Multiple Choice Directions: Circle the Correct Answer s1
M&F Chapter 2 Reading test
Name:______/ Date:______
Multiple Choice
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
A- / Stereotypes
B- / Value judgements
C- / Bias
D- / Objectivity
2- / In order to make good decisions & effective plans related to family life, all one needs is _____. REF: p. 38
A- / knowledge and understanding gained through study and from others
B- / professional help
C- / personal experience
D- / knowledge of making pro/con lists
3- / Words that mean "should" and imply that our way is the correct way. REF:p. 38
A- / Stereotypes
B- / Objectivity
C- / Bias
D- / Value Judgements
4- / The rules of critical thinking call for _____. REF:p. 38
A- / values
B- / objectivity
C- / personal experience
D- / all options are correct
5- / Strong opinions that may cause barriers to hearing anything that is contrary to our opinion. REF: p. 39
A- / Stereotypes
B- / Value Judgements
C- / Objectivity
D- / Bias
6- / Simplistic, over generalization, negative opinions that resist change. REF: p. 39
A- / Stereotypes
B- / Value Judgements
C- / Objectivity
D- / Bias
7- / Most people think _____. REF: p. 39
A- / stereotypically
B- / creatively
C- / logically
D- / non stereotypically
8- / A statement such as "Everyone should get married" is an example of a(n) _____. REF: p. 39
A- / objective statement
B- / value judgment
C- / no options are correct
D- / ethnocentric fallacy
9- / Egocentric Fallacy: _____. REF: p. 39
A- / Belief of what men and women "should" do
B- / Based on belief that ones own ethnic group is superior
C- / Mistaken belief that everyone has the same experience
10- / Which is not a common stereotype related to marriage and family? REF: p. 39
A- / Homosexuals make good parents.
B- / Latino families are poor.
C- / Stepfamilies are unhappy.
D- / Nuclear families are best.
11- / Believing that everyone has the same experiences and values that we have is known as _____. REF: p. 39
A- / ethnomania
B- / ethnocentric fallacy
C- / egocentric fallacy
D- / egomania
12- / Surveys in social research _____. REF: p. 41
A- / gather information from a small representative group of people and infer conclusions valid for a larger group
B- / have proved to be ineffective
C- / represent only a small source of information
D- / are a good indicator of how people interact with one another
13- / Which of the following is not a major problem in using the survey method in family research? REF: p. 41-42
A- / Questionnaires are one of the most expensive and difficult research methods.
B- / Research participants may not understand their own behavior.
C- / Research participants under-report undesirable behavior.
D- / Researchers may allow their own preconceptions to bias their interpretations.
14- / The research method that is used in most marriage and family studies is the _____. REF: p. 41
A- / survey method
B- / interview method
C- / covert observation method
D- / clinical experiment method
15- / Clinical studies have not been very beneficial in _____. REF: p. 42-43
A- / all options are correct
B- / making inferences to the population in general
C- / developing insights into family processes
D- / developing family systems theory
16- / Research method using unobtrusive, direct observation. REF: p. 43
A- / Survey Research
B- / Experimental Research
C- / Clinical Research
D- / Observational Research
17- / _____ research enables us to determine cause/effect relationships between variables. REF: p. 45
A- / Correlational
B- / Clinical
C- / Survey
D- / Experimental
18- / Research involving the use of dependent and independent variables is _____. REF: p. 45
A- / observational research
B- / survey research
C- / experimental research
D- / clinical research
19- / Every method of collecting data on families is _____. REF: p. 46
A- / difficult to evaluate
B- / limited in some ways
C- / accurate
D- / inaccurate
20- / Social exchange theory focuses on _____. REF: p. 49-50
A- / harmony and stability maintained in relationships
B- / wealth and power used to control others
C- / the pleasure of fulfilling our ascribed role
D- / measuring our relationships on a cost/benefit basis
21- / All of the following statements are true regarding social exchange theory except _____. REF: p. 50
A- / cooperation is necessary for stability
B- / exchanges between people have to balance out or the relationship is likely to end
C- / we use a cost-benefit analysis in our relationships
D- / we consciously measure most of our actions and relationships
22- / Conflict theory assumes _____. REF: p. 54
A- / everyone in the family has power
B- / differences lead to conflict
C- / all options are correct
D- / conflict is normal
23- / Power in relationships is viewed as a critical factor in the _____ theory. REF: p. 54
A- / conflict
B- / structural functionalism
C- / social exchange
D- / family systems
24- / Which of the following is a not characteristic of the conflict theory as applied to the family? REF: p. 55
A- / Conflict within the family is seen as natural and not necessarily bad.
B- / It sees the family in terms of conflicts of interest.
C- / Family sources of power include legitimacy, money, physical coercion, and love.
D- / It focuses on love, bonding, and cooperation.
25- / The orienting focus of most feminist writing and research is _____. REF: p. 56
A- / no options are correct
B- / gender differences
C- / universal developmental challenges
D- / equity
26- / The text mentions a second gender perspective that has emerged in recent years. It is _____. REF: p. 57
A- / homosexual studies
B- / lesbian studies
C- / men's studies
D- / second wives studies
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M&F Chapter 2 Reading test
Answer Key
Multiple Choice
1- / Based on scientific findings. REF:p. 38D- / Objectivity
2- / In order to make good decisions & effective plans related to family life, all one needs is _____. REF: p. 38
C- / personal experience
- / Words that mean "should" and imply that our way is the correct way. REF:p. 38
D- / Value Judgements
4- / The rules of critical thinking call for _____. REF:p. 38
B- / objectivity
5- / Strong opinions that may cause barriers to hearing anything that is contrary to our opinion. REF: p. 39
D- / Bias
6- / Simplistic, over generalization, negative opinions that resist change. REF: p. 39
A- / Stereotypes
7- / Most people think _____. REF: p. 39
A- / stereotypically
8- / A statement such as "Everyone should get married" is an example of a(n) _____. REF: p. 39
B- / value judgment
9- / Egocentric Fallacy: _____. REF: p. 39
B- / Based on belief that ones own ethnic group is superior
10- / Which is not a common stereotype related to marriage and family? REF: p. 39
A- / Homosexuals make good parents.
11- / Believing that everyone has the same experiences and values that we have is known as _____. REF: p. 39
C- / egocentric fallacy
12- / Surveys in social research _____. REF: p. 41
A- / gather information from a small representative group of people and infer conclusions valid for a larger group
13- / Which of the following is not a major problem in using the survey method in family research? REF: p. 41-42
A- / Questionnaires are one of the most expensive and difficult research methods.
14- / The research method that is used in most marriage and family studies is the _____. REF: p. 41
A- / survey method
15- / Clinical studies have not been very beneficial in _____. REF: p. 42-43
B- / making inferences to the population in general
16- / Research method using unobtrusive, direct observation. REF: p. 43
D- / Observational Research
17- / _____ research enables us to determine cause/effect relationships between variables. REF: p. 45
D- / Experimental
18- / Research involving the use of dependent and independent variables is _____. REF: p. 45
C- / experimental research
19- / Every method of collecting data on families is _____. REF: p. 46
B- / limited in some ways
20- / Social exchange theory focuses on _____. REF: p. 49-50
D- / measuring our relationships on a cost/benefit basis
21- / All of the following statements are true regarding social exchange theory except _____. REF: p. 50
D- / we consciously measure most of our actions and relationships
22- / Conflict theory assumes _____. REF: p. 54
C- / all options are correct
23- / Power in relationships is viewed as a critical factor in the _____ theory. REF: p. 54
A- / conflict
24- / Which of the following is a not characteristic of the conflict theory as applied to the family? REF: p. 55
D- / It focuses on love, bonding, and cooperation.
25- / The orienting focus of most feminist writing and research is _____. REF: p. 56
B- / gender differences
26- / The text mentions a second gender perspective that has emerged in recent years. It is _____. REF: p. 57
C- / men's studies