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Katie Jacobs, Ph.D.
University of Central Missouri
Children and Their
Development
Seventh Edition
Robert V. Kail
Purdue University
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ISBN-10: 0-13-398493-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-398493-4
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, Chapter 1
The Science of Child Development
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.1 Viewing infants as tabula rasas suggests that
a. infants will develop naturally unless the environment interferes.
b. experience will mold infants into unique individuals.
c. nature is more important than nurture.
d. infants are born with a sense of morality.
Module: Setting the Stage
Answer: b Page ref: 4 Skill: Remember the Facts Level: 1-Easy
Rationale: Locke’s tabula rasa is the idea that infants are blank slates on which experience writes.
LO1: What ideas did philosophers have about children and childhood?
1.2 The idea that the mind of the human infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that
a. experience molds each person into a unique individual.
b. children should be left alone so that their good natures can unfold.
c. heredity plays a major role in an individual’s development.
d. infants cannot think because their minds are blank.
Module: Setting the Stage
Answer: a Page ref: 4 Skill: Understand the Concepts Level: 2-Medium
Rationale: Locke’s tabula rasa is the idea that infants are blank slates on which experience writes.
LO1: What ideas did philosophers have about children and childhood?
1.3 If parents believe that children are tabula rasas at birth, they are likely to
a. leave their children alone so their virtuous natures can unfold.
b. be very permissive with their children.
c. assume that nothing they do will have any influence on their children’s development.
Katie Jacobs, Ph.D.
University of Central Missouri
Children and Their
Development
Seventh Edition
Robert V. Kail
Purdue University
Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco
Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto
Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo
,Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
© 2015, 2012, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN-10: 0-13-398493-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-398493-4
,Copyright © 2015, 2010, 2007 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, Chapter 1
The Science of Child Development
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.1 Viewing infants as tabula rasas suggests that
a. infants will develop naturally unless the environment interferes.
b. experience will mold infants into unique individuals.
c. nature is more important than nurture.
d. infants are born with a sense of morality.
Module: Setting the Stage
Answer: b Page ref: 4 Skill: Remember the Facts Level: 1-Easy
Rationale: Locke’s tabula rasa is the idea that infants are blank slates on which experience writes.
LO1: What ideas did philosophers have about children and childhood?
1.2 The idea that the mind of the human infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that
a. experience molds each person into a unique individual.
b. children should be left alone so that their good natures can unfold.
c. heredity plays a major role in an individual’s development.
d. infants cannot think because their minds are blank.
Module: Setting the Stage
Answer: a Page ref: 4 Skill: Understand the Concepts Level: 2-Medium
Rationale: Locke’s tabula rasa is the idea that infants are blank slates on which experience writes.
LO1: What ideas did philosophers have about children and childhood?
1.3 If parents believe that children are tabula rasas at birth, they are likely to
a. leave their children alone so their virtuous natures can unfold.
b. be very permissive with their children.
c. assume that nothing they do will have any influence on their children’s development.
