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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 st st
1. Which philosopher believed that children are born with innate knowledge?
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a. Plato
b. Aristotle
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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 since
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birth.
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Topic: Setting the Stage
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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Difficulty: Moderate Skil st s t
l: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developmen
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t 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 st st st st st st st
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 st
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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fficulty: Moderate st
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developmen
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3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with k
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a. Plato and Aristotle st st
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c. Locke and Rousseau st st
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Answer: d st
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, Children and Their Development, 8e st st st st
Rationale: Both Aristotle and John Locke, presenting their ideas centuries apart, thought that hu
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mans lacked innate knowledge.
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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 developmen
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t 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 st st st st st st st
d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b st
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 st
Skill: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developmen
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t 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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a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin st st
b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau st st
c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato st st
d. Darwin, Locke, Rousseau st st
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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TEST BANK FOR st st
Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1-15 st
Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS st st
1. Which philosopher believed that children are born with innate knowledge?
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a. Plato
b. Aristotle
c. John Locke st
d. Jean-
Jacques Rousseau Answer
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Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simply trigger knowledge they’ve had since
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birth.
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Topic: Setting the Stage
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1
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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Difficulty: Moderate Skil st s t
l: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developmen
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t 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 st st st st st st st
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 st
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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fficulty: Moderate st
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developmen
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t have evolved from antiquity to today.
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3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with k
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nowledge acquired through experiences? st st st
a. Plato and Aristotle st st
b. Aristotle and Rousseau st st
c. Locke and Rousseau st st
d. Aristotle and Locke st st
Answer: d st
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, Children and Their Development, 8e st st st st
Rationale: Both Aristotle and John Locke, presenting their ideas centuries apart, thought that hu
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mans lacked innate knowledge.
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Topic: Setting the Stage Di
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fficulty: Difficult st
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developmen
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t 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 st st st st st st st
d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b st
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 st
Skill: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child developmen
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t 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? st st
a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin st st
b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau st st
c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato st st
d. Darwin, Locke, Rousseau st st
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