Quiz 9: Early Adulthood
Psychology
Q 1Q 1
__________ is the transition from adolescence to adulthood that includes exploration and experimentation.
A)Early adulthood
B)Late adolescence
C)Emerging adulthood
D)Preadulthood
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C
Q 2Q 2
Angela is twenty years old and is in college.She has yet to move from her parents' home because it is more economical.Angela would be considered a(n):
A)ascribed adult.
B)fail-to-leave adult.
C)uninitiated adult.
D)emerging adult.
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D
Q 3Q 3
Which of the following is an example of an educational initiation activity?
A)joining a sorority
B)going away to college
C)choosing your own major
D)voting for the first time
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B
Q 4Q 4
When Kayla graduated from law school,she got her first job in a prestigious law firm.Her job is an example of:
A)an educational rite of passage.
B)an economic rite of passage.
C)a social rite of passage.
D)an enhanced rite of passage.
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Q 5Q 5
Which of the following is considered an absolute indication of adulthood?
A)Completion of the Bar or Bat Mitzvah
B)Becoming of age to vote
C)Having a child
D)There is no single indication of adulthood in Canada
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Q 6Q 6
An __________ identity is a sense of one's self based on determination of others,not the individual.
A)achieved
B)accredited
C)attributed
D)ascribed
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Q 7Q 7
David's interest in news reporting during high school led to a position on the school newspaper,freelance writing,and an internship during the summer for a local newspaper.His early commitment to reporting paid off,as he got a job right out of college.David has:
A)an achieved identity.
B)an ascribed identity.
C)a foreclosed identity.
D)an identity moratorium.
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Q 8Q 8
Data from the 2011 Census shows that ___% of young Canadian adults between the ages of 20-29 still live with their parents.
A)10
B)28
C)33
D)42
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Q 9Q 9
Statistics Canada has suggested that the reason young women are less likely to live at home with their parents compared to young men is because young women:
A)graduate from college earlier.
B)achieve financial independence earlier.
C)enter into romantic unions earlier,so they move out sooner start their own households.
D)have a high rate of teen pregnancy which forces many young women to leave home soon than they are ready.
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Q 10Q 10
Young adults in Canada are either taking a long time to leave their parents' home or they are returning after being away for a while.Because of this tendency,young adults today have been labelled:
A)The Boomerang Generation.
B)The Generation of Prolonged Youth
C)Generation Y as in "why do I have to leave home?"
D)The Moratorium Generation.
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Q 11Q 11
__________ is the time when the efficiency of most bodily functions peaks.
A)Adolescence
B)Early adulthood
C)Middle adulthood
D)Later adulthood
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Q 12Q 12
In females,maximum height is typically reached at approximately age:
A)15.
B)16.
C)17.
D)18.
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Q 13Q 13
Rachael,who runs for fitness,notices that she is starting to lose the endurance she once had,and is beginning to lose a step or two from her top speed.About how old is she?
A)16
B)20
C)28
D)35
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Q 14Q 14
__________ is the part of the total capacity of our body's organs that we do not normally need to use.
A)Organ potential
B)Organ capacity
C)Organ gain
D)Organ reserve
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Q 15Q 15
What happens to our organ reserves as we age?
A)They hold steady until around the age of 40,then drop rapidly.
B)They reach peak potential in our twenties,and remain steady until we die.
C)They increase until around the age of 35,and then begin a gradual decline.
D)They peak in our twenties,then begin to decline.
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Q 16Q 16
Cancer and heart disease have been linked to:
A)diet.
B)alcohol consumption.
C)a sedentary lifestyle.
D)failure of the organ reserve.
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Q 17Q 17
Chad's physician tells him that he has a substance in his blood that leaves deposits along his blood vessel walls and blocks blood flow to his heart.This substance is:
A)high-density lipoproteins.
B)cholesterol.
C)amino acids.
D)fibrillary tangles.
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Q 18Q 18
Paolo has adjusted his diet but is considering taking an additional step towards good health.What advice would be optimal for Paolo's health?
A)No pain,no gain.
B)Even moderate exercise will reduce the risk of diabetes,stroke,and osteoporosis.
C)The older you get,the more strenuous the exercise needs to be in order to be effective.
D)Mild exercise,like strolling,is as effective as brisk walking for those aged 30 and over.
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Q 19Q 19
Martha heads the human resources department of a large corporation.She decides that the company will build an exercise gym for employees.Her reasoning most likely is that:
A)if people stay fit and attractive,the employees will stay with the company longer just so they can increase their opportunities for socialization.
B)an attractive workforce increases Martha's chances for her own promotion.
C)the work time lost to exercising is more than made up for by healthy employees.
D)the employees will have less time available for gossip and wasted time.
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Q 20Q 20
Of the following individuals,who is most likely to be a heavy drinker?
A)Gary,a 30 year old accountant
B)Macario,a 17 year old high school student who plays rugby
C)Catherine,a 22 year old college student
D)Rose,a 19 year old art major at a community college
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Q 21Q 21
Canadians between the ages of 18 to 34 form:
A)the highest proportion of smokers.
B)the highest proportion of alcohol abstainers
C)the lowest proportion of binge drinkers
D)the lowest proportion of substance users.
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Q 22Q 22
The leading preventable cause of death in the United States is:
A)smoking.
B)alcoholism.
C)drug abuse.
D)car accidents.
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Q 23Q 23
By smoking,Rhonda increases her risk for
A)esophageal cancer.
B)diabetes.
C)cervical cancer.
D)auto immune disease.
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Q 24Q 24
Hamiya has been diagnosed with heart disease.What is the best thing that Hamiya can do to improve his heart's functioning?
A)quit drinking
B)start eating a high fiber diet
C)start walking
D)quit smoking
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Q 25Q 25
Which of the following has the greatest impact on an individual's health?
A)lifestyle choices
B)the area they live in
C)medical advances
D)marital status
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Q 26Q 26
For Piaget,cognitive development:
A)peaked at adolescence and remained stable throughout adulthood.
B)peaked at pre-adolescence and then remained stable from adolescence through adulthood.
C)was based on genetic changes in a prescribed fashion,independent of individual ability.
D)continued into early adulthood,as young adults have accumulated more knowledge than adolescents.
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Q 27Q 27
__________ is a proposed cognitive stage after Piaget's last stage of development in which people acknowledge the relativistic nature of problems and answers.
A)Formal operations
B)Postformal thought
C)Generativity
D)Emerging cognition
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Q 28Q 28
Cadmus is in his early twenties.When he was younger,he followed his parents' politics and ideals.Now,he is able to make his own conclusions after researching the issues.Cadmus is exhibiting the __________ stage of cognitive development.
A)postformal
B)formal operational
C)anteformal operational
D)emergent
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Q 29Q 29
Young adults are better able to confront challenges because:
A)they can capitalize on the life experiences they have gained
B)their brains have grown by 25% in the late teens
C)their corpus callosum is thicker than any other age
D)they have reached peak organ reserve
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Q 30Q 30
Young adults are able to identify an area of interest and then:
A)quickly lose interest again due to low attention span
B)ask their parents to tell them about it
C)pursue their interest with formal and informal research
D)pursue their interest without having to do a lot of research
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Q 31Q 31
Piaget argued that,in comparison with adolescents,young adults:
A)possess more knowledge
B)strain to retrieve information
C)have double the attention span
D)are more egocentric and impulsive
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Q 32Q 32
According to Piaget:
A)some young adults may never demonstrate the level of thinking and action expected
B)adolescents enter into adulthood when they develop successful strategies for testing ideas
C)the most advanced stage of cognitive development is postformal thought
D)young adults develop the ability to multitask during the postformal stage.
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Q 33Q 33
Compared with formal operational thought,postformal thought is:
A)more flexible
B)more abstract
C)more absolute
D)more moralistic
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Q 34Q 34
Veyda is a 28 year old doctoral student.She has concluded that she may never know the answers to most of life's great mysteries.Veyda is demonstrating:
A)conventional wisdom
B)formal operational thought
C)postformal thought
D)Gnosticism
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Q 35Q 35
Which of the following is defined as a calm awareness of one's feelings,one's body,and one's consciousness?
A)postformal thought
B)mindfulness
C)Gnosticism
D)Zen
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Q 36Q 36
__________ is credited with beginning a world-wide reexamination of women's roles and identity,with the publication of The Feminine Mystique.
A)Betty Friedan
B)Sandra Bem
C)Daryl Bem
D)Gloria Steinam
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Q 37Q 37
_________ refers to how one thinks of oneself in terms of sexual and romantic attraction linked to genetic traits as well as male and female physical characteristics.
A)Feminism
B)Sexual identity
C)Sexual role
D)Gender role
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Q 38Q 38
Nicole was born a female,and she feels as if she is a female who prefers males.These are all characteristic of Nicole's:
A)sexual identity.
B)gender identity.
C)gender role.
D)gender stereotype.
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Q 39Q 39
__________ refers to the expected behavioural traits associated with men and women in a given society.
A)Gender role
B)Gender identity
C)Sexual identity
D)Sexual role
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Q 40Q 40
A teenage girl is submissive and introverted because she doubts her femininity has poor:
A)sexual identity.
B)gender-role preference.
C)gender-role adaptation.
D)gender-role orientation.
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Q 41Q 41
Because Lee Anne was teased by her classmates for being a "tomboy," she now wears only dresses and applies plenty of makeup in hopes of being more "feminine." Lee Anne is adapting her behaviour to:
A)sexual identity.
B)gender-role preference.
C)gender-role expectations.
D)gender-role orientation.
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Q 42Q 42
The feminist movement has had a major impact on:
A)gender-role orientations.
B)gender-role expectations.
C)sexual identity.
D)sexual orientations.
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Q 43Q 43
The __________ approach to understanding gender roles reflects a biological perspective.
A)evolutionary
B)natural
C)social
D)psychobiological
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Q 44Q 44
The __________ theory of gender development argues that men and women are predisposed differently from each other because this separation of roles has been historically adaptive.
A)evolutionary
B)natural
C)social
D)learning
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Q 45Q 45
According to the evolutionary perspective,males are more aggressive than females because males:
A)have testosterone.
B)have been selected throughout history for competitive behaviour.
C)have the physical stature necessary to back up aggressive behaviour.
D)learn from their fathers to be more aggressive.
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Q 46Q 46
__________ is a gender-role identification that allows expression of both male and female gender-roles.
A)Homosexual
B)Bisexuality
C)Androgyny
D)Gender-role confusion
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Q 47Q 47
Laurie is about as tomboy as a girl can be: never wears a dress,never defers to the boys,is intentionally brusque,makes sure she is never seen being nice,punches friends in the arm when greeting them,and shows deliberately poor manners.Gender researcher Bem would say:
A)Laurie is androgynous.
B)Laurie is overly masculine.
C)Laurie is overly feminine and trying to hide it.
D)Laurie is a feminist.
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Q 48Q 48
According to gender-role researcher Sandra Bem,stereotypical masculine and feminine behaviour:
A)are adaptive so that there are fewer gender-role confusions.
B)serve individuals well if they are in traditional occupations.
C)function in adolescence but are maladaptive in adulthood.
D)are never adaptive.
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Q 49Q 49
In terms of sexual activity,trends among young adults today show:
A)an increase in sexual activity.
B)rates of sexual activity that have remained stable over the last several years.
C)a decrease in sexual activity.
D)a decrease in sexual activity but an increase in the number of partners.
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Q 50Q 50
Of the following,which has the highest rates of occurrence on college campuses?
A)HIV.
B)gonorrhea and chlamydia.
C)gonorrhea and syphilis
D)PID and HIV.
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Q 51Q 51
The practice known as "pack dating" involves:
A)a couple going out together.
B)two or three individuals going out together.
C)a group of individuals going out together.
D)individuals going out with different people on different nights.
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Q 52Q 52
Which of the following is suggested as an explanation for pack dating?
A)A desire for multiple partners
B)A means to avoid jealousy
C)A desire to avoid intimacy
D)A means of gaining experience
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Q 53Q 53
__________ is forced sexual intercourse when a person does not consent.
A)Sexual violation
B)Depredation
C)Statutory rape
D)Rape
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Q 54Q 54
College-age women are ____ times more likely than women of other ages to be sexually assaulted.
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)5
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Q 55Q 55
Sexual assault is common:
A)in the victim's residence.
B)in parks or other isolated areas.
C)in cars
D)in areas where alcohol is consumed.
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Q 56Q 56
__________ is coercive sexual activity between a victim and an offender who is known or an acquaintance.
A)Rape
B)Statutory rape
C)Depredation
D)Date rape
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Q 57Q 57
__________ refers to unwelcome sexual advances,such as repeated requests for sexual favors,or other comments or physical contact,that lead to a very difficult work or other environment for the victim.
A)Sexual intimidation
B)Sexual aggravation
C)Sexual harassment
D)Statutory rape
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Q 58Q 58
Aimee dreads going to work.Duey is a coworker who makes her life miserable.He hoots when she walks by his desk,tries to peek down her shirt,and makes loud remarks about how hot she is and what he could do for her.Aimee is the victim of:
A)sexual harassment.
B)an overzealous but harmless admirer.
C)statutory sexual assault.
D)her own sensitivity.
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Q 59Q 59
The most frequent victims of sexual assault and harassment are:
A)LGBTQ men and women.
B)Heterosexual men and women
C)Heterosexual women.
D)Bisexual men.
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Q 60Q 60
Levinson's term for developing a separate and special personality that is unique from parents,teachers and friends is:
A)fidelity.
B)solidarity.
C)individuation.
D)characterization.
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Q 61Q 61
According to Levinson,the purpose of developmental periods in our lives is to cause greater __________ which refers to our developing separate and special personalities.
A)individuation
B)identification
C)emergence
D)subjectivity
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Q 62Q 62
During which of Levinson's developmental phases should a man ideally form a dream and find a mentor,an occupation,and a marriage partner?
A)Novice phase
B)Settling-down phase
C)Entering the adult world phase
D)Age 30 transition phase
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Q 63Q 63
Richard,age 27,is in what Levinson calls the novice phase.This is the time in his life when he should form all of the following EXCEPT:
A)a dream.
B)a new identity.
C)a career.
D)a mentor relationship.
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Q 64Q 64
According to __________,most men experience a period of serious self-doubt at age 30 that generally results in some major life changes.
A)Erikson
B)Gould
C)Bly
D)Levinson
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Q 65Q 65
After a period of serious self-doubt,Ammon has decided to stay with his wife and work out their difficulties as well as continue to pour his energy into their family business.Levinson would say that Ammon has entered the:
A)Settling Down phase.
B)novice phase.
C)midlife transition.
D)BOOM phase.
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Q 66Q 66
In contrast to Levinson's emphasis on individuation,Gilligan's research proposes that feminine identity doesn't depend on ____________.
A)self-doubt
B)separation
C)maturation
D)self-sufficiency
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Q 67Q 67
__________ is Erikson's stage that represents the ability to relate one's deepest hopes and fears to another person and to accept another's need for intimacy in turn.
A)Individuation
B)Intimacy
C)Familiarity
D)Attachment
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Q 68Q 68
Janet and Kent have gotten into an escalating argument about their eldest child,and Janet feels frightened.She also has her familiar desire to grab her car keys and head to a park.She is experiencing:
A)antisociality.
B)deindividuation.
C)isolation.
D)distancing.
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Q 69Q 69
According to Erikson,young adults who cannot commit to intimacy have problems with:
A)identity.
B)individuation.
C)novice phase.
D)secure attachment.
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Q 70Q 70
The period of young adulthood is when:
A)people tend to isolate themselves due to commitments to family and work.
B)individuals tend to focus on work rather than on relationships.
C)same-sex friendships become predominant.
D)more friendships are formed than at any other period in life.
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Q 71Q 71
What does current research reveal about gender differences in young adult friendships?
A)Male friendships tend to be superficial focusing on sports and external interests.
B)Male-female friendships tend to be more intimate than same sex friendships.
C)Female friendships are often based on intimacy and deep emotional sharing.
D)While stereotypes exist,there is a great deal of variability in friendships whether same sex or opposite sex.
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Q 72Q 72
In the __________ story described by Sternberg,"I believe that beginning a relationship is like starting a journey that promises to be both exciting and challenging."
A)travel
B)adventure
C)expedition
D)voyage
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Q 73Q 73
Although Jay is excited about his new relationship with Erin,he realizes that relationships require a lot of work and attention.His is a __________ story.
A)work
B)business
C)nurturing
D)gardening
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Q 74Q 74
Joy is annoyed with her husband,Leo.She thinks a relationship should be balanced and would be happy if they could define their love with a spreadsheet.On the other hand,Leo thinks they should spend their time nurturing and comforting each other,even if that means someone gives more than the other on occasion.Sternberg would predict trouble in this marriage because:
A)Joy and Leo clearly have opposite value systems.
B)Joy and Leo are too self-centered to give the other what they need.
C)they have grown apart with different interests.
D)Joy and Leo have approached the relationship with different love stories.
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Q 75Q 75
According to Sternberg,which form of love is described as the "fullest" form of love?
A)Romantic
B)Companionate
C)Consummate
D)Fatuous
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Q 76Q 76
__________ is Sternberg's term for the willingness to endure challenges and tensions in a relationship because it is worth it.
A)Passion
B)Intimacy
C)Commitment
D)Attachment
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Q 77Q 77
Which of Sternberg's forms of love involves intimacy,commitment,and passion?
A)Consummate love
B)Companionate love
C)Fatuous love
D)Romantic love
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Q 78Q 78
Lou and Rachael have a relationship full of commitment and intimacy but lacking in passion.Sternberg calls this form of love:
A)infatuation.
B)fatuous love.
C)romantic love.
D)companionate love.
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Q 79Q 79
__________ is Fromm's term for the reciprocal sharing of deep secrets and feelings that allows people to feel loved and accepted.
A)Validation
B)Intimacy
C)Companionship
D)Support
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Q 80Q 80
According to Fromm,"reality checks" on our innermost state come from the honest reactions of someone we can trust.This is called:
A)validation.
B)confirmation.
C)acceptance.
D)commitment.
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Q 81Q 81
What percentage of Canadian families are Common-law parent families?
A)50 percent
B)30.8 percent
C)15.5 percent
D)7.8 percent
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Q 82Q 82
Today,the average age of men for a first marriage is __________,and for women __________.
A)31; 29
B)27; 25
C)29; 27
D)23; 22
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Q 83Q 83
What has been the trend for the average age of first marriages for males and females in the Canada?
A)The average age of first marriages has been increasing steadily for several decades.
B)The average age of first marriages dropped until the early 2000's,after which it began rising again.
C)The average age of first marriages has been steadily decreasing since the twentieth century.
D)The average age of first marriages rose steadily until mid-century and has since been declining.
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Q 84Q 84
__________ is a living arrangement in which unmarried partners share a residence and personal assets and sometimes have a child.
A)A common law marriage
B)Codependency
C)Cohabitation
D)"Rooming"
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Q 85Q 85
Statistics Canada defines __________ as a married couple (with or without children),a common-law couple (with or without children),or a lone-parent family.
A)marriage
B)a family
C)a nuclear unit
D)a social unit
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Q 86Q 86
Statistics Canada (2006)indicates that about __________ of all families are made of married couples with children.
A)54.4 percent
B)65.3 percent
C)73.9 percent
D)34.6 percent
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Q 87Q 87
Lone-parent families account for 1 out of _________ Canadian families with children.
A)5
B)4
C)3
D)2
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Q 88Q 88
Statistics Canada suggests that reasons for divorce include:
A)the generous alimony allowed by most provinces.
B)the decrease in age of first marriage.
C)spouses falling out of love.
D)the decreased cost of divorce.
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Q 89Q 89
Which of the following is true regarding homosexual marriages in Canada?
A)Two provinces - Ontario and British Columbia - recognize homosexual marriages.
B)Canada does not recognize civil unions for homosexual couples.
C)Female same-sex couples are more likely to get married.
D)Male same-sex couples are more likely to get married.
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Q 90Q 90
A(n)__________ is an individual who helps another,often younger,person with his or her work.
A)advisor
B)mentor
C)mediator
D)guide
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Q 91Q 91
Fai has taken a liking to one of the younger employees who shows exceptional promise.So,Fai schedules short meetings with her to discuss schedules and strategies for getting the most from her position,as well as plan for potential promotions.Fai is:
A)acting as a mentor.
B)guilty of harassment.
C)showing favoritism.
D)fulfilling the role of a supervisor.
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Q 92Q 92
A young adult's transition in the workplace can be made much smoother if:
A)the career fits their dream.
B)the pay is substantial.
C)he or she can locate a mentor.
D)they follow in the footsteps of their parents.
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Q 93Q 93
A __________ is one in which both partners work,usually full time.
A)dual-career family
B)bipartisan family
C)multi-wage earning family
D)binate family
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Q 94Q 94
Approximately __________ of all Canadian women are in the workforce currently.
A)33 percent
B)48 percent
C)59 percent
D)75 percent
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Q 95Q 95
Women are choosing and succeeding in careers once considered:
A)too dangerous
B)family obligations
C)men's fields
D)undervalued
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Q 96Q 96
Of the following women,who is likely to be responsible for day to day maintenance of their family?
A)Elizabeth,who is a stay-at-home mother and wife
B)Ode,who works as a professor and whose husband works as an attorney
C)Rena,who is a single mother and bank teller
D)all of these are correct
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Q 97Q 97
What is FIRA?
A)An organization to assist working mothers with feminist issues.
B)An organization that promotes awareness of issues surrounding paternal care of children
C)An outreach program for homemakers whose futures depend on re-entering the workforce.
D)Aid to families with children who require rehabilitation due to developmental delays.
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Q 98Q 98
Despite their increased presence in the workforce,most women are still considered:
A)responsible for the maintenance of the family.
B)undeserving of equal pay for equal work.
C)primarily sex objects.
D)weak.
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Q 99Q 99
Paternal child care is most likely to occur in a family where:
A)the mother's expected salary is high.
B)the children have special needs and require physical support.
C)the father's occupation is season and/or has frequent lay-offs.
D)all of the these are present
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Q 100Q 100
Of the following individuals,which father is most likely to be involved in child care?
A)Von,who works four ten-hour shifts at a local manufacturing plant
B)Dak-Ho,whose wife is a Vice-President of a large corporation and makes a six-figure wage
C)Anton,who would like more job flexibility but is tied to his position in an insurance agency
D)Juan,who has a traditional view of the roles of men and women in society as does his wife
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