CHD 4537 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers Graded A+
social - Correct answer-Parenthood is a ____________ construct.
subsystem - Correct answer-Parent-child relationship is a _______________ of a
larger family system.
bidirectional - Correct answer-Parenthood is ___________________ meaning that
the parent affects the child as well as the child affects the parent.
2: childhood and adulthood - Correct answer-How many stages of life did the
Ancient Greek and Romans recognize?
Plato - Correct answer-Philosopher who believed that children should be separated
from their parents and and have the state assume responsibility for childrearing.
Ancient Greece and Rome - Correct answer-Period of history that included
widespread infanticide, child sacrifices, and slavery.
Middle Ages to Renaissance (400-1400) - Correct answer-Period of history
characterized by minimal formal education, few emotional ties between parent and
child, and a focus on food, clothing, and shelter rather than parenting.
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,purity; evil (original sin) - Correct answer-In the Middle Ages to Renaissance
period of time, some people thought of children as symbols of ____________,
while others perceived children as innately _____________.
Europe and Colonial America (1600-1800) - Correct answer-A period of history
characterized by stern discipline towards children and an emphasis on their ability
to be a good source of cheap labor.
Jean Jacques Rousseau - Correct answer-Philosopher in Europe and Colonial
America who believed that children were inherently good, but corrupted by adults.
Maturationism
Maturationism - Correct answer-Belief that children should be raised outside of the
influence of adults, learning at their own pace.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Industrial Revolution - Correct answer-Period of time in which fathers were less
available to children and calvinism, environmentalism, and early
developmentalism were developed.
Calvinism - Correct answer-Advocates stern harsh use of physical punishment
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, Environmentalism - Correct answer-Tabula rasa, the idea that children's minds
were like blank slates at birth. Personality, skills, intelligence all resulted from
learning experiences and interactions with the environment.
John Locke
Early Developmentalism - Correct answer-Advocate early education. Obedience
was valued, but obtained in more humane ways.
Twentieth Century Era - Correct answer-Period of time characterized by a shift in
parenting perspectives from restrictive, authoritarian, and stern (Watson) to
permissive (Freud and Spock).
increase - Correct answer-The Twentienth Century showed a(n)
____________________ in divorce, single parent families, remarriage, and
stepfamilies.
decrease - Correct answer-The twentieth century showed a(n) _______________ in
traditional nuclear family.
Theory - Correct answer-A set of logically related concepts or statements that seek,
in this field, to describe, explain and predict behavior is a parenting context. It is
made up of coherently linked concepts and propositions.
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Answers Graded A+
social - Correct answer-Parenthood is a ____________ construct.
subsystem - Correct answer-Parent-child relationship is a _______________ of a
larger family system.
bidirectional - Correct answer-Parenthood is ___________________ meaning that
the parent affects the child as well as the child affects the parent.
2: childhood and adulthood - Correct answer-How many stages of life did the
Ancient Greek and Romans recognize?
Plato - Correct answer-Philosopher who believed that children should be separated
from their parents and and have the state assume responsibility for childrearing.
Ancient Greece and Rome - Correct answer-Period of history that included
widespread infanticide, child sacrifices, and slavery.
Middle Ages to Renaissance (400-1400) - Correct answer-Period of history
characterized by minimal formal education, few emotional ties between parent and
child, and a focus on food, clothing, and shelter rather than parenting.
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,purity; evil (original sin) - Correct answer-In the Middle Ages to Renaissance
period of time, some people thought of children as symbols of ____________,
while others perceived children as innately _____________.
Europe and Colonial America (1600-1800) - Correct answer-A period of history
characterized by stern discipline towards children and an emphasis on their ability
to be a good source of cheap labor.
Jean Jacques Rousseau - Correct answer-Philosopher in Europe and Colonial
America who believed that children were inherently good, but corrupted by adults.
Maturationism
Maturationism - Correct answer-Belief that children should be raised outside of the
influence of adults, learning at their own pace.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Industrial Revolution - Correct answer-Period of time in which fathers were less
available to children and calvinism, environmentalism, and early
developmentalism were developed.
Calvinism - Correct answer-Advocates stern harsh use of physical punishment
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, Environmentalism - Correct answer-Tabula rasa, the idea that children's minds
were like blank slates at birth. Personality, skills, intelligence all resulted from
learning experiences and interactions with the environment.
John Locke
Early Developmentalism - Correct answer-Advocate early education. Obedience
was valued, but obtained in more humane ways.
Twentieth Century Era - Correct answer-Period of time characterized by a shift in
parenting perspectives from restrictive, authoritarian, and stern (Watson) to
permissive (Freud and Spock).
increase - Correct answer-The Twentienth Century showed a(n)
____________________ in divorce, single parent families, remarriage, and
stepfamilies.
decrease - Correct answer-The twentieth century showed a(n) _______________ in
traditional nuclear family.
Theory - Correct answer-A set of logically related concepts or statements that seek,
in this field, to describe, explain and predict behavior is a parenting context. It is
made up of coherently linked concepts and propositions.
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