FAML 430 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers Fall 2025-2026 Update
100% Correct -BYU
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Key characteristics of socialization. ANSWER --over time
-through interaction with significant others
-by means of communication
-in emotionally significant contexts
Externalization vs internalization
How can we move towards internalization?. ANSWER -E-behavior controlled by
outside forces
I-the process by which externally controlled behavior shifts to internally, or self-
regulated, behavior
How-communication of values
characteristics of temperament. ANSWER --innate characteristics that determine an
individual's sensitivity to various experiences and responsiveness to social interaction
-rhythmicity, approach/withdrawal, adaptability, intensity of reaction, quality of
mood
-easy, slow-to-warm-up, difficult
What are key demographic changes among children in the U.S. today?. ANSWER -
, How has the concept of childhood changed over time?. ANSWER -miniature adults-
>uninformed adults->children's rights->consumers
What is the difference between a passive, evocative, and active genotype
environment?. ANSWER -P-children are predisposed to be affected by the
environment their parents provide
E-an individual's genotype will tend to evoke certain responses from the environment
A-an individual's genotype will tend to motivate that person to seek out environments
most compatible with their prewiring
How did compulsory education laws come to be? What is their historical context?.
ANSWER -
What are the major outcomes or goals of socialization?. ANSWER -develop a self-
concept, enable self-regulation, empower achievement, teach appropriate social roles,
implement developmental skills
What are the defining characteristics of the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem,
macrosystem, and chronosystem? How does each impact socialization?. ANSWER -
microsystem-activities and relationships with significant others experienced in a small
setting (family, school, peer group, community); have the most influence
mesosystem-linkages and interrelationships between two or more microsystems
(having friends over, parent-teacher conferences); impact depends on the number and
quality of interrelationships
exosystem-settings in which children are not active participants, but that affect them
in one of their microsystems (parents jobs, city council); indirect impacts
macrosystem-society and subculture to which the individual belongs (economics,
politics, religion, race)
Answers Fall 2025-2026 Update
100% Correct -BYU
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Key characteristics of socialization. ANSWER --over time
-through interaction with significant others
-by means of communication
-in emotionally significant contexts
Externalization vs internalization
How can we move towards internalization?. ANSWER -E-behavior controlled by
outside forces
I-the process by which externally controlled behavior shifts to internally, or self-
regulated, behavior
How-communication of values
characteristics of temperament. ANSWER --innate characteristics that determine an
individual's sensitivity to various experiences and responsiveness to social interaction
-rhythmicity, approach/withdrawal, adaptability, intensity of reaction, quality of
mood
-easy, slow-to-warm-up, difficult
What are key demographic changes among children in the U.S. today?. ANSWER -
, How has the concept of childhood changed over time?. ANSWER -miniature adults-
>uninformed adults->children's rights->consumers
What is the difference between a passive, evocative, and active genotype
environment?. ANSWER -P-children are predisposed to be affected by the
environment their parents provide
E-an individual's genotype will tend to evoke certain responses from the environment
A-an individual's genotype will tend to motivate that person to seek out environments
most compatible with their prewiring
How did compulsory education laws come to be? What is their historical context?.
ANSWER -
What are the major outcomes or goals of socialization?. ANSWER -develop a self-
concept, enable self-regulation, empower achievement, teach appropriate social roles,
implement developmental skills
What are the defining characteristics of the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem,
macrosystem, and chronosystem? How does each impact socialization?. ANSWER -
microsystem-activities and relationships with significant others experienced in a small
setting (family, school, peer group, community); have the most influence
mesosystem-linkages and interrelationships between two or more microsystems
(having friends over, parent-teacher conferences); impact depends on the number and
quality of interrelationships
exosystem-settings in which children are not active participants, but that affect them
in one of their microsystems (parents jobs, city council); indirect impacts
macrosystem-society and subculture to which the individual belongs (economics,
politics, religion, race)
