Children and Their Development, 8e
, Children and Their Development, 8e
TEST BANK FOR pn pn
Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1-15 pn
Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS pn pn
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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, Children and Their Development, 8e
Difficulty: Moderate Skil pn p 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 pn pn pn pn pn pn pn
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 pn
Rationale: John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa argues poetically that infants are blank slates o
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Topic: Setting the Stage Di
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fficulty: Moderate pn
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? pn pn pn
a. Plato and Aristotle pn pn
b. Aristotle and Rousseau pn pn
c. Locke and Rousseau pn pn
d. Aristotle and Locke pn pn
Answer: d pn
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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 pn
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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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 pn pn pn pn pn pn pn
d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b pn
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 pn
Skill: 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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5. Which list places thinkers who had a substantial impact on child development in the
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CORRECT chronological order? pn pn
a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin pn pn
b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau pn pn
c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato pn pn
d. Darwin, Locke, Rousseau pn pn
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
TEST BANK FOR pn pn
Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1-15 pn
Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS pn pn
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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1
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
Difficulty: Moderate Skil pn p 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 pn pn pn pn pn pn pn
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 pn
Rationale: John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa argues poetically that infants are blank slates o
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n which experience writes.
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Topic: Setting the Stage Di
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fficulty: Moderate pn
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? pn pn pn
a. Plato and Aristotle pn pn
b. Aristotle and Rousseau pn pn
c. Locke and Rousseau pn pn
d. Aristotle and Locke pn pn
Answer: d pn
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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 pn
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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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 pn pn pn pn pn pn pn
d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b pn
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 pn
Skill: 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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5. Which list places thinkers who had a substantial impact on child development in the
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CORRECT chronological order? pn pn
a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin pn pn
b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau pn pn
c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato pn pn
d. Darwin, Locke, Rousseau pn pn
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