WGU EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS D094 2026/2027 ||
CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT THEORIES ||
LEARNING, MOTIVATION & COGNITIVE GROWTH ||
CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS || OA PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS || GRADED A+
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER -Graph that shows that
individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their full
potential.
Maslows Needs level 1 - CORRECT ANSWER -Physiological needs ( water,
food)
Maslows needs level 2 - CORRECT ANSWER -Safety and security ( Place to
live, physical or financial safety
Maslows needs level 3 - CORRECT ANSWER -Love and acceptance. Love
and belonging needs involve interpersonal relationships—friendships, intimacy,
trust, romance and love, and being part of a group.
MAslows needs level 4 - CORRECT ANSWER -Esteem Esteem needs
include self-respect, respect from others, achievement, independence, status,
and prestige.
Maslows needs level 5 - CORRECT ANSWER -Self- actualizations personal
growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being (as Maslow put it—a desire "to become everything one is capable of
becoming.")
Piaget Theory Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER -0-2 years old Sensorimotor
stage. Using there senses and very active. Learn Object permanence
, Piaget theory stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER -2- 7 years old preoperational
good at pretend play and egocentric
Piaget theory stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER -7-11 years old Concrete
operational, conservation (Water doesn't change in different glass) Children
reason math
Piaget stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER -12+ Formal observation. Moral
reasoning, knowing consequences, abstract
Schema - CORRECT ANSWER -A group of thoughts children use to
categorize things. ( knowing a horse is big and has four legs, so when they saw
a cow called it a horse)
Vygotsky - CORRECT ANSWER -Socioculture development. SOCIAl
interaction between children and those around them and their cognition. Varies
across cultures
Elementary Mental Functions - CORRECT ANSWER -having a tutor
Attention, sensory, perception, memory
Higher mental function - CORRECT ANSWER -Becoming indpendent
More knowledgable other - CORRECT ANSWER -Vygotsky said children
needed someone in order to show them
Zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER -phase of learning
during which children can benefit from instruction (When the child is actually
learning)
OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS D094 2026/2027 ||
CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT THEORIES ||
LEARNING, MOTIVATION & COGNITIVE GROWTH ||
CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS || OA PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS || GRADED A+
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER -Graph that shows that
individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their full
potential.
Maslows Needs level 1 - CORRECT ANSWER -Physiological needs ( water,
food)
Maslows needs level 2 - CORRECT ANSWER -Safety and security ( Place to
live, physical or financial safety
Maslows needs level 3 - CORRECT ANSWER -Love and acceptance. Love
and belonging needs involve interpersonal relationships—friendships, intimacy,
trust, romance and love, and being part of a group.
MAslows needs level 4 - CORRECT ANSWER -Esteem Esteem needs
include self-respect, respect from others, achievement, independence, status,
and prestige.
Maslows needs level 5 - CORRECT ANSWER -Self- actualizations personal
growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being (as Maslow put it—a desire "to become everything one is capable of
becoming.")
Piaget Theory Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER -0-2 years old Sensorimotor
stage. Using there senses and very active. Learn Object permanence
, Piaget theory stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER -2- 7 years old preoperational
good at pretend play and egocentric
Piaget theory stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER -7-11 years old Concrete
operational, conservation (Water doesn't change in different glass) Children
reason math
Piaget stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER -12+ Formal observation. Moral
reasoning, knowing consequences, abstract
Schema - CORRECT ANSWER -A group of thoughts children use to
categorize things. ( knowing a horse is big and has four legs, so when they saw
a cow called it a horse)
Vygotsky - CORRECT ANSWER -Socioculture development. SOCIAl
interaction between children and those around them and their cognition. Varies
across cultures
Elementary Mental Functions - CORRECT ANSWER -having a tutor
Attention, sensory, perception, memory
Higher mental function - CORRECT ANSWER -Becoming indpendent
More knowledgable other - CORRECT ANSWER -Vygotsky said children
needed someone in order to show them
Zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER -phase of learning
during which children can benefit from instruction (When the child is actually
learning)
