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WGU D094 Educational Psychology and Development of
Children & Adolescents Exam Elaboration | Latest
2025/2026 Study Guide to Pass First Try
What is sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence? - ✔ANASWER✔-CAP
cognitive-affective processing
CAP - ✔ANASWER✔-C: create/ invent/ discover/ imagine if..../ suppose that.../ predict
A: analyze/ critique/ judge/ compare/ contrast/ evaluate/ assess
P: apply/ use/ put into practice/ implement/ employ/ render practical
What are Thurstone's Primary Mental Abilities? - ✔ANASWER✔-Verbal comprehension
Word fluency
Number
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Space
Memory
Preceptual Speed
Reasoning
What are examples of behavioral instructional stratergies? - ✔ANASWER✔-building
relationships, adapting the environment, managing sensory stimulation, changing
communication strategies
What is metacognition? - ✔ANASWER✔-Awareness and understanding of one's own
thought processes
What is self- efficacy? - ✔ANASWER✔-an individual's belief in his or her capacity to
execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments
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What is the difference between internal and external motivation? - ✔ANASWER✔-
Internal: motivation to accomplish your goal comes from within you
External: motivation to attain your goal comes from a source outside yourself
What is growth- mindset? - ✔ANASWER✔-People believe that their most abilities can be
developed through dedication and hardwork
What are examples of humanistic instructional strategies? - ✔ANASWER✔-Breaks
Explaining why
Choices
Check-in with students
What is cooperative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-successful teaching strategy in which
small teams of students with a variety of levels and abilities, use differentiated learning
activities to improve their understanding of a subject
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What is the role of the teacher in cooperative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-stimulation of
constructive interactions between learners
What is the role of the student in cooperative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-assigned roles
within the group so that they can divide and conquer the learning task at hand
What is collaborative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-a variety of educational approaches
involving joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers together
What is the teachers role in collaborative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-encourage students
to use their own knowledge to ensure that students share their own knowledge and
their learning strategies, treat one another respectfully, and focus on high levels of
understanding
WGU D094 Educational Psychology and Development of
Children & Adolescents Exam Elaboration | Latest
2025/2026 Study Guide to Pass First Try
What is sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence? - ✔ANASWER✔-CAP
cognitive-affective processing
CAP - ✔ANASWER✔-C: create/ invent/ discover/ imagine if..../ suppose that.../ predict
A: analyze/ critique/ judge/ compare/ contrast/ evaluate/ assess
P: apply/ use/ put into practice/ implement/ employ/ render practical
What are Thurstone's Primary Mental Abilities? - ✔ANASWER✔-Verbal comprehension
Word fluency
Number
,Page 2 of 54
Space
Memory
Preceptual Speed
Reasoning
What are examples of behavioral instructional stratergies? - ✔ANASWER✔-building
relationships, adapting the environment, managing sensory stimulation, changing
communication strategies
What is metacognition? - ✔ANASWER✔-Awareness and understanding of one's own
thought processes
What is self- efficacy? - ✔ANASWER✔-an individual's belief in his or her capacity to
execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments
,Page 3 of 54
What is the difference between internal and external motivation? - ✔ANASWER✔-
Internal: motivation to accomplish your goal comes from within you
External: motivation to attain your goal comes from a source outside yourself
What is growth- mindset? - ✔ANASWER✔-People believe that their most abilities can be
developed through dedication and hardwork
What are examples of humanistic instructional strategies? - ✔ANASWER✔-Breaks
Explaining why
Choices
Check-in with students
What is cooperative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-successful teaching strategy in which
small teams of students with a variety of levels and abilities, use differentiated learning
activities to improve their understanding of a subject
, Page 4 of 54
What is the role of the teacher in cooperative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-stimulation of
constructive interactions between learners
What is the role of the student in cooperative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-assigned roles
within the group so that they can divide and conquer the learning task at hand
What is collaborative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-a variety of educational approaches
involving joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers together
What is the teachers role in collaborative learning? - ✔ANASWER✔-encourage students
to use their own knowledge to ensure that students share their own knowledge and
their learning strategies, treat one another respectfully, and focus on high levels of
understanding
