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Children and Their Development, 8e
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Children and their Development, 8th edition Robert V. Kail
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Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS kj kj




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-

JacquesRousseau Answer
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Rationale: In Plato’s view, children’s experiences simplytrigger knowledge they’ve had since bi
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Topic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Moderate Skill kj k j




:Remember theFacts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development h
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ave 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 kj kj kj kj kj kj kj




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 kj




Rationale: John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa argues poetically that infants are blank slates on wh
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ich experience writes.
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Topic:Settingthe Stage Dif
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Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development h
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ave evolved from antiquity to today.
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3. Which two philosophers both believed that children were born as blank slates, with kno
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wledge acquired through experiences?
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a. Plato and Aristotle kj kj




b. Aristotle and Rousseau kj kj




c. Locke and Rousseau kj kj




d. Aristotle and Locke kj kj




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Rationale: Both Aristotle and John Locke, presenting their ideas centuries apart, thought that hum
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ans lacked innate knowledge.
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Topic:Settingthe Stage Dif
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ficulty: Difficult kj




Skill: Understand the Concepts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development h
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ave 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 kj kj kj kj kj kj kj




d. parents should teach their children rationality and self-control
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Answer: b kj




Rationale: Rousseau thought that humans were born with an innate goodness. To
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pic: Setting the Stage
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Difficulty: Easy kj




Skill: Remember the Facts
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Learning Objective: Explain how conceptions of childhood and research on child development h
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ave evolved from antiquity to today.
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5. Which list places thinkers who had a substantial impact on child development in the CO
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RRECT chronological order? kj kj




a. Aristotle, Locke, Darwin kj kj




b. Locke, Plato, Rousseau kj kj




c. Rousseau, Darwin, Plato kj kj




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