Test Bank for Introduction to Family
Processes Diverse Families, Common Ties, 6e
Denise Bodman, Bethany Vleet, Randal Day
(All Chapters, Missing Chapter 8)
Test Questions – Introduction to Family Processes (6e) Chapter 1
1. My mother is part of my family of
a. Procreation.
b. Orientation.
2. Who is likely to be part of your family of procreation?
a. Your father.
b. Your adopted daughter.
c. Your sister.
d. Your grandparent.
3. One’s family of procreation is the same as one’s family of orientation:
a. except it includes grandparents
b. except it excludes one’s grandparents
c. focuses on one’s chosen partner and the resulting children
d. focuses just on one’s children and their children
4. In Greek mythology, Proteus was
a. A human who fought Poseidon and won.
b. The god of thunder and conflict.
c. A changeable god of the sea.
d. An unchangeable god over rock and land.
5. Your friend tells you that she believes families are protean. You understand that she believes
families are
a. Extremely stable.
b. Versatile.
c. Weak.
d. Dying.
6. According to chapter one in your text, which of the following best describes a family that can
adapt to the changing nature of our culture:
a. family of origin
b. family of procreation
c. primordial family
d. protean family
7. The Simpsons cartoon features Homer (the working father), Marge (the stay-at-home
, mother), and children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. This family is best described as
a. An extended family.
b. A family of inclusion.
c. An American family.
d. A traditional family.
8. Your neighbors have two children. Their parents (the grandparents) live a mile away and
your neighbors frequently go to the grandparents’ home to help mow the lawn and make
repairs. This is an example of
a. A functionally extended family.
b. An extended family.
c. A traditional family.
d. None of the above.
9. The television program Sister Wives, features a man who has three wives. The best term for
this relationship is
a. Polygamy.
b. Polyandry.
c. Polygyny.
d. Cenogamy.
10. At least 50 societies in the world have marriages of one woman to several men. This type of
marriage is known as
a. Polygamy.
b. Polyandry.
c. Polygyny.
d. Cenogamy.
11. You discover that your “Aunt Cynomy” is not related to your family at all but was your
mom’s best friend from college. Aunt Cynomy is an example of
a. Fictive kin.
b. Extended family.
c. The true meaning of family.
d. Parentification.
12. Which of the following could be considered part of one’s “family”?
a. FiFi, the dog.
b. Your BFF (best friend forever)
c. Your grandmother.
d. All of the above.
13. When considering the story about the blind men and the elephant and applying it to family
processes, which part of the elephant is a metaphor for family processes?
a. The trunk
b. The large side
c. The insides
d. The head
14. Who is most likely to study family and marriage as one of many institutions in our society?
, a. Historians
b. Sociologists
c. Family Scientists
d. Psychologists
15. On an airplane, you sit next to someone who says he studies marriage patterns across various
cultural groups in South America. You say,
a. “Oh! You are a psychologist!”
b. “Well! You must be a sociologist!”
c. “I’m so happy to be sitting next to a family scientist!”
d. “I see! You are an anthropologist!”
16. Which of the following is considered a family process?
a. How many children are in a family.
b. A family that is childfree at the beginning of marriage.
c. Economics of family life.
d. How families solve problems.
17. Family scientists who study family processes are more likely to study
a. Routine acts of daily living.
b. How parenting affects psychological wellbeing of children.
c. How families adapt to both parents working.
d. Changes in fertility and number of children.
18. Family processes are used by family members to achieve
.
a. Not; equality
b. Often; power
c. Strategies; goals
d. Rarely; happiness
19. Which of the following would a researcher focus on if he/she were approaching the topic of
divorce from a family processes approach?
a. The national divorce statistics.
b. Depression levels of women.
c. Public policy about divorce laws.
d. Strategies used by a couple to avoid divorce
20. The word ‘prosaic’ means:
a. gaudy
b. ornate
c. pushy
d. commonplace
e. demanding
, Chapter 2 Theories About Family Life
Test Questions – Introduction to Family Processes (6e) Chapter 2
1. Theories are important.
a. True
b. False
2. Theories are important because
a. they organize facts.
b. they provide the basis for interventions.
c. they both limit what researchers “see” and provide focus.
d. All of the above.
3. Theories are useful because they help guide you and see things you may not have noticed.
Theories can be problematic because they may restrict your scope.
a. Both of the above statements are true.
b. Both of the above statements are false.
c. Only the first statement is true.
d. Only the second statement is true.
4. Theories
a. Influence what we see.
b. Influence what we don’t see.
c. Are important.
d. Influence interventions we use.
e. All of the above.
5. Theories were important in the past; however, today, researchers need to be more concerned
with facts.
a. True
b. False.
6. Fact or theory? Boys tend to be more physically aggressive than girls.
a. Fact.
b. Theory.
7. Fact or theory? Babies prefer their mothers because their mothers do most of the nurturing.
a. Fact
b. Theory
8. At approximately 8 months of age, babies become wary of strangers. This is because object
permanence has developed and the baby now realizes that strangers are different than
parents. This is a:
a. Theory.
b. Fact.
9. Which of the following statements about theories is FALSE?
a. Theories help us organize facts.
b. Theories can limit what we see.
c. Intervention strategies are usually determined by theories.
Processes Diverse Families, Common Ties, 6e
Denise Bodman, Bethany Vleet, Randal Day
(All Chapters, Missing Chapter 8)
Test Questions – Introduction to Family Processes (6e) Chapter 1
1. My mother is part of my family of
a. Procreation.
b. Orientation.
2. Who is likely to be part of your family of procreation?
a. Your father.
b. Your adopted daughter.
c. Your sister.
d. Your grandparent.
3. One’s family of procreation is the same as one’s family of orientation:
a. except it includes grandparents
b. except it excludes one’s grandparents
c. focuses on one’s chosen partner and the resulting children
d. focuses just on one’s children and their children
4. In Greek mythology, Proteus was
a. A human who fought Poseidon and won.
b. The god of thunder and conflict.
c. A changeable god of the sea.
d. An unchangeable god over rock and land.
5. Your friend tells you that she believes families are protean. You understand that she believes
families are
a. Extremely stable.
b. Versatile.
c. Weak.
d. Dying.
6. According to chapter one in your text, which of the following best describes a family that can
adapt to the changing nature of our culture:
a. family of origin
b. family of procreation
c. primordial family
d. protean family
7. The Simpsons cartoon features Homer (the working father), Marge (the stay-at-home
, mother), and children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. This family is best described as
a. An extended family.
b. A family of inclusion.
c. An American family.
d. A traditional family.
8. Your neighbors have two children. Their parents (the grandparents) live a mile away and
your neighbors frequently go to the grandparents’ home to help mow the lawn and make
repairs. This is an example of
a. A functionally extended family.
b. An extended family.
c. A traditional family.
d. None of the above.
9. The television program Sister Wives, features a man who has three wives. The best term for
this relationship is
a. Polygamy.
b. Polyandry.
c. Polygyny.
d. Cenogamy.
10. At least 50 societies in the world have marriages of one woman to several men. This type of
marriage is known as
a. Polygamy.
b. Polyandry.
c. Polygyny.
d. Cenogamy.
11. You discover that your “Aunt Cynomy” is not related to your family at all but was your
mom’s best friend from college. Aunt Cynomy is an example of
a. Fictive kin.
b. Extended family.
c. The true meaning of family.
d. Parentification.
12. Which of the following could be considered part of one’s “family”?
a. FiFi, the dog.
b. Your BFF (best friend forever)
c. Your grandmother.
d. All of the above.
13. When considering the story about the blind men and the elephant and applying it to family
processes, which part of the elephant is a metaphor for family processes?
a. The trunk
b. The large side
c. The insides
d. The head
14. Who is most likely to study family and marriage as one of many institutions in our society?
, a. Historians
b. Sociologists
c. Family Scientists
d. Psychologists
15. On an airplane, you sit next to someone who says he studies marriage patterns across various
cultural groups in South America. You say,
a. “Oh! You are a psychologist!”
b. “Well! You must be a sociologist!”
c. “I’m so happy to be sitting next to a family scientist!”
d. “I see! You are an anthropologist!”
16. Which of the following is considered a family process?
a. How many children are in a family.
b. A family that is childfree at the beginning of marriage.
c. Economics of family life.
d. How families solve problems.
17. Family scientists who study family processes are more likely to study
a. Routine acts of daily living.
b. How parenting affects psychological wellbeing of children.
c. How families adapt to both parents working.
d. Changes in fertility and number of children.
18. Family processes are used by family members to achieve
.
a. Not; equality
b. Often; power
c. Strategies; goals
d. Rarely; happiness
19. Which of the following would a researcher focus on if he/she were approaching the topic of
divorce from a family processes approach?
a. The national divorce statistics.
b. Depression levels of women.
c. Public policy about divorce laws.
d. Strategies used by a couple to avoid divorce
20. The word ‘prosaic’ means:
a. gaudy
b. ornate
c. pushy
d. commonplace
e. demanding
, Chapter 2 Theories About Family Life
Test Questions – Introduction to Family Processes (6e) Chapter 2
1. Theories are important.
a. True
b. False
2. Theories are important because
a. they organize facts.
b. they provide the basis for interventions.
c. they both limit what researchers “see” and provide focus.
d. All of the above.
3. Theories are useful because they help guide you and see things you may not have noticed.
Theories can be problematic because they may restrict your scope.
a. Both of the above statements are true.
b. Both of the above statements are false.
c. Only the first statement is true.
d. Only the second statement is true.
4. Theories
a. Influence what we see.
b. Influence what we don’t see.
c. Are important.
d. Influence interventions we use.
e. All of the above.
5. Theories were important in the past; however, today, researchers need to be more concerned
with facts.
a. True
b. False.
6. Fact or theory? Boys tend to be more physically aggressive than girls.
a. Fact.
b. Theory.
7. Fact or theory? Babies prefer their mothers because their mothers do most of the nurturing.
a. Fact
b. Theory
8. At approximately 8 months of age, babies become wary of strangers. This is because object
permanence has developed and the baby now realizes that strangers are different than
parents. This is a:
a. Theory.
b. Fact.
9. Which of the following statements about theories is FALSE?
a. Theories help us organize facts.
b. Theories can limit what we see.
c. Intervention strategies are usually determined by theories.
