Question 1

Some recent research suggests that newborn infants think like adult scientists. If valid, this research would support the position of

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke 
B)  the preformationists 
C)  Rousseau 
D)  learning theory 
A)  Locke 
B)  the preformationists 
C)  Rousseau 
D)  learning theory B

Question 2

Locke discussed

Accepted Answer

A)  models 
B)  rewards and punishments 
C)  small steps 
D)  all of the above 
A)  models 
B)  rewards and punishments 
C)  small steps 
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

If Rousseau were alive today, he probably would look most favorably on a book titled

Accepted Answer

A)  "Let Children Be Children" 
B)  "Teaching Your Preschooler to Read the Simple Way" 
C)  "The Rational Infant" 
D)  "Preparing Children for Success" 
A)  "Let Children Be Children" 
B)  "Teaching Your Preschooler to Read the Simple Way" 
C)  "The Rational Infant" 
D)  "Preparing Children for Success" A

Question 4

Locke believed the best rewards and punishments are

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately administered 
B)  gradually administered 
C)  physical 
D)  praise and disapproval 
A)  immediately administered 
B)  gradually administered 
C)  physical 
D)  praise and disapproval

Question 5

Rousseau believed the aim of education should be for children

Accepted Answer

A)  to learn the skills necessary to become useful members of society 
B)  to learn to think for themselves 
C)  to learn self-control 
D)  learn to read at an early age 
A)  to learn the skills necessary to become useful members of society 
B)  to learn to think for themselves 
C)  to learn self-control 
D)  learn to read at an early age

Question 6

Rousseau primarily disagreed with Locke over

Accepted Answer

A)  the extent to which children are curious 
B)  the extent to which children are innately wicked or innocent 
C)  whether social factors can influence behavior 
D)  the extent to which children should be guided by adults 
A)  the extent to which children are curious 
B)  the extent to which children are innately wicked or innocent 
C)  whether social factors can influence behavior 
D)  the extent to which children should be guided by adults

Question 7

Rousseau

Accepted Answer

A)  was considered a master classroom teacher 
B)  was inspired by Montessori 
C)  was a failure as a father 
D)  was dedicated to preformationism 
A)  was considered a master classroom teacher 
B)  was inspired by Montessori 
C)  was a failure as a father 
D)  was dedicated to preformationism

Question 8

The textbook suggest that the first major force to weaken preformationism was

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in artistic perspective 
B)  changes in the occupational world 
C)  the writings of Locke and the Enlightenment 
D)  changes in Christian theology 
A)  changes in artistic perspective 
B)  changes in the occupational world 
C)  the writings of Locke and the Enlightenment 
D)  changes in Christian theology

Question 9

Locke thought children

Accepted Answer

A)  are like blank slates 
B)  are preformed at birth 
C)  grow according to an inner timetable 
D)  develop in a series of stages 
A)  are like blank slates 
B)  are preformed at birth 
C)  grow according to an inner timetable 
D)  develop in a series of stages

Question 10

A child raised by Rousseau's method at the age of 10 or 12 would not be

Accepted Answer

A)  athletic 
B)  happy 
C)  spontaneous 
D)  sophisticated 
A)  athletic 
B)  happy 
C)  spontaneous 
D)  sophisticated

Question 11

The text says Locke

Accepted Answer

A)  ignored his own insight that children have their own nature 
B)  never clearly defined his terms 
C)  minimized the extent to which children are interested in the social world 
D)  was wrong to overlook individual differences in children 
A)  ignored his own insight that children have their own nature 
B)  never clearly defined his terms 
C)  minimized the extent to which children are interested in the social world 
D)  was wrong to overlook individual differences in children

Question 12

Rousseau strongly opposed lessons that are

Accepted Answer

A)  too difficult 
B)  mere games 
C)  purely sensory 
D)  unrelated to future tasks 
A)  too difficult 
B)  mere games 
C)  purely sensory 
D)  unrelated to future tasks

Question 13

The text most clearly criticizes Rousseau because

Accepted Answer

A)  he played down the extent to which children are socially oriented 
B)  he believed society applies only weak pressures 
C)  he failed to discover the concept of maturation 
D)  he unfairly misrepresented Locke's writings 
A)  he played down the extent to which children are socially oriented 
B)  he believed society applies only weak pressures 
C)  he failed to discover the concept of maturation 
D)  he unfairly misrepresented Locke's writings

Some recent research suggests that newborn infants think like adult scientists. If valid, this research would support the position of

Locke discussed

If Rousseau were alive today, he probably would look most favorably on a book titled

Locke believed the best rewards and punishments are

Rousseau believed the aim of education should be for children

Rousseau primarily disagreed with Locke over

Rousseau

The textbook suggest that the first major force to weaken preformationism was

Locke thought children

A child raised by Rousseau's method at the age of 10 or 12 would not be

The text says Locke

Rousseau strongly opposed lessons that are

The text most clearly criticizes Rousseau because

Gesells Maturational Theory

Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth

Montessoris Educational Philosophy

Werners Organismic and Comparative Theory

Piagets Cognitive-Developmental Theory

Kohlbergs Stages of Moral Development

Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Banduras Social Learning Theory

Vygotskys Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development

Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life

Mahlers Separationindividuation Theory

Bettelheim on Autism

Schachtel on Childhood Experiences

Jungs Theory of Adulthood

Chomksys Theory of Language Development

Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory

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Exam 1: Early Theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau

Some recent research suggests that newborn infants think like adult scientists. If valid, this research would support the position of

Locke discussed

If Rousseau were alive today, he probably would look most favorably on a book titled

Locke believed the best rewards and punishments are

Rousseau believed the aim of education should be for children

Rousseau primarily disagreed with Locke over

Rousseau

The textbook suggest that the first major force to weaken preformationism was

Locke thought children

A child raised by Rousseau's method at the age of 10 or 12 would not be

The text says Locke

Rousseau strongly opposed lessons that are

The text most clearly criticizes Rousseau because

Gesells Maturational Theory

Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth

Montessoris Educational Philosophy

Werners Organismic and Comparative Theory

Piagets Cognitive-Developmental Theory

Kohlbergs Stages of Moral Development

Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Banduras Social Learning Theory

Vygotskys Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development

Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life

Mahlers Separationindividuation Theory

Bettelheim on Autism

Schachtel on Childhood Experiences

Jungs Theory of Adulthood

Chomksys Theory of Language Development

Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory

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