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Arnold Gesell theorized that children develop according to distinct developmental
stages - Answer True
Which 2 activities should an 18 month-old be able to perform? - Answer Stacking
books & using fingers to eat crackers
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (pyramid) - Answer self-actualization, esteem,
love/belonging, safety, & physiological.
Self-actualization (Maslow) - Answer personal growth, fulfillment, & realization needs
of one's personal potential as a human being.
"To become everything one is capable of becoming."
esteem (Maslow) - Answer Self respect, respect from others, achievement,
independence, status, & prestige needs.
Love and Belonging (Maslow) - Answer Friendships, intimacy, trust, romance & love
needs
Safety (Maslow) - Answer Protection from the elements, financial & physical security,
law & order, & freedom from fear needs
Physiological (Maslow) - Answer Biological requirements for survival like food, water,
shelter, & clothing
Maslow's expanded hierarchy of needs - Answer Transcendence, self-actualization,
aesthetic, cognitive, esteem, love/belonging, safety, physiological.
(First 4 are growth needs, last 4 are deficiency needs)
Physiological Needs are the 1st needs that must be met in Maslow's hierarchy -
Answer True
Lucas is a 4th grade student who has read almost every book in the class library. He
asks his teacher if she'll bring him some "bigger kid" books to read because he's
bored with the material in the classroom. Which need is he trying to satisfy? -
Answer Cognitive
Anika has served on student council for the past 2 years. Now that she's a senior,
she believes she's more than qualified to serve as student council president, so she
decides to run for office. Anika is attempting to meet a safety need. - Answer False
(either esteem or love/belonging)
The school calls an assembly each quarter to distribute academic achievement
awards to students who've mastered a B average or higher that quarter. - Answer
Deficiency need: Esteem
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GRADED A+
A teacher provides students with multiple opportunities for cooperative group
activities - Answer Deficiency need: love and belonging
A school institutes a rigorous anti bullying program - Answer Deficiency need: safety
The school cafeteria opens early to provide free and reduced price breakfast to
eligible students - Answer Deficiency need: physiological
stages of physical development (Arnold Gesell) - Answer Infancy: birth-2 years old,
adding motor skills, holding up head, rolling over, reaching for things, sitting,
crawling, & walking. By 2 they're walking with increased coordination, manipulating
toys in hands, feeding themselves, making towers of cubes, jump/running
awkwardly, throwing things, & using a zipper
Early childhood: 2-6yrs old, improvements in gross & fine motor skills, running,
jumping, climbing, tumbling, & swinging. Can string beads, put puzzles together, &
begin to scribble. By 4 many can print their names, dress/undress themselves, & eat
with utensils
Middle childhood: 6-10yrs old, gain weight & height, permanent teeth grow in.
Participate in organized sports as speed & coordination skills advance, continue to
refine motor skills resulting in improved handwriting & drawings. Can use fine motor
skills to sew, build models, or do other crafts
Adolescence: 10-18yrs old, weight/height increases rapidly, includes puberty. Girls
usually begin earlier than boys. Increase in hormones affect behavior, might reject
adult authority, & reach sexual maturity
Ren is 3yrs old. His preschool teacher is worried about him because he can't print
his name yet. The teacher's concern is justified. - Answer False
In middle school classrooms, teachers can use the same activities for all students. -
Answer False
An 18 month old in daycare recently developed ability to roll a ball back & forth w/ an
adult.
A 5yr old kindergartener recently developed ability to draw a stick figure family of
himself, his parents, & his sister.
A 9yr old 4th grader recently developed ability to shoot baskets consistently on
school playground.
A 13yr old 8th grader recently began growing facial hair on upper lip. - Answer
Typical physical development
Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development - Answer Birth to 2yrs: sensorimotor
stage (object permanence)
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Arnold Gesell theorized that children develop according to distinct developmental
stages - Answer True
Which 2 activities should an 18 month-old be able to perform? - Answer Stacking
books & using fingers to eat crackers
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (pyramid) - Answer self-actualization, esteem,
love/belonging, safety, & physiological.
Self-actualization (Maslow) - Answer personal growth, fulfillment, & realization needs
of one's personal potential as a human being.
"To become everything one is capable of becoming."
esteem (Maslow) - Answer Self respect, respect from others, achievement,
independence, status, & prestige needs.
Love and Belonging (Maslow) - Answer Friendships, intimacy, trust, romance & love
needs
Safety (Maslow) - Answer Protection from the elements, financial & physical security,
law & order, & freedom from fear needs
Physiological (Maslow) - Answer Biological requirements for survival like food, water,
shelter, & clothing
Maslow's expanded hierarchy of needs - Answer Transcendence, self-actualization,
aesthetic, cognitive, esteem, love/belonging, safety, physiological.
(First 4 are growth needs, last 4 are deficiency needs)
Physiological Needs are the 1st needs that must be met in Maslow's hierarchy -
Answer True
Lucas is a 4th grade student who has read almost every book in the class library. He
asks his teacher if she'll bring him some "bigger kid" books to read because he's
bored with the material in the classroom. Which need is he trying to satisfy? -
Answer Cognitive
Anika has served on student council for the past 2 years. Now that she's a senior,
she believes she's more than qualified to serve as student council president, so she
decides to run for office. Anika is attempting to meet a safety need. - Answer False
(either esteem or love/belonging)
The school calls an assembly each quarter to distribute academic achievement
awards to students who've mastered a B average or higher that quarter. - Answer
Deficiency need: Esteem
, WGU D094 EXAM PREP ALREADY
GRADED A+
A teacher provides students with multiple opportunities for cooperative group
activities - Answer Deficiency need: love and belonging
A school institutes a rigorous anti bullying program - Answer Deficiency need: safety
The school cafeteria opens early to provide free and reduced price breakfast to
eligible students - Answer Deficiency need: physiological
stages of physical development (Arnold Gesell) - Answer Infancy: birth-2 years old,
adding motor skills, holding up head, rolling over, reaching for things, sitting,
crawling, & walking. By 2 they're walking with increased coordination, manipulating
toys in hands, feeding themselves, making towers of cubes, jump/running
awkwardly, throwing things, & using a zipper
Early childhood: 2-6yrs old, improvements in gross & fine motor skills, running,
jumping, climbing, tumbling, & swinging. Can string beads, put puzzles together, &
begin to scribble. By 4 many can print their names, dress/undress themselves, & eat
with utensils
Middle childhood: 6-10yrs old, gain weight & height, permanent teeth grow in.
Participate in organized sports as speed & coordination skills advance, continue to
refine motor skills resulting in improved handwriting & drawings. Can use fine motor
skills to sew, build models, or do other crafts
Adolescence: 10-18yrs old, weight/height increases rapidly, includes puberty. Girls
usually begin earlier than boys. Increase in hormones affect behavior, might reject
adult authority, & reach sexual maturity
Ren is 3yrs old. His preschool teacher is worried about him because he can't print
his name yet. The teacher's concern is justified. - Answer False
In middle school classrooms, teachers can use the same activities for all students. -
Answer False
An 18 month old in daycare recently developed ability to roll a ball back & forth w/ an
adult.
A 5yr old kindergartener recently developed ability to draw a stick figure family of
himself, his parents, & his sister.
A 9yr old 4th grader recently developed ability to shoot baskets consistently on
school playground.
A 13yr old 8th grader recently began growing facial hair on upper lip. - Answer
Typical physical development
Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development - Answer Birth to 2yrs: sensorimotor
stage (object permanence)
