Families with children who have access to two families, usually as a result of parental divorce, are called:
A) Binuclear families
B) Beanpole families
C) Extended families
D) Families of origin
Answer: A
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In the area of social reciprocity children with ASD show all of the following characteristics except:
A. show little interest in making friends and playing with other children. B. imitate behavior or model what other children or adults are doing. C. have difficulties interpreting social cues. D. seem unaware of the existence of other people and may not respond to family members differently than unknown adults.
Many psychologists are interested in the ways in which nature and nurture interact to influence development. Which one of the following examples illustrates the influence of nature?
a. Fourteen-year-old Deborah is starting to grow pubic hair, and she's just had her first menstrual period. b. Two-year-old Sophia is learning to speak two languages because her parents speak Spanish at home but everyone at her preschool speaks English. c. Ten-year-old Bart loves being outdoors. As far back as he can remember, his family has gone camping almost every weekend during the summer months. d. Eight-year-old Yannie goes to his Aunt Jane's house after school every day. As he watches television, Jane gives him as much candy and other sweets as he wants, and so he is becoming increasingly overweight.
A participant is trying to memorize the word "parade." To help herself, she thinks about the word within a complicated sentence: "From their third-floor apartment, they had a great view of all the bands, the cowboys, and the floats in the Thanksgiving parade." This learning strategy will produce
a. fine memory performance, but similar performance could be achieved with simpler sentences as long as they require the participant to think about the meaning of the word. b. poor memory performance because the complicated sentence draws attention away from the target word. c. excellent memory performance because the sentence involves a great deal of maintenance rehearsal. d. excellent memory performance because the strategy requires attention to meaning and provides many memory connections.
Spanking usually refers to the use of a hand or implement to hit a child, usually on the buttocks or legs to change behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.