Children and Their Development, 8e
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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TEST BANK FOR zl zl
Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1-15 zl
Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS zl zl
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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:a
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Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simply trigger knowledge they’ve had since
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birth.
Topic: Setting the Stage
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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Difficulty: Moderate Skill zl z l
: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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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 zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
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 zl
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 Dif
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ficulty: Moderate zl
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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have evolved from antiquity to today.
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3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with kn
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owledge acquired through experiences?
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a. Plato and Aristotle zl zl
b. Aristotle and Rousseau zl zl
c. Locke and Rousseau zl zl
d. Aristotle and Locke zl zl
Answer: d zl
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, Children and Their Development, 8e zl zl zl zl
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 Dif
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ficulty: Difficult zl
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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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 zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b zl
Rationale: Rousseau thought that humans were born with an innate goodness. T
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opic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Easy zl
Skill: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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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 C
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ORRECT chronological order? zl zl
a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin zl zl
b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau zl zl
c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato zl zl
d. Darwin, Locke, Rousseau zl zl
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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TEST BANK FOR zl zl
Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1-15 zl
Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS zl zl
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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:a
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Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simply trigger knowledge they’ve had since
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birth.
Topic: Setting the Stage
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1
Copyright © 2025, 2015, 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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Difficulty: Moderate Skill zl z l
: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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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 zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
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 zl
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 Dif
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ficulty: Moderate zl
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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have evolved from antiquity to today.
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3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with kn
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owledge acquired through experiences?
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a. Plato and Aristotle zl zl
b. Aristotle and Rousseau zl zl
c. Locke and Rousseau zl zl
d. Aristotle and Locke zl zl
Answer: d zl
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, Children and Their Development, 8e zl zl zl zl
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 Dif
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ficulty: Difficult zl
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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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 zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b zl
Rationale: Rousseau thought that humans were born with an innate goodness. T
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opic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Easy zl
Skill: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development
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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 C
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ORRECT chronological order? zl zl
a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin zl zl
b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau zl zl
c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato zl zl
d. Darwin, Locke, Rousseau zl zl
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