When Interviewed, Mr

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When interviewed, Mr.and Mrs.Williams said that their two children, Jack and Wilbur, were different from the day each child was born.Jack was very affectionate, almost never cried or fussed, and always seemed curious about the faces that appeared above his crib, even those of strangers.Wilbur, on the other hand, was irritable from the outset and often cried for no apparent reason, and usually became upset when strangers' faces came into view.Thus the Williams wondered about their children's early personalities and about children in general.(a) Whose basic theory about children is favoured here, Locke's or Rousseau's? Why? (b) Which child do you think Rousseau would pick as representative of all children? Which child would Hobbes pick? In each case, why? (c) What basic methods might the investigators employ in collecting information on Jack and Wilbur?