WGU D417 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 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.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 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.
