FRHD 1010 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | FAMILY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE FINAL REVIEW
emerging adulthood - ANS ✔✔the period of life between the ages of 18 and 25
True or false: beginning in emerging adulthood, rates of HIV diagnosis/people living with HIV
begins to decrease - ANS ✔✔False
Destructive risks more common in emerging adulthood are: - ANS ✔✔- unprotected sex with a
new partner
- driving fast without a seat belt
- abusing drugs
- addictive gambling
True or false: highest reports of heavy drinking comes between ages of 18-34 - ANS ✔✔True
Reproduction - ANS ✔✔reported as the main purpose of sex (more for some than men, older
than younger)
Relationship - ANS ✔✔believed by 1/2 of people in the U.S (more women than men) that sex is
to strengthen pair bonding
Preferred sequence of a relationship: - ANS ✔✔date
fall in love
decide on faithfulness
have sex
live together
marry
,have children
Recreation - ANS ✔✔believed by 1/4 of the people in the U.S (more men than women) that sex
is a fundamental human drive that is highly pleasurable physical and mental ability
Ideally, both partners orgasm without making commitment
social norms approach - ANS ✔✔a method of reducing risky behavior that uses emerging
adults' desire to follow social norms by making them aware, through the use of surveys, of the
prevalence of various behaviors within their peer group
postformal thought - ANS ✔✔Beyond Piaget's four stages, adult thinking that is more practical,
flexible, and dialectical (that is, more capable of combining contradictory elements into a
comprehensive whole).
True or false: postformal thought is characterized by "problem finding" not just "problem
solving" - ANS ✔✔True
True or false: logical skills declined from adolescence to emerging adulthood and then stayed
steady - ANS ✔✔False
subjective thought - ANS ✔✔thinking that is strongly influenced by personal qualities of the
individual thinker, such as past experiences, cultural assumptions, and goals for the future
objective thought - ANS ✔✔thinking that is not influenced by the thinker's personal qualities
but instead involves facts and numbers that are universally considered true and valid
dialectical thought - ANS ✔✔The ability to consider a thesis and its antithesis simultaneously
and thus to arrive at a synthesis
, Thesis - ANS ✔✔a proposition or statement of belief; the first stage of the process of dialectical
thinking
Antithesis - ANS ✔✔a proposition or statement or belief that opposes the thesis; the second
stage of the process of dialectical thinking
Synthesis - ANS ✔✔a new idea that integrates the thesis and its antithesis, thus representing a
new and more comprehensive level of truth; the third stage of the process of dialectical thinking
stereotype threat - ANS ✔✔The possibility that one's appearance or behavior will be misread to
confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes.
Males and same-sex friends - ANS ✔✔Greater number of friends
Demand less of friends
Less likely to divulge failures, emotional problems, relationship dilemmas
Apt to give practical advice
Physical contact through competition or combat
cross-sex friendships - ANS ✔✔-differences more cultural than biological
-in emerging adulthood, helps expand self and gender boundaries
-usually not a prelude to romance, but not always the case
-outsider assumptions can cause problems
females and same sex friends - ANS ✔✔More intimate and emotional, including self-disclosing
talk
Likely to share problems about health, romance, and relatives
When giving advice or support, greater show of sympathy
Physical contact routine, such as hugs for greetings and farewells
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE FINAL REVIEW
emerging adulthood - ANS ✔✔the period of life between the ages of 18 and 25
True or false: beginning in emerging adulthood, rates of HIV diagnosis/people living with HIV
begins to decrease - ANS ✔✔False
Destructive risks more common in emerging adulthood are: - ANS ✔✔- unprotected sex with a
new partner
- driving fast without a seat belt
- abusing drugs
- addictive gambling
True or false: highest reports of heavy drinking comes between ages of 18-34 - ANS ✔✔True
Reproduction - ANS ✔✔reported as the main purpose of sex (more for some than men, older
than younger)
Relationship - ANS ✔✔believed by 1/2 of people in the U.S (more women than men) that sex is
to strengthen pair bonding
Preferred sequence of a relationship: - ANS ✔✔date
fall in love
decide on faithfulness
have sex
live together
marry
,have children
Recreation - ANS ✔✔believed by 1/4 of the people in the U.S (more men than women) that sex
is a fundamental human drive that is highly pleasurable physical and mental ability
Ideally, both partners orgasm without making commitment
social norms approach - ANS ✔✔a method of reducing risky behavior that uses emerging
adults' desire to follow social norms by making them aware, through the use of surveys, of the
prevalence of various behaviors within their peer group
postformal thought - ANS ✔✔Beyond Piaget's four stages, adult thinking that is more practical,
flexible, and dialectical (that is, more capable of combining contradictory elements into a
comprehensive whole).
True or false: postformal thought is characterized by "problem finding" not just "problem
solving" - ANS ✔✔True
True or false: logical skills declined from adolescence to emerging adulthood and then stayed
steady - ANS ✔✔False
subjective thought - ANS ✔✔thinking that is strongly influenced by personal qualities of the
individual thinker, such as past experiences, cultural assumptions, and goals for the future
objective thought - ANS ✔✔thinking that is not influenced by the thinker's personal qualities
but instead involves facts and numbers that are universally considered true and valid
dialectical thought - ANS ✔✔The ability to consider a thesis and its antithesis simultaneously
and thus to arrive at a synthesis
, Thesis - ANS ✔✔a proposition or statement of belief; the first stage of the process of dialectical
thinking
Antithesis - ANS ✔✔a proposition or statement or belief that opposes the thesis; the second
stage of the process of dialectical thinking
Synthesis - ANS ✔✔a new idea that integrates the thesis and its antithesis, thus representing a
new and more comprehensive level of truth; the third stage of the process of dialectical thinking
stereotype threat - ANS ✔✔The possibility that one's appearance or behavior will be misread to
confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes.
Males and same-sex friends - ANS ✔✔Greater number of friends
Demand less of friends
Less likely to divulge failures, emotional problems, relationship dilemmas
Apt to give practical advice
Physical contact through competition or combat
cross-sex friendships - ANS ✔✔-differences more cultural than biological
-in emerging adulthood, helps expand self and gender boundaries
-usually not a prelude to romance, but not always the case
-outsider assumptions can cause problems
females and same sex friends - ANS ✔✔More intimate and emotional, including self-disclosing
talk
Likely to share problems about health, romance, and relatives
When giving advice or support, greater show of sympathy
Physical contact routine, such as hugs for greetings and farewells
