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Children and Their Development
Robert V. Kail
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8th Edition
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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
C
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
V
Chapter 13 Gender and Development
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Chapter 14 Family Relationships
T
Chapter 15 Influences Beyond the Family
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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Prepared by:
Alan Swinkels
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St. Edward’s University
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Children and Their Development
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Eighth Edition
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Robert Kail
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Purdue University
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University of Michigan
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Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1-15
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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
Answer: a
Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simply trigger knowledge they’ve had
since birth.
Topic: Setting the Stage
1
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, Children and Their Development, 8e
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
A
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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Copyright © 2025, 2015, 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Children and Their Development
Robert V. Kail
? ?
S
8th Edition
S E
C C
U S
_ ?
A I
V U
ST
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Children and Their Development (8th Edition)
?
Robert V. Kail
?
Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
S
Chapter 2 Genetic Bases of Child Development
S
Chapter 3 Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn
E
Chapter 4 Growth and Health
C
Chapter 5 Perceptual and Motor Development
C
Chapter 6 Theories of Cognitive Development
U
Chapter 7 Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills
S
Chapter 8 Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition
_
Chapter 9 Language and Communication
?
Chapter 10 Emotional Development
A
Chapter 11 Understanding Self and Others
I
Chapter 12 Moral Understanding and Behavior
V
Chapter 13 Gender and Development
U
Chapter 14 Family Relationships
T
Chapter 15 Influences Beyond the Family
S
, Children and Their Development, 8e
TEST BANK
Prepared by:
Alan Swinkels
?
St. Edward’s University
? S
Children and Their Development
S
Eighth Edition
C E
Robert Kail
C
Purdue University
and
U
University of Michigan
S
TEST BANK FOR
_
Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
?
Chapter 1-15
A
Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
I
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
V
1. Which philosopher believed that children are born with innate knowledge?
U
a. Plato
T
b. Aristotle
c. John Locke
S
d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Answer: a
Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simply trigger knowledge they’ve had
since birth.
Topic: Setting the Stage
1
Copyright © 2025, 2015, 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, Children and Their Development, 8e
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
_______________.
S
a. experience molds each person into a unique individual
S
b. children should be left alone so that their good natures can unfold
E
c. heredity plays a major role in an individual’s development
C
d. infants cannot think, because their minds are blank
U C
Answer: a
Rationale: John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa argues poetically that infants are blank slates
S
on which experience writes.
_
Topic: Setting the Stage
?
Difficulty: Moderate
A
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child
I
development have evolved from antiquity to today.
V U
3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with
knowledge acquired through experiences?
T
a. Plato and Aristotle
S
b. Aristotle and Rousseau
c. Locke and Rousseau
d. Aristotle and Locke
Answer: d
2
Copyright © 2025, 2015, 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
