WGU Educational Psychology and Development of
Children and Adolescents - D094 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
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)
Children and Adolescents - D094 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
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)
