WGU D307 EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
GRADED A+
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes? ✔✔Primary school
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage? ✔✔Females
usually complete physical growth before males.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development
stage? ✔✔Ties shoelaces
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development
stage? ✔✔Refining of motor coordination
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the pre operational stage?
✔✔Thinking symbolically
, A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to Piaget, which
cognitive level is this student demonstrating? ✔✔Concrete operational
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of
proximal development? ✔✔Provide instructional scaffolding
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive
development stage? ✔✔Explaining the commutative property in addition
According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing learning from "a more
knowledgeable other?" ✔✔A child watching parents brush their teeth
According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the final stage of his moral
development theory? ✔✔Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles even
when there is a conflict with official rules and laws
Because of circumstances, an individual seeks medical advice to remove a parent from life
support. According to Gilligan, which moral stage of development is represented by this
scenario? ✔✔Postconventional
PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
GRADED A+
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes? ✔✔Primary school
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage? ✔✔Females
usually complete physical growth before males.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development
stage? ✔✔Ties shoelaces
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development
stage? ✔✔Refining of motor coordination
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the pre operational stage?
✔✔Thinking symbolically
, A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to Piaget, which
cognitive level is this student demonstrating? ✔✔Concrete operational
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of
proximal development? ✔✔Provide instructional scaffolding
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive
development stage? ✔✔Explaining the commutative property in addition
According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing learning from "a more
knowledgeable other?" ✔✔A child watching parents brush their teeth
According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the final stage of his moral
development theory? ✔✔Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles even
when there is a conflict with official rules and laws
Because of circumstances, an individual seeks medical advice to remove a parent from life
support. According to Gilligan, which moral stage of development is represented by this
scenario? ✔✔Postconventional
