HDFS 129					Name ____________________________
Fall 1996
Section 1

Quiz #2-Chapter 3-Bigner (1996)

Section A.  Multiple choice.  Choose the best answer.  (2 points each).

1.  Theories which describe the individual as an organized, complete person, with self-will and the ability to act without external influence is to describe:

a.  the organismic model.
b.  the continuity/discontinuity model.
c.  the learning model.
d.  the mechanistic model.

2.  Among the key differences in Freudian psychosexual theory  vs. Eriksonian psychosocial theory is:

a.  Freud's notion that change is determined by instinct vs. Erikson's idea that change occurs as an evolutionary process.
b.  Freud's notion that change is an evolutionary process vs. Erikson's idea that change results from instinctive behavior.
c.  Freud's belief in the environment as a predictor of change vs. Erikson's belief that stage-of-life is the predictor of change.
d.  Freud's notion that epigenesis is the motivation underlying development vs.	
      Erikson's idea that personality motivates epigenesis.
	
Section B.  Short essay.  Use complete sentences.  (6 points).

3.  How do cognitive theories differ from learning theories of development?

HDFS 129				Name ____________________________
Fall 1996
Section 1

Quiz #3-Chapter 4-Bigner (1996)

Section A.  Multiple choice.  Choose the best answer.  (2 points each).

1.  Which of the following DOES NOT apply to the contemporary family?

a.  The status of a given individual is derived, primarily, from the occupation of the specific individual.
b.  The high incidence of family violence suggests that today's family may not be as good at providing nurturance for its members as it has been in the past.
c.  Families provide the major source of leisure and recreational activity for their members.
d.  The family function of instilling religious and spiritual values has apparently diminished in its importance over the years.

2.  One of the more significant criticisms of the concept of the family life cycle is:

a.  the fact that there are other potential family compositions which are viable, other than the heterosexual-parents-and-their children model.
b.  it is too wide-ranging in its scope to be useful.
c.  it emphasizes the dynamic of the minority family too much.
d.  it is more appropriate for single-parent families than any other type of family.

Section B.  Short essay.  Use complete sentences.  (6 points).

3.  Why is it important to understand renested families to have a better understanding of contemporary families?