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Lifespan Fall 2012 Quiz 3
Dr. Kroupa
Using a pencil, please color in the correct letter for each of these 18 questions. Please turn in
this quiz and your computer form when you are finished. Feel free to ask questions if you need
help.
1. When it comes to the Dimension of Parenting known as “Control,” what is the optimum level?
a. low: parents do not have rules or do not enforce rules.
*b. medium: parents have age-appropriate rules for important things and enforce these rules.
c. high: parents have strict rules for every aspect of their kids’ lives.
d. variable: parents sometimes have consequences for broken rules, other times they ignore it.
2. According to Dr. Kroupa, what is the last step in giving a child a “Time Out”?
*a. it ends with the parent saying “I love you,” to the child.
b. for every year of age the child has to stay in time out for 1 minute.
c. the child is given a warning about what will happen if they continue poor behavior.
d. the calls the parent a “dumb dumb” and refuses to go into her room.
3. The permissive parent could be characterized as:
a. the child’s coach: very nurturing but expects the best and has fair consequences.
*b. the child’s friend: very nurturing but asks very little of the child.
c. the child’s drill sergeant: not nurturing, asks too much of the child and cannot be questioned.
d. a stranger to the child: not nurturing and not interested in asking much from the child.
4. Which of the following parents is using “redirection” to avoid a conflict situation?
*a. Carlos hands his daughter a stuffed animal when she becomes too rough with the family cat.
b. Cindy spanks her son to get him to stop hitting his younger brother.
c. Connie sends her twins off to time-out when they start fighting.
d. Chuck ignores his son’s crying when his son has a tantrum in the grocery store.
5. According to Baumrind, which type of parenting produces the BEST outcomes in most
children?
a. Authoritarian
*b. Authoritative
c. Attachment Parenting
d. Permissive
6. “We tend to be similar to our friends.” This statement describes:
*a. homophilia
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Lifespan Fall 2012 Quiz 3 Dr. Kroupa

Using a pencil, please color in the correct letter for each of these 18 questions. Please turn in this quiz and your computer form when you are finished. Feel free to ask questions if you need help.

  1. When it comes to the Dimension of Parenting known as “Control,” what is the optimum level? a. low: parents do not have rules or do not enforce rules. *b. medium: parents have age-appropriate rules for important things and enforce these rules. c. high: parents have strict rules for every aspect of their kids’ lives. d. variable: parents sometimes have consequences for broken rules, other times they ignore it.
  2. According to Dr. Kroupa, what is the last step in giving a child a “Time Out”? *a. it ends with the parent saying “I love you,” to the child. b. for every year of age the child has to stay in time out for 1 minute. c. the child is given a warning about what will happen if they continue poor behavior. d. the calls the parent a “dumb dumb” and refuses to go into her room.
  3. The permissive parent could be characterized as: a. the child’s coach: very nurturing but expects the best and has fair consequences. *b. the child’s friend: very nurturing but asks very little of the child. c. the child’s drill sergeant: not nurturing, asks too much of the child and cannot be questioned. d. a stranger to the child: not nurturing and not interested in asking much from the child.
  4. Which of the following parents is using “redirection” to avoid a conflict situation? *a. Carlos hands his daughter a stuffed animal when she becomes too rough with the family cat. b. Cindy spanks her son to get him to stop hitting his younger brother. c. Connie sends her twins off to time-out when they start fighting. d. Chuck ignores his son’s crying when his son has a tantrum in the grocery store.
  5. According to Baumrind, which type of parenting produces the BEST outcomes in most children? a. Authoritarian *b. Authoritative c. Attachment Parenting d. Permissive
  6. “We tend to be similar to our friends.” This statement describes: *a. homophilia

b. homosexuality

c. a climate of agreement d. global warming

  1. Research on peers and peer influence tells us that kids choose binge drink if: a. The kids in their clique engage in binge drinking. b. they think that binge drinking is an acceptable choice: it fits with their values. c. they feel alienated by their parents, and do not know their parents’ views on binge drinking. *d. All of the above.
  2. Which of the following adolescent crowds is associated with the highest loneliness? a. populars b. burnouts c. nonconformists *d. brains
  3. Elijah is a second-grade boy. When researchers study his class, they find that he has a very high social impact/prominence score and a medium social preference score. This means that Elijah: a. is well-liked by most children in his class. b. probably behaves aggressively and is at risk for later delinquent and drop-out behavior. *c. is well-liked by the people he is nice to, but disliked by the people to whom he is mean. d. is probably shy, and will not show any long-term negative effects.
  4. How are teen and adult friendships different than childhood friendships? *a. They include psychological intimacy, thus they are harder to replace. b. They start to emphasize shared interests and activities for the first time. c. They are no longer influenced by proximity. d. All of the above are correct differences.
  5. Girls who experience the changes of puberty EARLY: a. are usually skinnier than most of the girls in their class. *b. find puberty to be more stressful than girls who mature on-time or late. c. have no estrogen at all in their bodies. d. have not been researched.
  6. What leads teens to believe that their parents cannot understand what they are going through? *a. a personal fable. b. developing pubic hair c. the imaginary audience.