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Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS cn cn




1. Which philosopher believed that children are born with innate knowledge?
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a. Plato

b. Aristotle

c. John Locke
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d. Jean-

Jacques Rousseau Answer
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Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simply trigger knowledge they’ve had sinc
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e birth.
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Topic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Moderate Skil cn c n




l: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developme
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nt have evolved from antiquity to today.
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2. The idea that the mind of the human infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that
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a. experience molds each person into a unique individual cn cn cn cn cn cn cn




b. children should be left alone so that their good natures can unfold
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c. heredity plays a major role in an individual’s development
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d. infants cannot think, because their minds are blank
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Answer: a cn




Rationale: John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa argues poetically that infants are blank slates on
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which experience writes.
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Topic: Setting the Stage Di
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developme
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nt have evolved from antiquity to today.
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3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with
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knowledge acquired through experiences? cn cn cn




a. Plato and Aristotle cn cn




b. Aristotle and Rousseau cn cn




c. Locke and Rousseau cn cn




d. Aristotle and Locke cn cn




Answer: d cn




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Rationale: Both Aristotle and John Locke, presenting their ideas centuries apart, thought that h
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umans lacked innate knowledge.
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Topic: Setting the Stage Di
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fficulty: Difficult cn




Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developme
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4. The French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau proposed that
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a. the human infant is born a tabula rasa
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b. infants were born with an innate sense of justice and morality
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c. experience molds each human into a unique individual cn cn cn cn cn cn cn




d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b cn




Rationale: Rousseau thought that humans were born with an innate goodness.
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Topic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Easy cn




Skill: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developme
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5. Which list places thinkers who had a substantial impact on child development in the
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CORRECT chronological order? cn cn




a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin cn cn




b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau cn cn




c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato cn cn




d. Darwin, Locke, Rousseau cn cn




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