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What is the term for a family system in which a group of blood relatives from more than one nuclear family live together in the same household?


A) a traditional nuclear family
B) a nontraditional dynamic family
C) a blended family
D) an extended family

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Discuss the general characteristics of children and their families when those children were conceived by donor insemination.

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According to Nancy Galambos and colleagues,what behavioural outcome is associated with behavioural control for discipline?


A) anxiety and depression
B) antisocial tendencies in adolescence
C) animosity toward others
D) low self-esteem

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Many developmentalists have contributed to our understanding of the interaction between children and their parents in determining behavioural outcomes.Overall,what is regarded as the most important contributor to this interaction?


A) parental warmth and acceptance
B) guidance or discipline by the parents
C) both warmth and discipline are important, although the two factors are independent
D) parental warmth is important only when the parents have a strict disciplinary style

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Which of the following best characterizes the behaviours of children who experience a permissive style of parenting?


A) They are bossy, impulsive, aggressive, and low in achievement.
B) They are self-reliant, socially responsible, bossy, and achievement oriented.
C) They are unfriendly, moody, easily annoyed, and selfish.
D) They are aggressive, hostile, selfish, and rebellious.

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Marlene and Quentin are married to each other.They live in a home with their two children,Stephanie and Ronald.This family structure exemplifies which type of family?


A) extended
B) nuclear
C) subsystematic
D) blended

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According to the child-effects model,which behavioural influences are most important to a child's developmental trajectory?


A) that of the children in response to societal norms
B) that of parents toward the children
C) that of the children toward their parents
D) that of the parents in response to societal norms

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Which statement best summarizes behavioural outcomes of children of divorce?


A) They fear intimacy and withdraw from relationships.
B) They do not find happiness in love relationships.
C) They are pessimistic about the success of their own marriages.
D) They are optimistic that their own marriage will be successful.

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How has the average age of first marriage in Canada changed over the last 100 years?


A) It has steadily increased.
B) It has recently risen, after initially decreasing.
C) It has steadily decreased.
D) It has recently decreased, after initially rising.

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Which conclusion regarding the presence of siblings for a child is supported by the data collected from a variety of research programs support?


A) It is necessary for optimal social and cognitive development.
B) It prevents children from becoming selfish and egocentric.
C) It threatens a child's sense of emotional security and instrumental competence.
D) It has some advantages but is not necessary for successful development.

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From observational research,it is clear that the number of altercations between very young siblings can be very high.Many of these contentious interactions continue during the preschool and the grade-school years.What happens to the behaviour of siblings in these cases?


A) Older siblings tend to become more compliant, whereas younger siblings tend to become more dominant and aggressive.
B) Both the older and the younger siblings tend to become more dominant and less compliant.
C) Older brothers tend to become more dominant and aggressive, whereas older sisters tend to become more compliant.
D) Older siblings tend to become more dominant and aggressive, whereas younger siblings tend to become more compliant.

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What type of child abuse is most likely to be recognized?


A) psychological
B) sexual
C) physical
D) neglect

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What characterizes the parent-child relationship when parents are authoritarian?


A) Parents are responsive and children are free to express themselves.
B) Parents are reserved and aloof and children are ignored.
C) Parents are responsive and given considerable freedom within firm boundaries.
D) Parents are reserved and children are expected to exhibit strict obedience.

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Which statement best characterizes the divorce rate following the 1986 amendment to the Canadian Divorce Act?


A) a significant decrease in the divorce rate, followed by a slow rise at present
B) an increase by nearly a factor of 7 over the past 50 years
C) a steady, slow decrease over the past 50 years
D) a sudden one-year increase in the divorce rate, followed by a substantial decline

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Based upon current research findings,which general belief about abusive parents has NOT been supported?


A) They abuse all of their children equally.
B) They often target only one child in the family.
C) They interpret a child's normal distress as rejection.
D) They are of all races, ethnic groups, and social classes.

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According to Dunn's research,which mothers are most successful at promoting positive behaviours that their older children direct toward their younger sibling?


A) mothers who give the older child extra, focused attention and are sympathetic to the older child's brooding or negative responses
B) mothers who begin to reduce attention to the older child before the birth of a sibling to desensitize them to the coming events
C) mothers who give the older child quality time and actively discourage negative responses toward the infant
D) mothers who explain to the older child that negativity will not be tolerated and actively punish any negative responses

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Melanie's son John was conceived through donor insemination.Melanie lives with her life-long friend Kevin (a homosexual man) .The home environment is warm and loving,and despite the fact that Kevin is not John's father,he has adopted him.Based on this scenario,and according to research evidence,which statement represents the most accurate prediction for John's developmental outcomes relative to his peers?


A) He will be slower to develop a basic gender identity.
B) He will be just as cognitively, emotionally, and morally mature.
C) He will be more likely to play with same-sex peers.
D) He will show stronger gender intensification during adolescence.

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According to the research of Hildy Ross,the quickest and least negative resolutions between siblings in a play situation reflect what characteristics?


A) pre-existing positive sibling relationships
B) parental style
C) low-conflict situations
D) high-conflict situations

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Beatrice is an only child and Shelby has both a sister and a brother.Otherwise,both Shelby and Beatrice have similar home environments and family structure.Based on this description,which statement is the most accurate prediction of Beatrice's behavioural characteristics?


A) She will have higher self-esteem, but poorer peer relationships.
B) She will be more obedient and slightly more intellectually competent.
C) She will be more disruptive and more selfish.
D) She will have lower achievement motivation, but better peer relationships.

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Which conclusion regarding child abuse has received the most support from current research?


A) It is almost inevitable when a high-risk parent has a child with high-risk characteristics.
B) It is most likely to occur in families under stress.
C) It is less common today because people are better educated about parenting.
D) It occurs with equal frequency in all cultures.

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