HUMN-3015: CHILD AND FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS REAL ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ | WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Question 1:
A 9-month-old infant cries when her mother leaves the room and is wary
of strangers. According to Bowlby's attachment theory, this behavior
indicates:
A. Indiscriminate social responsiveness (birth-2 months)
B. Attachment-in-the-making (2-7 months)
C. Clear-cut attachment (active proximity seeking, 7-24 months)
D. Goal-corrected partnership (24+ months)
Rationale: Correct answer: C. Clear-cut attachment (7-24 months) is
characterized by separation anxiety (distress when caregiver leaves)
and stranger anxiety. The infant actively seeks proximity to the
caregiver and uses the caregiver as a secure base.
Question 2:
A child is told "Do not hit your brother" and the parent explains that
hitting hurts others and offers an alternative (use words). This parent is
most likely demonstrating which parenting style?
A. Authoritarian
B. Authoritative
,
C. Permissive
D. Uninvolved
Rationale: Correct answer: B. Authoritative parenting uses
reasoning and explanation (not just commands) and sets clear limits
with warmth. Authoritarian (A) would use punishment without
explanation. Permissive (C) would allow the hitting without
consequence.
Question 3:
According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the influence
of a parent's stressful workplace on a child (through the parent's mood
and availability) is an example of the:
A. Microsystem
B. Mesosystem
C. Exosystem
D. Macrosystem
Rationale: Correct answer: C. The exosystem includes settings that
the child does not directly experience but that affect the child
indirectly (e.g., parent's workplace, community resources, extended
family). Microsystem (A) is the child's immediate environment.
Mesosystem (B) is interactions between microsystems.
Question 4:
,
In Ainsworth's Strange Situation, a child who ignores the parent upon
reunion, treats the stranger similarly to the parent, and shows little
distress upon separation is classified as:
A. Secure (Type B)
B. Insecure-Avoidant (Type A)
C. Insecure-Resistant (Type C)
D. Disorganized (Type D)
Rationale: Correct answer: B. Insecure-avoidant children ignore the
caregiver at reunion, are not distressed by separation, and treat the
caregiver and stranger similarly. They have learned that the
caregiver is not responsive to their distress.
Question 5:
The family life cycle stage that involves supporting adolescent autonomy
while maintaining parental guidance is:
A. Families with young children
B. Families with school-aged children
C. Families with adolescents
D. Launching
Rationale: Correct answer: C. Families with adolescents face the
task of balancing freedom and responsibility, supporting the
adolescent's growing autonomy while maintaining appropriate
supervision and guidance.
,
Question 6:
Which factor is most protective for children's adjustment to divorce?
A. High parental conflict after divorce (worse)
B. Continued contact with both parents (if low conflict)
C. Frequent changes in custody arrangement
D. Parental depression
Rationale: Correct answer: B. Continued contact with both parents
(when there is low conflict) is protective. High parental conflict (A) is
harmful. Frequent changes (C) and parental depression (D) are risk
factors.
Question 7:
A 4-year-old child believes that everyone sees the world exactly as she
does. This is an example of:
A. Conservation
B. Object permanence
C. Egocentrism (Piaget's preoperational stage)
D. Reversibility
Rationale: Correct answer: C. Egocentrism in Piaget's
preoperational stage (ages 2-7) is the inability to take another
person's perspective. The child assumes others see, hear, and feel the
same as she does.
Question 8:
RELATIONSHIPS REAL ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ | WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Question 1:
A 9-month-old infant cries when her mother leaves the room and is wary
of strangers. According to Bowlby's attachment theory, this behavior
indicates:
A. Indiscriminate social responsiveness (birth-2 months)
B. Attachment-in-the-making (2-7 months)
C. Clear-cut attachment (active proximity seeking, 7-24 months)
D. Goal-corrected partnership (24+ months)
Rationale: Correct answer: C. Clear-cut attachment (7-24 months) is
characterized by separation anxiety (distress when caregiver leaves)
and stranger anxiety. The infant actively seeks proximity to the
caregiver and uses the caregiver as a secure base.
Question 2:
A child is told "Do not hit your brother" and the parent explains that
hitting hurts others and offers an alternative (use words). This parent is
most likely demonstrating which parenting style?
A. Authoritarian
B. Authoritative
,
C. Permissive
D. Uninvolved
Rationale: Correct answer: B. Authoritative parenting uses
reasoning and explanation (not just commands) and sets clear limits
with warmth. Authoritarian (A) would use punishment without
explanation. Permissive (C) would allow the hitting without
consequence.
Question 3:
According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the influence
of a parent's stressful workplace on a child (through the parent's mood
and availability) is an example of the:
A. Microsystem
B. Mesosystem
C. Exosystem
D. Macrosystem
Rationale: Correct answer: C. The exosystem includes settings that
the child does not directly experience but that affect the child
indirectly (e.g., parent's workplace, community resources, extended
family). Microsystem (A) is the child's immediate environment.
Mesosystem (B) is interactions between microsystems.
Question 4:
,
In Ainsworth's Strange Situation, a child who ignores the parent upon
reunion, treats the stranger similarly to the parent, and shows little
distress upon separation is classified as:
A. Secure (Type B)
B. Insecure-Avoidant (Type A)
C. Insecure-Resistant (Type C)
D. Disorganized (Type D)
Rationale: Correct answer: B. Insecure-avoidant children ignore the
caregiver at reunion, are not distressed by separation, and treat the
caregiver and stranger similarly. They have learned that the
caregiver is not responsive to their distress.
Question 5:
The family life cycle stage that involves supporting adolescent autonomy
while maintaining parental guidance is:
A. Families with young children
B. Families with school-aged children
C. Families with adolescents
D. Launching
Rationale: Correct answer: C. Families with adolescents face the
task of balancing freedom and responsibility, supporting the
adolescent's growing autonomy while maintaining appropriate
supervision and guidance.
,
Question 6:
Which factor is most protective for children's adjustment to divorce?
A. High parental conflict after divorce (worse)
B. Continued contact with both parents (if low conflict)
C. Frequent changes in custody arrangement
D. Parental depression
Rationale: Correct answer: B. Continued contact with both parents
(when there is low conflict) is protective. High parental conflict (A) is
harmful. Frequent changes (C) and parental depression (D) are risk
factors.
Question 7:
A 4-year-old child believes that everyone sees the world exactly as she
does. This is an example of:
A. Conservation
B. Object permanence
C. Egocentrism (Piaget's preoperational stage)
D. Reversibility
Rationale: Correct answer: C. Egocentrism in Piaget's
preoperational stage (ages 2-7) is the inability to take another
person's perspective. The child assumes others see, hear, and feel the
same as she does.
Question 8:
