WGU D197 IT D193 VERSION CONTROL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea. Answer: Individuals must
satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
⩥ Maslow's Deficiency Needs. Answer: Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
⩥ Maslow's Growth Needs. Answer: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
⩥ Maslow's Physiological Need. Answer: Biological needs for survival,
food, water, shelter
⩥ Maslow's Safety Need. Answer: Protection from the elements, law and
order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
⩥ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need. Answer: Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
,⩥ Maslow's Esteem Need. Answer: Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
⩥ Maslow's Cognitive Need. Answer: Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
⩥ Maslow's Aesthetic Need. Answer: Need focuses on the search for and
expression of beauty and balance.
⩥ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need. Answer: Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being.
⩥ Maslow's Transcendence Need. Answer: Meeting spiritual needs or
helping others achieve self-actualization.
⩥ Arnold Gesell. Answer: First theorist to observe and document stages
of physical development.
⩥ Gesell's Maturational Theory. Answer: Child's growth & development
are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential order
⩥ Infancy. Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and
lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
, ⩥ Early Childhood. Answer: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years
old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
⩥ Middle Childhood. Answer: The stage of development from 6 - 10
years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
⩥ Adolescence. Answer: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years
old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
⩥ Jean Piaget. Answer: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of
Cognitive Development.
⩥ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Answer: Theory that
suggests children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
⩥ Sensorimotor Stage. Answer: Stage of development from birth to 2
years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory
experiences and manipulating objects.
⩥ Object Permanence. Answer: The understanding that objects continue
to exist even when they cannot be seen. Major development of
sensorimotor stage.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea. Answer: Individuals must
satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
⩥ Maslow's Deficiency Needs. Answer: Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
⩥ Maslow's Growth Needs. Answer: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
⩥ Maslow's Physiological Need. Answer: Biological needs for survival,
food, water, shelter
⩥ Maslow's Safety Need. Answer: Protection from the elements, law and
order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
⩥ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need. Answer: Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
,⩥ Maslow's Esteem Need. Answer: Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
⩥ Maslow's Cognitive Need. Answer: Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
⩥ Maslow's Aesthetic Need. Answer: Need focuses on the search for and
expression of beauty and balance.
⩥ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need. Answer: Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being.
⩥ Maslow's Transcendence Need. Answer: Meeting spiritual needs or
helping others achieve self-actualization.
⩥ Arnold Gesell. Answer: First theorist to observe and document stages
of physical development.
⩥ Gesell's Maturational Theory. Answer: Child's growth & development
are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential order
⩥ Infancy. Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and
lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
, ⩥ Early Childhood. Answer: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years
old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
⩥ Middle Childhood. Answer: The stage of development from 6 - 10
years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
⩥ Adolescence. Answer: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years
old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
⩥ Jean Piaget. Answer: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of
Cognitive Development.
⩥ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Answer: Theory that
suggests children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
⩥ Sensorimotor Stage. Answer: Stage of development from birth to 2
years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory
experiences and manipulating objects.
⩥ Object Permanence. Answer: The understanding that objects continue
to exist even when they cannot be seen. Major development of
sensorimotor stage.
