WGU D276 WEB DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATIONS ASSESSMENT NEW UPDATE
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) Answer: from 2 years to 7 years,
development of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
⫸ Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) Answer: from 7 years to 11
years, logical thinking
⫸ Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) Answer: adolescence to adulthood,
abstract thoughts
⫸ Physical Development Answer: a developmental process that refers
to the physical growth of a person's body
⫸ Cognitive Development Answer: the development of thinking,
problem solving, and memory
⫸ Piaget's Theory Answer: Theory stating that children actively
construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of
cognitive development.
, ⫸ Vygotsky's Theory Answer: A sociocultural cognitive theory that
emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive
development.
⫸ Erikson's Theory Answer: Theory that proposes eight stages of
human development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task
that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
⫸ Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) Answer: Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place
where their basic needs are met
⫸ Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson) Answer: Erikson's
second crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either succeed or
fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their actions and their bodies.
⫸ Initiative versus Guilt (Erikson) Answer: Pre-school children
initiating activities and asserting control.
⫸ Industry versus Inferiority (Erikson) Answer: The fourth of Erikson's
eight psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to master many
skills, developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior,
competent or incompetent.
⫸ Identity versus Role Confusion (Erikson) Answer: Erikson's term for
the fifth stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out
"who am I?" but is confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt
FOUNDATIONS ASSESSMENT NEW UPDATE
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) Answer: from 2 years to 7 years,
development of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
⫸ Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) Answer: from 7 years to 11
years, logical thinking
⫸ Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) Answer: adolescence to adulthood,
abstract thoughts
⫸ Physical Development Answer: a developmental process that refers
to the physical growth of a person's body
⫸ Cognitive Development Answer: the development of thinking,
problem solving, and memory
⫸ Piaget's Theory Answer: Theory stating that children actively
construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of
cognitive development.
, ⫸ Vygotsky's Theory Answer: A sociocultural cognitive theory that
emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive
development.
⫸ Erikson's Theory Answer: Theory that proposes eight stages of
human development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task
that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
⫸ Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) Answer: Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place
where their basic needs are met
⫸ Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson) Answer: Erikson's
second crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either succeed or
fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their actions and their bodies.
⫸ Initiative versus Guilt (Erikson) Answer: Pre-school children
initiating activities and asserting control.
⫸ Industry versus Inferiority (Erikson) Answer: The fourth of Erikson's
eight psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to master many
skills, developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior,
competent or incompetent.
⫸ Identity versus Role Confusion (Erikson) Answer: Erikson's term for
the fifth stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out
"who am I?" but is confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt
