AAFCS Exam Terms UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
carded - CORRECT ANSWER - short thick cotton fibers
individuation - CORRECT ANSWER - the progressive sharpening of an individual's sense
of being an autonomous, independent person
agragian - CORRECT ANSWER - concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land
nuclear family - CORRECT ANSWER - a couple and their dependent children, regarded
as a basic social unit.
arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER - settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision
of an impartial outsider
Conciliation - CORRECT ANSWER - a method of outside resolution of labor and
management differences in which a third party is brought in to keep the two sides talking
negotiation - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of communication between opposing sides in
a conflict in which offers and counteroffers are made and a solution occurs only when both
parties agree
restorative justice - CORRECT ANSWER - An approach to punishment designed to repair
the harm done to the victim and the community by the offender's criminal act.
egalitarian - CORRECT ANSWER - believing in the social and economic equality of all
people
, structured family therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - strengthening alliances and role
boundaries between parents and children
Milan Systemic Family Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - family life is a series of actions
and reactions; emphasizes patterns of behavior that lock family members into their roles
therefore inhibiting their personal growth
Behavioral Family Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on changing behaviors of
family members to influence overall patterns of family interactions
preoperational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to
about 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet
comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic
sympathy - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to enter into, understand, or share
somebody else's feelings
sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER - in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to
nearly 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory
impressions and motor activities
object permanence - CORRECT ANSWER - the understanding that objects continue to
exist even when out of view
concrete operational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - in Piaget's theory, the stage of
cognitive development during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to
think logically about concrete events
concrete operational - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking logically about concrete events;
grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
carded - CORRECT ANSWER - short thick cotton fibers
individuation - CORRECT ANSWER - the progressive sharpening of an individual's sense
of being an autonomous, independent person
agragian - CORRECT ANSWER - concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land
nuclear family - CORRECT ANSWER - a couple and their dependent children, regarded
as a basic social unit.
arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER - settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision
of an impartial outsider
Conciliation - CORRECT ANSWER - a method of outside resolution of labor and
management differences in which a third party is brought in to keep the two sides talking
negotiation - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of communication between opposing sides in
a conflict in which offers and counteroffers are made and a solution occurs only when both
parties agree
restorative justice - CORRECT ANSWER - An approach to punishment designed to repair
the harm done to the victim and the community by the offender's criminal act.
egalitarian - CORRECT ANSWER - believing in the social and economic equality of all
people
, structured family therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - strengthening alliances and role
boundaries between parents and children
Milan Systemic Family Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - family life is a series of actions
and reactions; emphasizes patterns of behavior that lock family members into their roles
therefore inhibiting their personal growth
Behavioral Family Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on changing behaviors of
family members to influence overall patterns of family interactions
preoperational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to
about 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet
comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic
sympathy - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to enter into, understand, or share
somebody else's feelings
sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER - in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to
nearly 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory
impressions and motor activities
object permanence - CORRECT ANSWER - the understanding that objects continue to
exist even when out of view
concrete operational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - in Piaget's theory, the stage of
cognitive development during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to
think logically about concrete events
concrete operational - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking logically about concrete events;
grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations
