Consumer Science 200
Overhauled Exam With
Official Questions and
Answers 2025/2026
Individuation - Correct Answers-The process through which a person comes
to think of himself or herself as a distinct person despite being a member of
a family is known as
Agrarian - Correct Answers-In which kind of society are people more likely to
live with their extended families?
Financial Stability - Correct Answers-Which of the following is NOT considered
to be necessary for a person to commit emotionally to a marriage?
Having a child between the ages of 2 and 4 - Correct Answers-Which of the
following factors has no effect on job satisfaction?
Accept the fact that the marriage is over - Correct Answers-What is the first
step a person should take after divorce?
Brothers, ages 3 and 5 - Correct Answers-For which pair would sibling rivalry
likely be greatest?
Married women typically earn higher wages than single women. - Correct
Answers-Which of the following statements about marriage is false?
Adolescent girls - Correct Answers-In general, accepting a stepparent is
hardest for
The content rather than the style of family communication is important -
Correct Answers-Which of the following statements about families is false?
Humor - Correct Answers-According to John Gottman, which of the following
is the best response to criticism by a spouse?
, Early adolescence - Correct Answers-The greatest amount of variation
between people of the same age is found during
Arbitration - Correct Answers-When two children have a dispute and agree to
settle it according to their mother's opinion, they are engaging in
Her children have more self-esteem - Correct Answers-In general, when a
mother works,
During times of conflict, family members will take sides to consolidate power.
- Correct Answers-Which of the following is an assumption of structured
family therapy?
It is expensive - Correct Answers-What is one drawback of inpatient
treatment for alcoholism?
Preoperational Stage - Correct Answers-According to Piaget's model, the
ability to imagine the mental lives of other emerges during the
A new teacher who struggles to maintain authority in the classroom - Correct
Answers-Role strain is exemplified by
An eight year-old with the mental age of a ten year-old - Correct Answers-
Which of the following people is most likely to have an IQ of 125?
Contemplation - Correct Answers-A student whose interest level and
performance have steadily declined admits to his teacher that he is
depressed. Unfortunately, the student is not yet willing to do anything to
remedy this problem. In which stage of the transtheoretical model of change
is this student?
Echolalia - Correct Answers-Starting at about nine months, an infant will
begin nonsensically imitating adult speech, a process known as
It overstates the importance of the mid-life crisis - Correct Answers-What is
the major criticism of Levinson's "seasons" of life model?
A sudden interest for a new hobby. - Correct Answers-Which of the following
is NOT a warning sin of teen depression?
Horizontal socialization - Correct Answers-Students who excel in math
receive different treatment than students who excel in English. This is an
example of
Thrift - Correct Answers-Which of the following is NOT one of the areas of
emotional intelligence?