FAML 400 -1 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)
Philosophy - Answer-World view or paradigm
/.Positivism Paradigm - Answer-It is assumed that there is an objective reality and that
natural phenomena are regular and orderly. It's very deterministic: cause and effect
based. It doesn't care about values, fact is fact. (This includes the Family Development
theory and the Social Exchange Theory).
/.Interpretivism Paradigm - Answer-The "it depends" world view. It looks at facts
subjectively, within their proper context. It's more about how the person interprets the
facts than the facts themselves. (This includes the Symbolic Interactionism Theory.)
/.Critical/Conflict Paradigm - Answer-Looks at the world through two classes, those who
"have" and those who "have not". It's about competition for scarce resources. (This
includes the conflict theory and the feminist theory.)
/.Deductive Reasoning - Answer-reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating
a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises
every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) Goes from general to
specific. It starts with a hypothesis.
/.inductive reasoning - Answer-A type of logic where you take lots of specific
observations and use those to male larger generalizations. Goes from specific to
general.
/.Elder Oaks article - Answer-Reason and revelation should work hand in hand.
Revelation generally has the last word, but it should be accompanied by study.
/.Purposes of Theories - Answer-- Help explain observations
- Helps us solve problems through predictions
- Generates knowledge
/.The Parts of a Theory: - Answer-- Assumptions
- Concepts: agreed upon terms
- Proposition: predicted relationships if theory is true
/.List some hedonistic Theories - Answer-Economic theory, behaviorism, and exchange
theory
/.Assumptions of Hedonistic Theories - Answer-1. People are influenced by what
happens in their environment
2. humans are rational
3. humans are profit seeking
/.Hedonistic Theories: concept terms - Answer-- humans seek pleasure to avoid pain
, - reward and loss
- conditioning
- extinction
- discrimination
- values
- marginal
- reciprocity
- scarcity
- exchange
- grants
- comparison level
/.Hedonsitic Theories: Propositions - Answer-This theory looks at how people learn and
the motivations behind what they do
- Positive and negative reinforcers
- Maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain
/.When do you use the hedonistic theories? - Answer-Used by family scientists, in
marriage and family therapy, and "home management"
/.Critique of Hedonistic Theories: - Answer-Most useful in helping with very specific or
limited phenomena, less helpful with broader topics like teaching values; most helpful
when the pleasures and pains are fairly easy to control/identify
/.Developmental Theories: Assumptions - Answer-There is order to the developmental
patterns of individuals and families, belief that people and individuals can improve
through healthy maturation and growth (general onward and upward feel to these
theories)
/.Developmental Theories: Concepts - Answer-developmental task, family life cycle,
stages, transitions, norms, roles, positions, role sequence, structure, career,
boundaries, epigenesis, and families being stuck, or arrested, in their development
/.Developmental Theories: How it works? - Answer-It explains variations and patterns in
family and individual development
/.Developmental Theories: Critique - Answer-narrow, less general theory; not widely
used in research
/.Humanistic Theories: Assumptions - Answer-humans are normally inherently good,
/.Humanistic Theories: Concepts - Answer-self, real self, perceived self, ideal self, self-
actualization, active listening (reflective listening), I-statements, and You- statements
/.Humanistic Theories: Propositions - Answer-Humans have an inherent drive to
improve, grow, and develop,
Philosophy - Answer-World view or paradigm
/.Positivism Paradigm - Answer-It is assumed that there is an objective reality and that
natural phenomena are regular and orderly. It's very deterministic: cause and effect
based. It doesn't care about values, fact is fact. (This includes the Family Development
theory and the Social Exchange Theory).
/.Interpretivism Paradigm - Answer-The "it depends" world view. It looks at facts
subjectively, within their proper context. It's more about how the person interprets the
facts than the facts themselves. (This includes the Symbolic Interactionism Theory.)
/.Critical/Conflict Paradigm - Answer-Looks at the world through two classes, those who
"have" and those who "have not". It's about competition for scarce resources. (This
includes the conflict theory and the feminist theory.)
/.Deductive Reasoning - Answer-reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating
a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises
every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) Goes from general to
specific. It starts with a hypothesis.
/.inductive reasoning - Answer-A type of logic where you take lots of specific
observations and use those to male larger generalizations. Goes from specific to
general.
/.Elder Oaks article - Answer-Reason and revelation should work hand in hand.
Revelation generally has the last word, but it should be accompanied by study.
/.Purposes of Theories - Answer-- Help explain observations
- Helps us solve problems through predictions
- Generates knowledge
/.The Parts of a Theory: - Answer-- Assumptions
- Concepts: agreed upon terms
- Proposition: predicted relationships if theory is true
/.List some hedonistic Theories - Answer-Economic theory, behaviorism, and exchange
theory
/.Assumptions of Hedonistic Theories - Answer-1. People are influenced by what
happens in their environment
2. humans are rational
3. humans are profit seeking
/.Hedonistic Theories: concept terms - Answer-- humans seek pleasure to avoid pain
, - reward and loss
- conditioning
- extinction
- discrimination
- values
- marginal
- reciprocity
- scarcity
- exchange
- grants
- comparison level
/.Hedonsitic Theories: Propositions - Answer-This theory looks at how people learn and
the motivations behind what they do
- Positive and negative reinforcers
- Maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain
/.When do you use the hedonistic theories? - Answer-Used by family scientists, in
marriage and family therapy, and "home management"
/.Critique of Hedonistic Theories: - Answer-Most useful in helping with very specific or
limited phenomena, less helpful with broader topics like teaching values; most helpful
when the pleasures and pains are fairly easy to control/identify
/.Developmental Theories: Assumptions - Answer-There is order to the developmental
patterns of individuals and families, belief that people and individuals can improve
through healthy maturation and growth (general onward and upward feel to these
theories)
/.Developmental Theories: Concepts - Answer-developmental task, family life cycle,
stages, transitions, norms, roles, positions, role sequence, structure, career,
boundaries, epigenesis, and families being stuck, or arrested, in their development
/.Developmental Theories: How it works? - Answer-It explains variations and patterns in
family and individual development
/.Developmental Theories: Critique - Answer-narrow, less general theory; not widely
used in research
/.Humanistic Theories: Assumptions - Answer-humans are normally inherently good,
/.Humanistic Theories: Concepts - Answer-self, real self, perceived self, ideal self, self-
actualization, active listening (reflective listening), I-statements, and You- statements
/.Humanistic Theories: Propositions - Answer-Humans have an inherent drive to
improve, grow, and develop,
