PASSED 2024/2025 WGU EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLENCENTS PLGO EXAM.

PASSED 2024/2025 WGU EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLENCENTS PLGO EXAM. PRE-ASSESSMENT: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PLGO 1. At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Primary school Preschool age Toddler age Sensorimotor stage 2. How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER 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. 3. Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development stage? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Ties shoelaces Wears roller skates Writes in cursive Dribbles a basketball 4. Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development stage? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Rekning of motor coordination Learning to use kne motor skills Reaching peak motor reaction time Declining gross motor skills 5. According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational stage? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Conserving mass and weight Thinking symbolically Testing hypotheses Thinking logically 6. A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to Piaget, which cognitive level is this student demonstrating? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Sensorimotor Preoperational Concrete operational Formal operational 7. According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of proximal development? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Provide instructional scaffolding Provide instruction at the current level Encourage self-direction activities Encourage discovery learning 8. Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive development stage? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER 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 9. According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing learning from "a more knowledgeable other?" YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER A child reading a story to a younger sister A child watching parents brush their teeth A child playing a game with a sibling A child practicing spelling words with a friend 10. According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the final stage of his moral development theory? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles even when there is a conflict with ofkcial rules and laws Maintaining individual rights in making moral decisions; when individual rights are compromised, options should be studied Following social rules and laws because the individual believes social order is worth preserving Acting on the promise of rewards and the threat of punishment; morality is externally controlled 11. 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? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Postconventional Law-and-order orientation Postoperational