Intro to Human Services Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Intro to Human Services provides an overview of the human services field, exploring the roles, responsibilities, and skills necessary to support individuals and communities in need. The course introduces students to the history, values, and ethical principles of human services, as well as the various populations served, such as children, families, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Students examine the diverse settings in which human services professionals work including schools, health care organizations, and government agencies and learn about interviewing, case management, and advocacy. Emphasis is placed on understanding social problems, cultural diversity, and strategies for effective communication and intervention.
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Child Family School Community Socialization and Support 9th Edition by Roberta M. Berns
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Chapter 1: Ecology of the Child
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Q1) The bioecological model
A) Can accommodate other theories.
B) Was developed by Bronfenbrenner.
C) Provides a "whole picture" of the developing child.
D) All answers are correct
Answer: D
Q2) All but which is a true regarding socialization?
A) Socialization begins in adolescence.
B) Socialization continues throughout life.
C) Socialization is a reciprocal process.
D) Socialization is a dynamic process.
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is true?
A) Children absorb the verbal as well as the nonverbal cues of others.
B) Intentional socialization can end up being unintentional.
C) Much of socialization takes place spontaneously during human interactions.
D) All statements are true
Answer: D
Q4) Prior to the development of the printing press, infancy ended at age _________.
Answer: 7 years
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Chapter 2: Ecology of Socialization
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Q1) When a reward, or pleasant consequence, is given for desired behavior, this is called _________ reinforcement.
Answer: Positive
Q2) Allowing a child to leave his room when he stops a temper tantrum is an example of A) Positive reinforcement.
B) Negative reinforcement.
C) Shaping.
D) Cognition.
Answer: B
Q3) Maria and Manuel read a book to their child every night before they put him to bed. This is an example of a A) Symbol.
B) Routine.
C) Rite of Passage.
D) Conservation Task.
Answer: B
Q4) The value one places on his/her identity is termed _________.
Answer: Self-esteem
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Family
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Q1) Disease, overexertion, allergies, and abuse are examples of _________ stressors.
A) Physical
B) Sociocultural
C) Psychological
D) Religious
Answer: A
Q2) One's rank or position within a society, based on social and economic factors is called one's _________.
Answer: Socioeconomic status
Q3) One difference between a traditional and modern societies is
A) The traditional society looks to the past for ways to behave; a modern society looks to the present.
B) A modern society values its elders; the traditional society does not.
C) Traditional societies tend to use achieved status; Modern societies do not.
D) None; Traditional and modern societies are the same.
Answer: A
Q4) Personal reactions to real or imagined threats are an example of a _________ stressor.
Answer: Psychological
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Chapter 4: Ecology of Parenting
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Q1) Which is the most commonly used parenting style?
A) Authoritarian
B) Authoritative
C) Permissive
D) Uninvolved
Q2) In Collectivist cultures, children learn individuals are treated differently according to rank and/or situation. This practice is known as _________.
Q3) When a parent, instead of seeing himself as the nurturer of the child, instead expects the child to meet their needs for love, this is an example of _________.
Q4) Ethnic groups are found to vary (differ) in their
A) Displays of emotion.
B) Discipline of children.
C) Emphasis on specific skills.
D) All answers are correct.
Q5) Jasmine gets attention in socially acceptable ways, uses adults as resources, and gets along well with others. We would call Jasmine what kind of child? _________
Q6) John Locke's best known concept is that of the _________.
Q7) The Freudian term for arrested development is _________.
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Chapter 5: Ecology of Nonparental Child Care
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Q1) Miller (1989) found that, in day care centers, _________ varied according to the socioeconomic status of the center's clientele (families).
A) Language interactions
B) Social interactions
C) Both language and social interactions
D) None of the answers are correct
Q2) Care provided by an individual in the child's own home is called _________ care.
Q3) From a cost/benefits perspective, advocates for child care suggest the cost of community child care services outweigh the later costs of
A) Special education services
B) Juvenile delinquency
C) Welfare payments
D) All answers are correct
Q4) Describe how cognitively-oriented curricula differ from the direct instruction curriculum.
Q5) According to Piaget, the process of learning that involves incorporating new experiences is _________.
Q6) Thinking is Action is characteristic of which Piagtian stage?
Q7) The "Tools of the Mind" curriculum is based on _____________theory of learning.
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Chapter 6: Ecology of the School
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Q1) Physical damage or deterioration to the body is called _________.
Q2) The No Child Left Behind Act provided federal funds to
A) Implement any program to prevent illegal use of substances.
B) Implement any program to prevent violence.
C) Implement programs to prevent the use of illegal substances and violence, but only if the programs were grounded in scientific research.
D) No answers are correct; Prevention programs were not part of NCLBA.
Q3) The idea that children are entitled to participate fully in their school and community is the principle of _________.
Q4) Write a description of how disability has been conceptualized over time.
Q5) The IDEA requires _________ evaluations that are appropriate to a child's background.
Q6) Describe the impact of changing technology on educational environments.
Q7) Using the United States as an example, compare and contrast personal goals for schooling with those that are social, civic and cultural.
Q8) There are about _________ different religious groups in the United States.
Q9) _________ refers to the process whereby a minority cultural group takes on the characteristics of the majority (dominant) group.
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Chapter 7: Ecology of Teaching
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Q1) Children score higher on cognitive and academic tests when their parents
A) Have finished high school only.
B) Have finished high school and have at least some college.
C) Have finished high school and have at least a bachelor's degree.
D) No answers apply; Parents' educational level is not related to achievement.
Q2) In a learner-directed classroom, __________________motivation guides children's learning.
Q3) Describe the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act as it relates to children's learning in the classroom.
Q4) PL 99-457 authorized early intervention, which was designed to
A) Help only those children diagnosed with a specific condition.
B) Target all children who are at risk for developmental delay.
C) Target children from birth to age 2 who are at risk for developmental delay.
D) Decrease funding for at-risk children.
Q5) The researcher best known for the idea that any person can be conditioned to learn provided they are presented with appropriate reinforcers is _________.
Q6) _________ refers to a biological construct that involves interpretation of stimuli by the brain.
Q7) _________ refers to a policy of letting people do as they please.
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Chapter 8: Ecology of the Peer Group
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Q1) Using the concept of morality of cooperation, describe how a child might decide who gets to play on a kickball team at recess. Describe the difference between this and the morality of constraint.
Q2) Conceptions and reasoning about people, the self, relations between people, social group roles and rules, and the relations of such conceptions to social behavior is called
Q3) Tyler plays alone, but with toys like those that other children are using. Tyler's actions are called _________ play.
Q4) When policies and activities are determined by group discussion, the group leader likely has a(n) _________ leadership style.
Q5) Bullies tend to be _________ whereas victims tend to be _________.
A) Impulsive; Passive
B) Younger; Older
C) Empathic; Aggressive
D) Aggressive; Impulsive
Q6) In adolescence, sexual _________________ comes from peers and the media.
Q7) Getting along with others is related to the ability to _______________.
Q8) Gangs are usually made up of how many cultural groups?
Q9) Describe how social cognition changes over the childhood years.
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Chapter 9: Ecology of the Mass Media
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Q1) Advertisers report that children start asking for brain names as early as age
A) 2.
B) 5.
C) 8.
D) 10.
Q2) After viewing violent scenes on television, young children are more willing to
A) Engage in altruistic acts.
B) Accept the aggressive behavior of other children.
C) Listen and talk to each other.
D) All answers are correct.
Q3) It is difficult to separate the socializing effects of the ______________of the book or magazine from the socializing effects of the __________________ of the reader.
Q4) The frequency of sexual references on TV has ________________ steadily over the last two decades.
Q5) Janelle has an oversimplified view of the elderly, in part because she watches a lot of television and does not know any older adults. Janelle's view would be called a
Q6) Perceptions of reality fall into two categories: factuality and __________________________________.
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Chapter 10: Ecology of the Community
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Q1) The German term for interpersonal relationships which are communal, cooperative, close, intimate, and informal is _________.
Q2) Compare social interactions in a small town with those of larger cities. Include in your answer a description of how social control is achieved in each.
Q3) Unemployment compensation is intended to maintain what percentage of a worker's income during a temporary period of involuntary unemployment?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 100%
Q4) Imagine you are an advisor to the governmental budget office. The government must cut programs to balance the budget this year. List and describe the federal programs discussed in your text that are designed to alleviate the conditions of poverty. Afterward, choose one of the two of the categories and craft an argument describing why they should not be cut this year.
Q5) The Administration for Youth and Family's Office of Community Services is an example of a _________ agency.
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Chapter 11: Emotional and Cognitive Socialization
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Q1) An example of _________ achievement motivation is when one does an activity to attain some separable outcome, such as to get a reward or avoid a punishment.
Q2) According to Aboud (1988), young children's prejudicial attitudes are due to
A) Cognitive immaturity.
B) The desire to hurt others.
C) Preschool curricula.
D) No answers are correct.
Q3) A need or emotion that causes a person to act is called a _________.
Q4) A tall, lean body build is characterized as _________.
Q5) The process of discovering what is personally worthwhile or desirable in life is known as _________.
Q6) Achievement motivation is linked to
A) Actual achievement behavior.
B) Locus of control.
C) Both answers are correct.
D) Neither answer is correct; Achievement motivation is not linked to either.
Q7) The realization that one's actions cause outcomes is called _________.
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Chapter 12: Social and Behavioral Socialization Outcomes
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Q1) Mark has egocentric ideas about right and wrong. Mark doesn't consider the interests of others. Mark sometimes confuses his parents' perspective with that of his own. Which stage of moral development best describes Mark?
A) Preoperational
B) Preconventional
C) Conventional
D) Image-Making
Q2) The first stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development is
A) Preoperational
B) Preconventional
C) Conventional
D) Image-Making
Q3) Theorists who emphasize how one comes to feel like a male or female are considering gender according to _____________.
A) Psychoanalytic Theory
B) Social Learning Theory
C) Cognitive Developmental Theory
D) Rewards and punishments
Q4) The first of Kohlberg's moral stages is termed _________.
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