CPSY 3301 QUIZ 9 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Parenting that includes a mixture of high parental control, physical restraint, punishment, and warm
affection is called: - Answers abusive parenting.
authoritarian parenting.
-no-nonsense parenting.
permissive parenting.
According to Robert LeVine, which of the following are goals of parents in all cultures? - Answers
survival, comfort, self-actualization
survival, political, economic
-survival, economic, cultural
survival, education, meaningfulness
The term ____________ refers to how the family unit is socially organized. - Answers nuclear family
extended family
-family structure
family dynamics
Although rare in the animal kingdom, when cooperative breeding occurs, this results in: - Answers
fewer births.
low birth weight.
-prolonged periods of childhood dependency.
premature births.
If a researcher wanted to focus on the exosystem of children's lives, she would focus on: - Answers
family life.
the relationship between the child's parents and his teacher.
-the mother's job.
the historical time period the child lives in.
Jennifer lives with her mother, father, husband, and daughter. Jennifer lives in a(n) ____________
family. - Answers nuclear
single parent
multi-parent
-extended
Tom Luster and his colleagues compared "more successful" and "less successful" children of
adolescent mothers. Which of the following characteristics of the mother was NOT associated with
successful children? - Answers living in more desirable neighborhoods
having received more years of education
living with a male partner
-being unemployed
Personal characteristics or environmental circumstances that increase the probability of negative
outcomes for children are called: - Answers conditional factors.
developmental detriments.
stressors.
-risk factors.
According to Diana Baumrind, authoritarian parents: - Answers accept more immature behavior than
do other types of parents.
demand less achievement than do permissive parents.
-favor punitive measures to control children's behavior.
are willing to listen to their children although they do not agree with them.
In addition to quantity of time in child care, what other factors have researchers NOT examined in
order to explain children's adjustment to child care? - Answers parental responsiveness
amount of parental education
parental income
-neighborhood context
Which of the following is a true statement about families? - Answers -There are universal goals that
families share.
The scripted routines provided by families for young children do not vary across cultures.
There are no universals regarding families and their goals.
Parenting that includes a mixture of high parental control, physical restraint, punishment, and warm
affection is called: - Answers abusive parenting.
authoritarian parenting.
-no-nonsense parenting.
permissive parenting.
According to Robert LeVine, which of the following are goals of parents in all cultures? - Answers
survival, comfort, self-actualization
survival, political, economic
-survival, economic, cultural
survival, education, meaningfulness
The term ____________ refers to how the family unit is socially organized. - Answers nuclear family
extended family
-family structure
family dynamics
Although rare in the animal kingdom, when cooperative breeding occurs, this results in: - Answers
fewer births.
low birth weight.
-prolonged periods of childhood dependency.
premature births.
If a researcher wanted to focus on the exosystem of children's lives, she would focus on: - Answers
family life.
the relationship between the child's parents and his teacher.
-the mother's job.
the historical time period the child lives in.
Jennifer lives with her mother, father, husband, and daughter. Jennifer lives in a(n) ____________
family. - Answers nuclear
single parent
multi-parent
-extended
Tom Luster and his colleagues compared "more successful" and "less successful" children of
adolescent mothers. Which of the following characteristics of the mother was NOT associated with
successful children? - Answers living in more desirable neighborhoods
having received more years of education
living with a male partner
-being unemployed
Personal characteristics or environmental circumstances that increase the probability of negative
outcomes for children are called: - Answers conditional factors.
developmental detriments.
stressors.
-risk factors.
According to Diana Baumrind, authoritarian parents: - Answers accept more immature behavior than
do other types of parents.
demand less achievement than do permissive parents.
-favor punitive measures to control children's behavior.
are willing to listen to their children although they do not agree with them.
In addition to quantity of time in child care, what other factors have researchers NOT examined in
order to explain children's adjustment to child care? - Answers parental responsiveness
amount of parental education
parental income
-neighborhood context
Which of the following is a true statement about families? - Answers -There are universal goals that
families share.
The scripted routines provided by families for young children do not vary across cultures.
There are no universals regarding families and their goals.
