WGU D664 | Question and Answer | Latest 2026
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Sensory Exploration -✓✓involves activities that engage the senses—touch, sight,
hearing, smell, and taste—helping children explore and understand the world around
them
autonomy versus shame/doubt stage -✓✓This stage involves a child's journey toward
independence and decision-making
trust versus mistrust stage -✓✓Infants learn to rely on caregivers for their basic needs,
fostering trust—while inconsistency in meeting these needs can lead to mistrust,
suspicion, and anxiety about their environment.
object permanence -✓✓the understanding that something still exists even though it
cannot be seen or heard
sensorimotor stage -✓✓Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and actions,
developing an understanding of object permanence and laying cognitive foundations
Cognitive Transition -✓✓The transition from the sensorimotor stage to the
preoperational stage is marked by mastery of object permanence, recognition of
themselves as separate from their environment, and the realization that they can affect
the objects and people
around them.
sensorimotor -✓✓Children know the world through movement and their senses. They
learn through grasping, sucking, looking,
and listening.
Social Transition to Autonomy - shame vs doubt -✓✓At about 18 months old, a child
transitions from the crisis of trust-mistrust to the crisis
of autonomy-shame/doubt. This transition is marked by the desire to accomplish daily
tasks by themselves. When children feel safe trying tasks on their own, even though
they may not yet be capable, they
move into the next stage.
Autonomy -✓✓Supporting children's independence without overly controlling or
criticizing allows them to develop feelings of accomplishment
and responsibility.
Autonomy to initiative stage -✓✓Somewhere around age three, a child transitions
, from autonomy to initiative. This transition is marked by the desire to assert control over
the environment and by increased social, physical,
and cognitive exploration.
Birth - 12 months -✓✓Erikson's PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY
TRUST vs.
MISTRUST • Provide love, care,
and food • Need comfort and
safety
Ages 1-3 years, Eriksons psychological development theory -✓✓AUTONOMY vS.
SHAME & DOUBT
• "Me Do" stage • Need for
independence • Insist on doing things
on their own
• Dress myself
• Feed myself
Ages 3-6, eriksons psychological development -✓✓INITIATIVE vS.
GUILT
• Exploration • Trying new things on
their own • Asking lots of
questions
Ages 6-12, eriksons psychological development -✓✓INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY
• Intellectual curiosity
• School performance • Need positive
reinforcement
• Praise • Avoid undue
competition or criticism
Ages 12-19, Eriksons psychological development -✓✓IDENTITY vs.
ROLE CONFUSION
• Develop sense of self • Influenced by other's
reactions • Peers more important than parents or
teachers
• Social role models • Figuring out what they want to do after high
school
Birth - age 2, Piaget -✓✓SENSORIMOTOR
• Reflexive or active
• Sucking
• Grabbing
• Looking
• Listening
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Sensory Exploration -✓✓involves activities that engage the senses—touch, sight,
hearing, smell, and taste—helping children explore and understand the world around
them
autonomy versus shame/doubt stage -✓✓This stage involves a child's journey toward
independence and decision-making
trust versus mistrust stage -✓✓Infants learn to rely on caregivers for their basic needs,
fostering trust—while inconsistency in meeting these needs can lead to mistrust,
suspicion, and anxiety about their environment.
object permanence -✓✓the understanding that something still exists even though it
cannot be seen or heard
sensorimotor stage -✓✓Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and actions,
developing an understanding of object permanence and laying cognitive foundations
Cognitive Transition -✓✓The transition from the sensorimotor stage to the
preoperational stage is marked by mastery of object permanence, recognition of
themselves as separate from their environment, and the realization that they can affect
the objects and people
around them.
sensorimotor -✓✓Children know the world through movement and their senses. They
learn through grasping, sucking, looking,
and listening.
Social Transition to Autonomy - shame vs doubt -✓✓At about 18 months old, a child
transitions from the crisis of trust-mistrust to the crisis
of autonomy-shame/doubt. This transition is marked by the desire to accomplish daily
tasks by themselves. When children feel safe trying tasks on their own, even though
they may not yet be capable, they
move into the next stage.
Autonomy -✓✓Supporting children's independence without overly controlling or
criticizing allows them to develop feelings of accomplishment
and responsibility.
Autonomy to initiative stage -✓✓Somewhere around age three, a child transitions
, from autonomy to initiative. This transition is marked by the desire to assert control over
the environment and by increased social, physical,
and cognitive exploration.
Birth - 12 months -✓✓Erikson's PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY
TRUST vs.
MISTRUST • Provide love, care,
and food • Need comfort and
safety
Ages 1-3 years, Eriksons psychological development theory -✓✓AUTONOMY vS.
SHAME & DOUBT
• "Me Do" stage • Need for
independence • Insist on doing things
on their own
• Dress myself
• Feed myself
Ages 3-6, eriksons psychological development -✓✓INITIATIVE vS.
GUILT
• Exploration • Trying new things on
their own • Asking lots of
questions
Ages 6-12, eriksons psychological development -✓✓INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY
• Intellectual curiosity
• School performance • Need positive
reinforcement
• Praise • Avoid undue
competition or criticism
Ages 12-19, Eriksons psychological development -✓✓IDENTITY vs.
ROLE CONFUSION
• Develop sense of self • Influenced by other's
reactions • Peers more important than parents or
teachers
• Social role models • Figuring out what they want to do after high
school
Birth - age 2, Piaget -✓✓SENSORIMOTOR
• Reflexive or active
• Sucking
• Grabbing
• Looking
• Listening
