. | repeated resolutions of unconscious conflicts about sexual energy. |
| B. | developmental change throughout the human life span. |
| C. | changes in children\s thinking as they mature. |
| D. | the influence of sensitive periods in the various stages of biological maturation. |
| Answer» C. changes in children\s thinking as they mature. | |
| 671. |
As he was studying life-span development, Tyrell had to learn severalinterrelated, coherent sets of ideas that would help him explain and make predictions about development. Tyrell had to learn: |
| A. | theories. |
| B. | hypotheses. |
| C. | models. |
| D. | scientific methods. |
| Answer» B. hypotheses. | |
| 672. |
Rozee is 86 years young. She continues to learn phrases in new languages,she writes poetry, and she enjoys going to museums to see the latest up-andcoming artists. These examples of her adaptive capacities demonstrate: |
| A. | chronological age. |
| B. | biological age. |
| C. | psychological age. |
| D. | social age. |
| Answer» D. social age. | |
| 673. |
The expectations society has that a person will act his or her age refers to: |
| A. | biological age. |
| B. | social age. |
| C. | psychological age. |
| D. | historical age. |
| Answer» C. psychological age. | |
| 674. |
The number of years since a person was born is a key element in thedefinition of: |
| A. | chronological age. |
| B. | biological age. |
| C. | psychological age. |
| D. | developmental age. |
| Answer» B. biological age. | |
| 675. |
The AIDS epidemic in the United States would be an example of a: |
| A. | normative age-graded influence. |
| B. | normative history-graded influence. |
| C. | nonnormative life event. |
| D. | storm-and-stress event. |
| Answer» C. nonnormative life event. | |
| 676. |
The onset of puberty is an example of: |
| A. | normative age-graded influences. |
| B. | normative history-graded influences. |
| C. | nonnormative life events. |
| D. | storm-and-stress events. |
| Answer» B. normative history-graded influences. | |
| 677. |
When Ben was thirteen when his father was killed in a car accident. This is anexample of a: |
| A. | normative age-graded influence. |
| B. | normative history-graded influence. |
| C. | nonnormative life event. |
| D. | nonnormative socioemotional event. |
| Answer» D. nonnormative socioemotional event. | |
| 678. |
Like many others her age, Velma does not know how to use a computer, but her six-year-old grandson has no problem navigating the Internet and using aword processing program. This is an example of a: |
| A. | normative age-graded influence. |
| B. | normative history-graded influence. |
| C. | nonnormative life event. |
| D. | nonnormative socioemotional event. |
| Answer» C. nonnormative life event. | |
| 679. |
In many cultures, people retire from their careers in their fifties or sixties. Thisis an example of a: |
| A. | normative age-graded influence. |
| B. | normative history-graded influence. |
| C. | nonnormative life event. |
| D. | nonnormative socioemotional event. |
| Answer» B. normative history-graded influence. | |
| 680. |
Differences in families, neighborhoods, cultures, and even time periods affectdevelopment. This statement supports Baltes' assertion that development is: |
| A. | contextual. |
| B. | multidirectional. |
| C. | multidimensional. |
| D. | plastic. |
| Answer» B. multidirectional. | |
| 681. |
In one study, the reasoning abilities of older adults were improved throughretraining. This is an example of how development is: |
| A. | contextual. |
| B. | multidirectional. |
| C. | multidimensional. |
| D. | plastic. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 682. |
Which period of development is characterized by establishing independence,developing an identity, and thinking more abstractly? |
| A. | middle childhood |
| B. | late childhood |
| C. | adolescence |
| D. | early adulthood |
| Answer» D. early adulthood | |
| 683. |
Allan spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. Healso has been thinking about how his personal relationship is going and considering whether it could be long-term and lead to establishing a family. Allan is MOST LIKELY in: |
| A. | late adolescence. |
| B. | early adulthood. |
| C. | middle adultho |
| Answer» C. middle adultho | |
| 684. |
The period of development during which school readiness skills aredeveloped and most free time is spent playing with friends is called: |
| A. | infancy. |
| B. | early childhood. |
| C. | middle childho |
| Answer» C. middle childho | |
| 685. |
The traditional approach to development emphasizes: |
| A. | little change from birth through old age. |
| B. | extensive change from birth to adolescence, adulthood, and old age. |
| C. | extensive change from birth to adulthood, then little change for the rest of the life span. |
| D. | extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, then decline in late old age. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 686. |
The traditional and life-span perspectives are contrasting views of developmental change. According to the life-span perspective, when dodevelopmental changes occur? |
| A. | during infancy and early childhood |
| B. | during adolescence and early adulthood |
| C. | during middle and late adulthood |
| D. | throughout the entire life cycle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 687. |
According to Piaget, children can reason about hypothetical entities in the________ stage. |
| A. | preoperational |
| B. | sensory-motor |
| C. | formal operational |
| D. | concrete operational |
| Answer» D. concrete operational | |
| 688. |
It is important that social workers |
| A. | understand social darwinism |
| B. | understand biological, psychological and social dimensions of development |
| C. | are cosmopolitanists |
| D. | understand sociobiology |
| Answer» C. are cosmopolitanists | |
| 689. |
If someone has suffered a head injury and has trouble speaking in a meaningful way, and babbles in a senseless manner, it is likely that there was adamage to the |
| A. | broca’s area |
| B. | wernicke’s area |
| C. | occipital lobe |
| D. | cerebrum. |
| Answer» B. wernicke’s area | |
| 690. |
Being able to play guitar well is an example of possessing good |
| A. | fine motor skills |
| B. | gross motor skills |
| C. | reflexes |
| D. | locomotor skills |
| Answer» B. gross motor skills | |
| 691. |
People who achieve a sense of integrity… |
| A. | consolidate a sense of self |
| B. | want to make personal changes |
| C. | treat themselves as the most important person in the world |
| D. | sink into despair |
| Answer» B. want to make personal changes | |
| 692. |
Each stage in Erikson’s model of psychosocial development can becharacterized by: |
| A. | a period of creative tension |
| B. | an achievement scale for growth |
| C. | a different psychological crisis |
| D. | a and c |
| Answer» D. a and c | |
| 693. |
The psychosocial task during one’s high school years is to achieve a senseof? |
| A. | industry |
| B. | delinquency |
| C. | autonomy |
| D. | identity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 694. |
What is Erikson most famous for? |
| A. | id vs. ego |
| B. | identity crisis |
| C. | social learning theory |
| D. | behaviorism |
| Answer» C. social learning theory | |
| 695. |
Subash is a highly athletic boy and can play games that involve bodily movement very well. However, he faces so much of difficulty in drawing andwriting that he takes a long time even to write one alphabet clearly. This is indicative of his… |
| A. | good fine motor skills. |
| B. | poor fine motor skills. |
| C. | poor gross motors skills. |
| D. | good gross motor skills. |
| Answer» B. poor fine motor skills. | |
| 696. |
Dechen has an investigative and a curious mindset. She likes evaluating andcontrasting the different things she has learnt in the class. This is indicative of her … |
| A. | creative intelligence. |
| B. | analytical intelligence. |
| C. | practical intelligence. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» B. analytical intelligence. | |
| 697. |
Which of the following statements would talk about the seed and the soilanalogy in talking about the nature of human development? |
| A. | is development stable or open to change? |
| B. | is development continuous or discontinuous? |
| C. | nature-nurture controversy. |
| D. | one course of development of many courses of development. |
| Answer» D. one course of development of many courses of development. | |
| 698. |
Emotional intelligence involves … |
| A. | mood management. |
| B. | managing relationships. |
| C. | emotional self-awareness. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 699. |
Which of the following approaches do many current theorists of motordevelopment take? |
| A. | piagetian approach |
| B. | evolutionary approach |
| C. | changing modules approach |
| D. | dynamic systems approach |
| Answer» E. | |
| 700. |
At what age do children begin to differentiate between others’emotional distress and their own? |
| A. | 3-12 months |
| B. | 6-14 months |
| C. | 9-18 months |
| D. | 2 years |
| Answer» C. 9-18 months | |