PSYC 460 Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update 2026/27
family - ANSWERS a group that involves at least one adult who is responsible
for providing basic necessities as well as love, support, safety, stability, and
opportunities for learning
family structure - ANSWERS refers to the number of and relationships among
the people living in a household
simple stepfamily households - ANSWERS a new stepparent joins another
parent and his or her children
complex or blended stepfamilies - ANSWERS involve both a new stepparent
and step-siblings
family dynamics - ANSWERS how family members interact through various
relationships: mother with each child, father with each child, mother with father,
and siblings with one another
socialization - ANSWERS the process through which children acquire the
values, standards, skills, knowledge, and behaviors that are regarded as
appropriate for their present and future roles in their particular culture- parents
engage in socialization behavior to help their children develop
,discipline - ANSWERS the set of strategies and behaviors parents use to teach
children how to behave appropriately
internalization - ANSWERS the process by which children learn and accept to
reasons for desired behavior - leads to permanent change
other-oriented induction - ANSWERS reasoning focused on the effects of a
behavior on other people- effective at promoting internalization
punishment - ANSWERS a negative stimulus that follows a behavior to reduce
the likelihood that the behavior will occur again
parenting style - ANSWERS the constellation of parenting behaviors and
attitudes that set the emotional climate of parent-child interactions
authoritative parenting - ANSWERS a style that tend to me demanding but
also warm and responsive
authoritarian parenting - ANSWERS style that tends to be cold and
unresponsive to children's needs- high in control
permissive parenting - ANSWERS style that is responsive to children's needs
and wishes but so much so that parents are overly lenient with them
uninvolved parenting - ANSWERS style that is low in both demandingness and
responsiveness to children- parents are generally disengaged
, coercive cycles - ANSWERS when children resist their parents' demands, the
parents may back down and the child's behavior has been reinforces. As these
parents become frustrated, they may respond more negatively which evokes more
negative behaviors from their child
bidirectionally - ANSWERS the idea that parents and their children are
mutually affected by one another's characteristics and behaviors
child maltreatment - ANSWERS action or failure to act on the part of a parent
or caretaker that results in physical or emotional harm to a child or a risk of
serious harm
neglect - ANSWERS refers to the failure of a caregiver to provide necessary
food, water, shelter, clothing, medical care, or supervision, such that the child's
health and safety are harmed or threatened
physical abuse - ANSWERS any behavior that results in non-accidental physical
injury of a child
emotional abuse - ANSWERS involves a pattern of behavior in which a
caregiver demeans, rejects, repeatedly criticizes, or withholds love from a child or
otherwise communicates to a child that he or she is worthless, unloved, or
unwanted
sexual abuse - ANSWERS involves sexual acts or sexual exploitation involving
children; it includes both inappropriate touching of a child and exposure to sexual
content such as pornography
Update 2026/27
family - ANSWERS a group that involves at least one adult who is responsible
for providing basic necessities as well as love, support, safety, stability, and
opportunities for learning
family structure - ANSWERS refers to the number of and relationships among
the people living in a household
simple stepfamily households - ANSWERS a new stepparent joins another
parent and his or her children
complex or blended stepfamilies - ANSWERS involve both a new stepparent
and step-siblings
family dynamics - ANSWERS how family members interact through various
relationships: mother with each child, father with each child, mother with father,
and siblings with one another
socialization - ANSWERS the process through which children acquire the
values, standards, skills, knowledge, and behaviors that are regarded as
appropriate for their present and future roles in their particular culture- parents
engage in socialization behavior to help their children develop
,discipline - ANSWERS the set of strategies and behaviors parents use to teach
children how to behave appropriately
internalization - ANSWERS the process by which children learn and accept to
reasons for desired behavior - leads to permanent change
other-oriented induction - ANSWERS reasoning focused on the effects of a
behavior on other people- effective at promoting internalization
punishment - ANSWERS a negative stimulus that follows a behavior to reduce
the likelihood that the behavior will occur again
parenting style - ANSWERS the constellation of parenting behaviors and
attitudes that set the emotional climate of parent-child interactions
authoritative parenting - ANSWERS a style that tend to me demanding but
also warm and responsive
authoritarian parenting - ANSWERS style that tends to be cold and
unresponsive to children's needs- high in control
permissive parenting - ANSWERS style that is responsive to children's needs
and wishes but so much so that parents are overly lenient with them
uninvolved parenting - ANSWERS style that is low in both demandingness and
responsiveness to children- parents are generally disengaged
, coercive cycles - ANSWERS when children resist their parents' demands, the
parents may back down and the child's behavior has been reinforces. As these
parents become frustrated, they may respond more negatively which evokes more
negative behaviors from their child
bidirectionally - ANSWERS the idea that parents and their children are
mutually affected by one another's characteristics and behaviors
child maltreatment - ANSWERS action or failure to act on the part of a parent
or caretaker that results in physical or emotional harm to a child or a risk of
serious harm
neglect - ANSWERS refers to the failure of a caregiver to provide necessary
food, water, shelter, clothing, medical care, or supervision, such that the child's
health and safety are harmed or threatened
physical abuse - ANSWERS any behavior that results in non-accidental physical
injury of a child
emotional abuse - ANSWERS involves a pattern of behavior in which a
caregiver demeans, rejects, repeatedly criticizes, or withholds love from a child or
otherwise communicates to a child that he or she is worthless, unloved, or
unwanted
sexual abuse - ANSWERS involves sexual acts or sexual exploitation involving
children; it includes both inappropriate touching of a child and exposure to sexual
content such as pornography
