Children and Their Development
Robert V. Kail
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Children and Their Development (8th Edition)
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Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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Chapter 2 Genetic Bases of Child Development
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Chapter 3 Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
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Chapter 4 Growth and Health
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Chapter 5 Perceptual and Motor Development
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Chapter 6 Theories of Cognitive Development
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Chapter 7 Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills
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Chapter 8 Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition
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Chapter 9 Language and Communication
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Chapter 10 Emotional Development
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Chapter 11 Understanding Self and Others
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Chapter 12 Moral Understanding and Behavior
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Chapter 13 Gender and Development
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Chapter 14 Family Relationships
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Chapter 15 Influences Beyond the Family
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Children and Their Development
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Robert Kail
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Purdue University
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University of Michigan
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Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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1. Which philosopher believed that children are born with innate knowledge?
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a. Plato
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b. Aristotle
c. John Locke
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d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simply trigger knowledge they’ve had
since birth.
Topic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child
development 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
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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
Rationale: John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa argues poetically that infants are blank slates
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on which experience writes.
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Topic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Moderate
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child
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development have evolved from antiquity to today.
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3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with
knowledge acquired through experiences?
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a. Plato and Aristotle
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b. Aristotle and Rousseau
c. Locke and Rousseau
d. Aristotle and Locke
Answer: d
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