Stepparents often act like parents who adopt a(n) _________ parenting style.
a. disengaged c. authoritarian
b. permissive d. authoritative
Question 2The ability to imitate a model's behavior hours, days, and even weeks after observation is called
a. amodal imitation. c. deferred imitation.
b. time-course learning. d. the learning curve.
Question 3Which of the following statements regarding stepfamilies is not true?
a. Children have more trouble adjusting to stepparents when there are a large number of stepsiblings.
b. Children have more trouble adjusting to stepparents when the biological parent and stepparent have a biological child of their own.
c. Adolescents have more trouble adjusting to stepparents than younger children do.
d. Girls adjust better to parental remarriage than boys do.
Question 4________ may be one of the earliest games that infants use to learn more about their surroundings.
a. Imitation of facial expressions c. Pretending to cry
b. Babbling d. Waving arms and legs
Question 5Children with stepparents often resemble children _________ on measures of problem behavior, academic success, and psychological adjustment.
a. who are abused c. with single-parents
b. who are adopted d. with intact families
Question 6Recent research suggests that young infants may imitate the facial expressions of adults
a. because they have been classically conditioned to do so.
b. only as a result of being repeatedly reinforced for engaging in such behavior.
c. only when they are very hungry and highly aroused.
d. as a way to help them identify and communicate with the model.
Question 7Which of the following statements regarding joint custody is not true?
a. Joint custody has greater benefits for children than sole custody.
b. Children in joint custody display higher self-esteem than those in sole custody.
c. There are no significant differences between joint and sole custody.
d. Children in joint custody show fewer emotional and behavioral problems than children in sole custody.
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