WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
2024/2025 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is Erikson's third stage? - CORRECT ANSWER Initiative vs. guilt
What are cognitive skills? - CORRECT ANSWER Skills that result in changes in self-concept
and self-esteem
What is gender identity? - CORRECT ANSWER Sense of self as male or female
What is social learning theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Behavior is learned through
observation, modeling, reinforcement, and punishment
What is cognitive social learning theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Emphasizes reinforcement,
punishment, and imitation, but adds cognitive processes
What is gender schema theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Children develop their own conceptions
of attributes associated with maleness or femaleness
What is developmental intergroup theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Gender stereotypes are
strong due to cultural emphasis on gender
What is transgender? - CORRECT ANSWER Gender identification differs from assigned sex at
birth
What is gender dysphoria? - CORRECT ANSWER Anxiety caused by mismatch between
biological sex and gender identity
What is cisgender? - CORRECT ANSWER Gender identity is the same as assigned sex at birth
,What is intersex? - CORRECT ANSWER A person is born without or with a mix of male and
female reproductive organs, hormones, or chromosomes
What are the six types of play among children ages two to five? - CORRECT ANSWER
Unoccupied, solitary, onlooker, parallel, associative, and cooperative play
What are the positive outcomes of play for children? - CORRECT ANSWER Higher cognitive
performance, better language comprehension and production, and higher levels of school
readiness
What are the effects of higher quality care? - CORRECT ANSWER Higher cognitive
performance, better language comprehension and production, and higher levels of school
readiness
What are the effects of lower quality care? - CORRECT ANSWER More behavioral problems
and poorer cognitive, language, and school readiness
What is child abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER Child abuse is any action that causes physical or
emotional harm to a child, potentially leading to death.
What is the impact of child abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER Child abuse can have lifelong effects
on the child's physical and emotional well-being.
What are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? - CORRECT ANSWER Adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur during childhood and can increase the risk
for stress-related diseases and cognitive impairment in adulthood.
How does long-term stress affect the brain and health? - CORRECT ANSWER Long-term stress
can disrupt brain functioning, cognitive skills, emotional processing, and physiological health.
How does culture influence a child's first words? - CORRECT ANSWER Different cultures
emphasize different types of words.
,What does Baumrind's parenting model focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER Level of control and
responsiveness of parents.
What are the four parenting styles according to Baumrind? - CORRECT ANSWER
Authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved.
Are parenting styles mutually exclusive? - CORRECT ANSWER No, parents tend to fall
somewhere in between styles.
How does culture influence the relationship between a child and their parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER It affects a child's behavior and expression of emotions.
What are the two general categories of emotions? - CORRECT ANSWER Basic and self-
conscious emotions.
What are basic emotions also called? - CORRECT ANSWER Primary emotions.
What are self-conscious emotions also called? - CORRECT ANSWER Secondary emotions.
What is the role of caregivers in adjusting the emotional states of young infants? - CORRECT
ANSWER They help soothe them.
What happens as the prefrontal cortex of infants continues to develop? - CORRECT ANSWER
They can tolerate more stimulation.
How are children categorized based on their behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER Into attachment
style groups.
What are the potential risks for children experiencing separation from parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER Anxiety, depression, PTSD, lower IQ, obesity, impaired immune system functioning,
and medical conditions.
, When did the differentiation between sex and gender begin? - CORRECT ANSWER In the
1950s.
What is the difference between sex and gender? - CORRECT ANSWER Sex refers to biological
differences, while gender refers to social and cultural roles.
What are some examples of basic emotions? - CORRECT ANSWER Interest, happiness, anger,
fear, surprise, sadness, and disgust.
What are some examples of self-conscious emotions? - CORRECT ANSWER Envy, pride,
shame, guilt, doubt, and embarrassment.
What are the characteristics of authoritative parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER High
control, high responsiveness.
What are the characteristics of authoritarian parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER High
control, low responsiveness.
What are the characteristics of permissive parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER Low control,
high responsiveness.
What are the characteristics of uninvolved parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER Low
control, low responsiveness.
What is sex? - CORRECT ANSWER Physiological differences among male, female, and
intersex bodies.
What is gender identity? - CORRECT ANSWER A person's sense of self as a member of a
particular gender.
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
2024/2025 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is Erikson's third stage? - CORRECT ANSWER Initiative vs. guilt
What are cognitive skills? - CORRECT ANSWER Skills that result in changes in self-concept
and self-esteem
What is gender identity? - CORRECT ANSWER Sense of self as male or female
What is social learning theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Behavior is learned through
observation, modeling, reinforcement, and punishment
What is cognitive social learning theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Emphasizes reinforcement,
punishment, and imitation, but adds cognitive processes
What is gender schema theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Children develop their own conceptions
of attributes associated with maleness or femaleness
What is developmental intergroup theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Gender stereotypes are
strong due to cultural emphasis on gender
What is transgender? - CORRECT ANSWER Gender identification differs from assigned sex at
birth
What is gender dysphoria? - CORRECT ANSWER Anxiety caused by mismatch between
biological sex and gender identity
What is cisgender? - CORRECT ANSWER Gender identity is the same as assigned sex at birth
,What is intersex? - CORRECT ANSWER A person is born without or with a mix of male and
female reproductive organs, hormones, or chromosomes
What are the six types of play among children ages two to five? - CORRECT ANSWER
Unoccupied, solitary, onlooker, parallel, associative, and cooperative play
What are the positive outcomes of play for children? - CORRECT ANSWER Higher cognitive
performance, better language comprehension and production, and higher levels of school
readiness
What are the effects of higher quality care? - CORRECT ANSWER Higher cognitive
performance, better language comprehension and production, and higher levels of school
readiness
What are the effects of lower quality care? - CORRECT ANSWER More behavioral problems
and poorer cognitive, language, and school readiness
What is child abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER Child abuse is any action that causes physical or
emotional harm to a child, potentially leading to death.
What is the impact of child abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER Child abuse can have lifelong effects
on the child's physical and emotional well-being.
What are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? - CORRECT ANSWER Adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur during childhood and can increase the risk
for stress-related diseases and cognitive impairment in adulthood.
How does long-term stress affect the brain and health? - CORRECT ANSWER Long-term stress
can disrupt brain functioning, cognitive skills, emotional processing, and physiological health.
How does culture influence a child's first words? - CORRECT ANSWER Different cultures
emphasize different types of words.
,What does Baumrind's parenting model focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER Level of control and
responsiveness of parents.
What are the four parenting styles according to Baumrind? - CORRECT ANSWER
Authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved.
Are parenting styles mutually exclusive? - CORRECT ANSWER No, parents tend to fall
somewhere in between styles.
How does culture influence the relationship between a child and their parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER It affects a child's behavior and expression of emotions.
What are the two general categories of emotions? - CORRECT ANSWER Basic and self-
conscious emotions.
What are basic emotions also called? - CORRECT ANSWER Primary emotions.
What are self-conscious emotions also called? - CORRECT ANSWER Secondary emotions.
What is the role of caregivers in adjusting the emotional states of young infants? - CORRECT
ANSWER They help soothe them.
What happens as the prefrontal cortex of infants continues to develop? - CORRECT ANSWER
They can tolerate more stimulation.
How are children categorized based on their behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER Into attachment
style groups.
What are the potential risks for children experiencing separation from parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER Anxiety, depression, PTSD, lower IQ, obesity, impaired immune system functioning,
and medical conditions.
, When did the differentiation between sex and gender begin? - CORRECT ANSWER In the
1950s.
What is the difference between sex and gender? - CORRECT ANSWER Sex refers to biological
differences, while gender refers to social and cultural roles.
What are some examples of basic emotions? - CORRECT ANSWER Interest, happiness, anger,
fear, surprise, sadness, and disgust.
What are some examples of self-conscious emotions? - CORRECT ANSWER Envy, pride,
shame, guilt, doubt, and embarrassment.
What are the characteristics of authoritative parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER High
control, high responsiveness.
What are the characteristics of authoritarian parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER High
control, low responsiveness.
What are the characteristics of permissive parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER Low control,
high responsiveness.
What are the characteristics of uninvolved parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER Low
control, low responsiveness.
What is sex? - CORRECT ANSWER Physiological differences among male, female, and
intersex bodies.
What is gender identity? - CORRECT ANSWER A person's sense of self as a member of a
particular gender.
