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,Chapter c01: cThe cScience cof cChild cDevelopment
cChapter c01 cMultiple-Choice cQuestions
1. Viewing cinfants cas ctabulae crasae csuggests cthat
A) infants cwill cdevelop cnaturally cunless cthe cenvironment cinterferes.
B) experience cwill cmould cinfants cinto cunique cindividuals.
C) nature cis cmore cimportant cthan cnurture.
D) infants care cborn cwith ca csense cof cmorality.
QuestionID: c 01-1-01
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cexperience cwill cmould cinfants cinto cunique cindividuals.
2. The cidea cthat cthe cmind cof cthe chuman cinfant cis ca ctabula crasa cat cbirth creflects cthe cbelief cthat
A) experience cmoulds ceach cperson cinto ca cunique cindividual.
B) children cshould cbe cleft calone cso cthat ctheir cgood cnatures ccan cunfold.
C) heredity cplays ca cmajor crole cin can cindividual's cdevelopment.
D) infants ccannot cthink cbecause ctheir cminds care cblank.
QuestionID: c 01-1-02
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill:
cConceptual
Answer: cA) cexperience cmoulds ceach cperson cinto ca cunique cindividual.
3. If cparents cbelieve cthat cchildren care ctabulae crasae cat cbirth, cthey care clikely cto
A) leave ctheir cchildren calone cso ctheir cvirtuous cnatures ccan cunfold.
B) be cvery cpermissive cwith ctheir cchildren.
C) assume cthat cnothing cthey cdo cwill chave cany cinfluence con ctheir cchildren's cdevelopment.
D) plan ctheir cchildren's cexperiences cfrom cthe cmoment cof ctheir cbirth.
QuestionID: c 01-1-03
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cApplied
Answer: cD) cplan ctheir cchildren's cexperiences cfrom cthe cmoment cof ctheir cbirth.
4. The cFrench cphilosopher cJean cJacques cRousseau cbelieved cthat
A) the chuman cinfant cis cborn ca ctabula crasa.
B) infants cwere cborn cwith can cinnate csense cof cjustice cand cmorality.
C) experience cmoulds ceach chuman cinto ca cunique cindividual.
D) parents cshould cteach ctheir cchildren crationality cand cself-control.
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,QuestionID: c 01-1-04
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cinfants cwere cborn cwith can cinnate csense cof cjustice cand cmorality.
5. Heather cbelieves cher c12-month-old cdaughter cwill cdevelop coptimally cif cHeather cgives cher cfreedom
cto cgrow cnaturally cand cdoes cnot ctry cto cshape cher cdevelopment. cHeather's cbeliefs cabout cchild
crearing care cmost csimilar cto cthose cof
A) Sigmund cFreud.
B) Erik cErikson.
C) John cLocke.
D) Jean cJacques cRousseau.
QuestionID: c 01-1-05
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cApplied
Answer: cD) cJean cJacques cRousseau.
6. Jean-Jacques cRousseau cemphasized c in cchild crearing.
A) parental cdiscipline
B) parental cresponsiveness cand creceptiveness
C) authoritarian c control
D) a clack cof cparental cinvolvement
QuestionID: c 01-1-06
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cparental cresponsiveness cand creceptiveness
7. The cdetailed, csystematic cobservations cof cindividual cchildren ccommonly cused cby cscientists cin cthe
c19th ccentury ccame cto cbe cknown cas
A) blank cslates.
B) baby cbiographies.
C) mental ctests.
D) critical cperiods.
QuestionID: c 01-1-07
Page-Reference: c5
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill:
cConceptual
Answer: cB) cbaby cbiographies.
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, 8. based chis cideas cabout cchild cdevelopment con cevolutionary ctheory cand cwas cinterested cin
cage ctrends cin cchildren's cbeliefs cand cfeelings.
A) John cLocke
B) Jean cJacques cRousseau
C) G. cStanley cHall
D) Alfred cBinet
QuestionID: c 01-1-08
Page-Reference: c5
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cC) cG. cStanley cHall
9. James cMark cBaldwin, cwho cset cup cthe cfirst cpsychology claboratory cin cCanada cat cthe cUniversity
cof cToronto, cpreferred c as ca cway cto cdo cresearch.
A) baby cbiographies
B) observation
C) experimental c research
D) introspection
QuestionID: c 01-1-09
Page-Reference: c6
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cC) cexperimental cresearch
10. uses cdevelopmental cresearch cto cpromote chealthy cdevelopment, cparticularly cfor cvulnerable
cchildren cand cfamilies.
A) Family cpolicy
B) Applied cdevelopmental cscience
C) A cquasi-experimental cdesign
D) The cIndex cof cSocial cHealth cfor cChildren cand cYouth c(ISHCY)
QuestionID: c 01-1-10
Page-Reference: c6
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cApplied cdevelopmental cscience
11. In cchild cdevelopment cscience, can corganized cset cof cideas cthat cis cdesigned cto cexplain cdevelopment
cis creferred cto cas ca
A) theory.
B) critical cperiod.
C) tabula crasa.
D) case chistory.
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,Chapter c01: cThe cScience cof cChild cDevelopment
cChapter c01 cMultiple-Choice cQuestions
1. Viewing cinfants cas ctabulae crasae csuggests cthat
A) infants cwill cdevelop cnaturally cunless cthe cenvironment cinterferes.
B) experience cwill cmould cinfants cinto cunique cindividuals.
C) nature cis cmore cimportant cthan cnurture.
D) infants care cborn cwith ca csense cof cmorality.
QuestionID: c 01-1-01
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cexperience cwill cmould cinfants cinto cunique cindividuals.
2. The cidea cthat cthe cmind cof cthe chuman cinfant cis ca ctabula crasa cat cbirth creflects cthe cbelief cthat
A) experience cmoulds ceach cperson cinto ca cunique cindividual.
B) children cshould cbe cleft calone cso cthat ctheir cgood cnatures ccan cunfold.
C) heredity cplays ca cmajor crole cin can cindividual's cdevelopment.
D) infants ccannot cthink cbecause ctheir cminds care cblank.
QuestionID: c 01-1-02
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill:
cConceptual
Answer: cA) cexperience cmoulds ceach cperson cinto ca cunique cindividual.
3. If cparents cbelieve cthat cchildren care ctabulae crasae cat cbirth, cthey care clikely cto
A) leave ctheir cchildren calone cso ctheir cvirtuous cnatures ccan cunfold.
B) be cvery cpermissive cwith ctheir cchildren.
C) assume cthat cnothing cthey cdo cwill chave cany cinfluence con ctheir cchildren's cdevelopment.
D) plan ctheir cchildren's cexperiences cfrom cthe cmoment cof ctheir cbirth.
QuestionID: c 01-1-03
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cApplied
Answer: cD) cplan ctheir cchildren's cexperiences cfrom cthe cmoment cof ctheir cbirth.
4. The cFrench cphilosopher cJean cJacques cRousseau cbelieved cthat
A) the chuman cinfant cis cborn ca ctabula crasa.
B) infants cwere cborn cwith can cinnate csense cof cjustice cand cmorality.
C) experience cmoulds ceach chuman cinto ca cunique cindividual.
D) parents cshould cteach ctheir cchildren crationality cand cself-control.
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,QuestionID: c 01-1-04
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cinfants cwere cborn cwith can cinnate csense cof cjustice cand cmorality.
5. Heather cbelieves cher c12-month-old cdaughter cwill cdevelop coptimally cif cHeather cgives cher cfreedom
cto cgrow cnaturally cand cdoes cnot ctry cto cshape cher cdevelopment. cHeather's cbeliefs cabout cchild
crearing care cmost csimilar cto cthose cof
A) Sigmund cFreud.
B) Erik cErikson.
C) John cLocke.
D) Jean cJacques cRousseau.
QuestionID: c 01-1-05
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cApplied
Answer: cD) cJean cJacques cRousseau.
6. Jean-Jacques cRousseau cemphasized c in cchild crearing.
A) parental cdiscipline
B) parental cresponsiveness cand creceptiveness
C) authoritarian c control
D) a clack cof cparental cinvolvement
QuestionID: c 01-1-06
Page-Reference: c4
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cparental cresponsiveness cand creceptiveness
7. The cdetailed, csystematic cobservations cof cindividual cchildren ccommonly cused cby cscientists cin cthe
c19th ccentury ccame cto cbe cknown cas
A) blank cslates.
B) baby cbiographies.
C) mental ctests.
D) critical cperiods.
QuestionID: c 01-1-07
Page-Reference: c5
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill:
cConceptual
Answer: cB) cbaby cbiographies.
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, 8. based chis cideas cabout cchild cdevelopment con cevolutionary ctheory cand cwas cinterested cin
cage ctrends cin cchildren's cbeliefs cand cfeelings.
A) John cLocke
B) Jean cJacques cRousseau
C) G. cStanley cHall
D) Alfred cBinet
QuestionID: c 01-1-08
Page-Reference: c5
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cC) cG. cStanley cHall
9. James cMark cBaldwin, cwho cset cup cthe cfirst cpsychology claboratory cin cCanada cat cthe cUniversity
cof cToronto, cpreferred c as ca cway cto cdo cresearch.
A) baby cbiographies
B) observation
C) experimental c research
D) introspection
QuestionID: c 01-1-09
Page-Reference: c6
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cC) cexperimental cresearch
10. uses cdevelopmental cresearch cto cpromote chealthy cdevelopment, cparticularly cfor cvulnerable
cchildren cand cfamilies.
A) Family cpolicy
B) Applied cdevelopmental cscience
C) A cquasi-experimental cdesign
D) The cIndex cof cSocial cHealth cfor cChildren cand cYouth c(ISHCY)
QuestionID: c 01-1-10
Page-Reference: c6
cTopic: cSetting cthe
cStage cSkill: cFactual
Answer: cB) cApplied cdevelopmental cscience
11. In cchild cdevelopment cscience, can corganized cset cof cideas cthat cis cdesigned cto cexplain cdevelopment
cis creferred cto cas ca
A) theory.
B) critical cperiod.
C) tabula crasa.
D) case chistory.
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