WGU PRE-ASSESSMENT: HUMAN GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ACCURATE
ANSWERS LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED
A+
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Cognitive developmental theory
Involves the capacity to change - CORRECT ANSWER-Plastic
development
Occurs within families, schools, peer groups, neighborhoods,
universities, and countries - CORRECT ANSWER-Contextual
development
Includes how body, mind, emotions, and relationships change and affect
each other - CORRECT ANSWER-Multidimensional development
, Involves biological, cultural, and individual factors - CORRECT
ANSWER-Co-constructional development
A researcher is gathering information for a study to determine if
adolescents experience depression more than middle-aged adults. The
researcher observes and records behavior exhibited by both groups.
Which research design does this exemplify? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Descriptive research
Which statement characterizes the debate about the nature-nurture
issue? - CORRECT ANSWER-It involves the extent to which heredity
and the environment influence development.
A child who treats peers with aggression elicits hostility from those
peers.
What type of heredity environment correlation does this exemplify? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Evocative genotype-environment correlation
During which period of prenatal development do the connections form
between neurons? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fetal period
AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ACCURATE
ANSWERS LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED
A+
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Cognitive developmental theory
Involves the capacity to change - CORRECT ANSWER-Plastic
development
Occurs within families, schools, peer groups, neighborhoods,
universities, and countries - CORRECT ANSWER-Contextual
development
Includes how body, mind, emotions, and relationships change and affect
each other - CORRECT ANSWER-Multidimensional development
, Involves biological, cultural, and individual factors - CORRECT
ANSWER-Co-constructional development
A researcher is gathering information for a study to determine if
adolescents experience depression more than middle-aged adults. The
researcher observes and records behavior exhibited by both groups.
Which research design does this exemplify? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Descriptive research
Which statement characterizes the debate about the nature-nurture
issue? - CORRECT ANSWER-It involves the extent to which heredity
and the environment influence development.
A child who treats peers with aggression elicits hostility from those
peers.
What type of heredity environment correlation does this exemplify? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Evocative genotype-environment correlation
During which period of prenatal development do the connections form
between neurons? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fetal period
