WGU Ed Pysch Pre-Assessment D094
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes?
Primary school
Preschool age
Toddler age
Sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER Primary school
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage?
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males. - CORRECT ANSWER Females usually
complete physical growth before males.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development stage?
Ties shoelaces
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball - CORRECT ANSWER Ties shoelaces
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development stage?
Refining of motor coordination
Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER Refining of motor coordination
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational stage?
, Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically - CORRECT ANSWER Thinking symbolically
A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to Piaget, which
cognitive level is this student demonstrating?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete operational
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of proximal
development?
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning - CORRECT ANSWER Provide instructional scaffolding
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive
development stage?
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement - CORRECT ANSWER Explaining the
commutative property in addition
According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing learning from "a more knowledgeable
other?"
A child reading a story to a younger sister
A child watching parents brush their teeth
A child playing a game with a sibling
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes?
Primary school
Preschool age
Toddler age
Sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER Primary school
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage?
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males. - CORRECT ANSWER Females usually
complete physical growth before males.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development stage?
Ties shoelaces
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball - CORRECT ANSWER Ties shoelaces
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development stage?
Refining of motor coordination
Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER Refining of motor coordination
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational stage?
, Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically - CORRECT ANSWER Thinking symbolically
A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to Piaget, which
cognitive level is this student demonstrating?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete operational
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of proximal
development?
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning - CORRECT ANSWER Provide instructional scaffolding
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive
development stage?
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement - CORRECT ANSWER Explaining the
commutative property in addition
According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing learning from "a more knowledgeable
other?"
A child reading a story to a younger sister
A child watching parents brush their teeth
A child playing a game with a sibling
