Family Psychology MCQs
Family Psychology MCQs
Try to answer these 80 Family Psychology MCQs and check your understanding of the Family Psychology subject. Scroll down and let's begin!
1: According to tannen, women enjoy _____ talk more than _____ talk.
A. Their own parents
B. Men tend to remarry sooner than women do.
C. Sexual desire
D. Pet ownership
E. Rapport; report
2: An open woman born in 1960 and high in conscientiousness was likely to have _____ kids.
A. Agreeableness
B. One or no
C. Workers who are required to work overtime feel less job satisfaction
D. Erikson
3: Approximately 50 percent of adults remarry within _____ years after their divorce.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
4: Contrary to stereotypes, children are least likely to be abused _____________.
A. At day care
B. By fathers
C. By a friend or neighbor
D. By mothers.
5: If you are resilient, then you have the ability to __________.
A. Recognize change
B. Spring back from difficult experiences
C. Prevent bad things from happening
D. Silence the distractions around you
6: Inhalants, which are used more by younger adolescents to get high, include _____.
A. Marijuana.
B. Cocaine.
C. Tobacco.
D. Aerosols.
7: Most remarried people are _____ with their relationships and lives.
A. Disappointed
B. Happy
C. Depressed
D. Unattached.
8: Offering guidance, using good judgment, and knowing when to get help are all aspects of __________.
A. A bossy friend.
B. An insecure person.
C. A leader.
D. A shy ...
9: Remarrying women generally benefit __________ more than do remarrying men..
A. Emotionally
B. Financially
C. Parentally
D. Socially
10: Restrictive and controlling parenting practices are associated with _____.
A. Well-behaved adolescent.
B. Adolescent depression.
C. Adolescent achievement
D. All of these
11: Retribution as a punishment for a transgression involves _____.
A. Defining what was lost.
B. Praising the transgressor.
C. Hurting the transgressor.
D. Non of these
12: The honeymoon phase in abuse is __________.
A. The reason most couples stay together.
B. When the couple starts fighting.
C. When the abuser physically attacks
D. None of these
13: The identity status characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values is _____.
A. Moratorium
B. Achievement
C. Foreclosure
D. Diffusion
14: About 75 percent of divorced people remarry, often within ____ year(s).
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
15: Power asymmetry was found more often among __________ couples.
A. Expectation
B. Unsatisfactory
C. Dissatisfied
D. Indifferent
16: Authoritarian parents often _____.
A. Offer their children a lot of praise
B. Allow children to question their decisions
C. Are stern with their children
D. Make few maturity demands on their childre
17: According to sternberg, ______ comprises the cognitive component of love.
A. Both commitment and intimacy, but no passion
B. Intimacy
C. Housing
D. Commitment
E. Friendship
18: As victims look back on the violent relationship, they typically report that the abuser _____.
A. Did not show signs of violence when they first met
B. Incorporate couples meetings into their relationship
C. Attractive people are found guilty less often in court.
D. Each partner can call for a break at any time
19: It is estimated that there are about __________ married swingers in the united states.
A. 3 million
B. White, Middle-class
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
20: In their five rules for enhancing intimate communication, notarius and markman state that _______.
A. Attractive people are found guilty less often in court.
B. Incorporate couples meetings into their relationship
C. Each partner can call for a break at any time
D. Did not show signs of violence when they first met
21: Some unpopular children are _____ rather than rejected.
A. Neglected
B. Bully-victim
C. Conventional
D. Rejected
22: __________ lower the likelihood of remarriage for both men and women.
A. Happy
B. Children
C. Financially
D. None of these
23: Mothers and children make up about _____ percent of the homeless population.
A. 40
B. 80
C. 50
D. All of these
24: There are_____ social, moral, and legal constraints on divorce than in the past.
A. Far fewer
B. Slightly fewer
C. Slightly more
D. Far more
25: Native american parents have been described as exhibiting a(n) __________ parenting style.
A. Permissive
B. Corporal punishment
C. Nonresident fathers
D. Hijab
26: Mate selection is a(n) ________ function of dating.
A. Manifest
B. Covert
C. Implicit
D. Latent.
27: The proportion of middle-aged cohabiters has _____ over the past two decades.
A. More than 50
B. Cohabiting
C. Increased
D. Continuum
28: The increase in childbearing among older single women is largely a(n) __________ phenomenon.
A. White middle-class.
B. Bland or empty shell
C. Martial stability
D. Active enthusiasm
29: There has been _____ in the number of cohabiting u.s. couples since 1970.
A. Dramatic increase
B. Steady increase
C. General improvement
D. Deterioration
30: The ____________ model defines socialization as a process of participatory learning.
A. Functionalist
B. Conflict
C. Socialization
D. Interactionist
31: Families that are ________ are low in conversation orientation and high in conformity orientation.
A. Protective
B. More quickly
C. Shared activities
D. Task-oriented
32: Generally, people respond with ________ when they are confronted with facethreatening acts.
A. Empathy
B. An impervious response
C. Defensiveness
D. Ambiguity
33: Husbands are more likely to have _____ power than their wives.
A. Expert and informational
B. Social and legitimate
C. Referent
D. Legitimate and reward
34: There seems to be a connection between childlessness and _____________
A. Career commitment
B. Race and ethnicity
C. High family incomes
D. Managerial occupations.
35: Between 1991 and 2011, the overall teen birthrate in the u.s. ________.
A. Increased significantly
B. Remained the same
C. Increased a little
D. Decreased significantly
36: From 1940 to 1960, approximately __________ percent of all births were to unmarried women.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 25
D. 40
37: Social scientist ira reiss has proposed what he calls a __________ theory of love.
A. Egypt
B. Hebrew
C. Triangular
D. Wheel
38: According to race/ethnicity, victimization rates are highest for __________ women.
A. Response
B. Native American
C. Blacknon-Hispanic
D. None of these
39: Since the 1980s, divorce rates have ________.
A. Increased sharply
B. Increased slightly
C. Decreased sharply Incorrect
D. Decreased slightly
40: Stepfamilies differ from nuclear families in that stepfamilies typically ________.
A. Tend to create new roles in the family structure
B. The children are divided either by choice or by sex between the partners.
C. The couple have questions about splitting of responsibilities and household items.
D. The couple feels guilty for breaking the family and moves back in together.
41: The _______ message is the image of a woman who attained career success and supports her family.
A. Professional
B. Superwoman
C. Convergence
D. Traditional
42: The text points out that ___________ is closely related to the concept of date rape.
A. Pushing, grabbing, or slapping.
B. Sexuality
C. Sexual coercion
D. None of these
43: The text reports that _________ percent of marriages were preceded by cohabitation.
A. Over 50
B. Over 40
C. Over 45
D. Over 55
44: There are about _______ children with at least one adoptive parent in u.s. households.
A. 1.1 million
B. 2.3 million
C. 30 million
D. 56 million
45: Transgender and _______ individuals challenge the existing classifications of gender.
A. Gender
B. Asexual
C. Intersex
D. Heterosexual
46: A macro explanation for extramarital sex is ________.
A. Effective birth control method
B. A changed purpose of marriage
C. Likely to have the children's best interests at heart
D. Believe love and sex go hand in hand
47: _____ custody refers to who has the right to make decisions with respect to a childs upbringing.
A. Physical
B. Power
C. Legal
D. Joint
48: Estimates are that __________ percent of women experience marital rape.
A. Between 1 and 14
B. Between 10 and 14
C. Between 10 and 24
D. Between 10 and 34
49: Family, friends, personality, and experience are sources of ________ ethics.
A. Societal
B. Occupational
C. Individual
D. Organizational
50: ______________ is/are a factor in keeping family relationships operating harmoniously.
A. Conformity
B. Boundaries
C. Expectations
D. Shared narrativese
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