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Divorce and The Butterfly Effect

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1.  The Butterfly Effect is best described by:
  1. Big changes in one state can lead to small differences in a later state.
  2. Tiny changes in one state can lead to small differences in a later state.
  3. Small changes in one state can lead to large differences in a later state.
  4. Big changes in one state can lead to large differences in a later state.
2.  Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model includes four levels of environmental systems. What is the order of the four levels starting from the center?
  1. Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem
  2. Mesosystem, Microsystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem
  3. Exosystem, Macrosystem. Microsystem, Mesosystem
  4. Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem, Microsystem
3.  The Butterfly Effect is an underlying principle of:
  1. Information Theory
  2. Game Theory
  3. Quantum Theory
  4. Chaos Theory
4.  The “Broken Windows” effect on communities says that:
  1. neighborhoods that have broken windows are likely to have higher incidences of hail.
  2. broken windows are an analogy for a lack of educational options.
  3. visible signs of disorder in a neighborhood can lead to more disorder.
  4. broken windows are likely to lead to bird nests inside houses and buildings.
5.  A study that examined brain development demonstrated that divorce interrupts the maturation of what part of the brain?
  1. The frontal lobe
  2. The hippocampus
  3. Gray matter
  4. White matter
6.  There were three suggested mechanisms for how the behavior of divorce is transmitted across generations. Which one of the following is NOT one suggested mechanism?
  1. Children of divorced parents do not inherit certain behavioral characteristics, such as depressive tendencies.
  2. Children of divorced parents take their parents as a role model and fail to acquire the social skills needed to form & maintain stable relationships.
  3. The inheritance of certain behavioral characteristics, such as depressive tendencies.
  4. The threshold for divorce may be lower among children of divorced parents.
7.  The passing of customs, traditions, and social norms from one generation to another through learning is known as:
  1. Generational transmission
  2. Epigenetic changes
  3. Cultural transmission
  4. Intergenerational transmission
8.  Climate Change and Divorce are linked because:
  1. Of nothing, they are not linked.
  2. Divorce Households use more resources per person than Married Households.
  3. On average, divorced people live longer than married people.
  4. Married people use more Energy Saving Appliances than divorced people.
9.  All the following about an Overcorrection is true EXCEPT:
  1. It is a Pendulum Swing rather than a course correction
  2. Previously valuable parts of the culture are damaged.
  3. Initial problem does not get addressed sustainably.
  4. The problem lies in the progress being made.
10.  What is an epigenetic effect?
  1. Socially shared representations deployable in automatic cognition.
  2. An effect on behavior that occurs directly because of a gene.
  3. A nongenetic influence on gene expression.
  4. The idea that genes direct the outcome of behavior across generations.
11.  The three steps outlined for genetic accommodation include all of the following EXCEPT:
  1. Organism changes functional form (phenotype) through gene expression.
  2. A gene emerges that helps ‘lock in’ the change in phenotype.
  3. The gene spreads through the population.
  4. Organism changes functional form (genotype) through phenotypic expression.
12.  A Birdnesting Parenting Plan is one in which:
  1. Children spend an equal amount of time with each parent.
  2. Children are required to spend a certain amount of time outdoors.
  3. Parents rotate in and out of children’s home.
  4. Children spend six months with one parent and then six months with the other.
13.  Which statement is NOT true?
  1. Some states require divorcing parents to take Parenting Classes.
  2. All states require Marriage Education prior to marriage.
  3. No state requires Marriage Education prior to marriage.
  4. No state requires Parenting Classes of all parents.
14.  According to Gallup, as of 2023, people who are married, as opposed to divorced or never married, are much more likely to be:
  1. Struggling
  2. Suffering
  3. Thriving
  4. Getting By
15.  Mapping in the Social Sciences promotes and enhances all the following EXCEPT:
  1. Innovative Thinking
  2. Abstract Thinking
  3. Linear Thinking
  4. Reflective Thinking

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