In the context of fertility, the average American woman needs to have _____ children for a couple to be at replacement level, because some children will not survive to reproduce.
A) 2.01
B) 3.65
C) 2.11
D) 3.01
Question 2Samantha, a three-year-old girl, showed stunted growth. She weighed only 22 pounds and was much shorter than most of her peers six months ago. She was treated for failure to thrive. She is now returning to her normal growth rate, and her weight is showing an increase. Which of the following phenomena does this scenario represent?
A) Canalization
B) Myelination
C) Differentiation
D) Habituation
Question 3Which of the following statements is true about parenthood in developed nations?
A) More and more couples are getting married earlier and hastening the parenthood decision.
B) Couples think of parenthood as the most necessary part of marriage or a relationship.
C) More and more couples are deciding to have three or more children.
D) The decision not to have children or to have only one child is becoming more common.
Question 4_____ refers to the tendency of growth rates to return to normal after undergoing environmentally induced change.
A) Canalization
B) Myelination
C) Differentiation
D) Habituation
Question 5In the context of women and parenthood in the United States, identify a true statement.
A) The median age for a woman's first birth is 26.3.
B) The median age for a woman's first birth is 30.2.
C) The median age for a woman's first birth is 38.5.
D) The median age for a woman's first birth is 45.8.
Question 6Max is a seven-month-old baby who was abandoned at an orphanage. He does not get enough nutrition and has not put on any weight in the last few months. A medical worker examines Max and suspects that his condition is the result of inadequate care. Max is most likely to be diagnosed with _____.
A) multiple sclerosis
B) Alzheimer's disease
C) failure to thrive syndrome
D) Down syndrome
Question 7According to a research by Dyrbye et al. in 2014, _____.
A) husbands are more likely than wives to report that their marriages were unhappy
B) the quality of marital relationship is positively correlated with general life satisfaction
C) husbands are more likely than wives to consider divorce when their marriages were unhappy
D) satisfaction with one's career is negatively correlated with marital satisfaction among married couples
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