WGU Educational Psychology and Development of Children and
Adolescents - D094 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Ans: Graph that shows that individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they
can reach their full potential.
Maslows Needs level 1
Ans: Physiological needs ( water, food)
Maslows needs level 2
Ans: Safety and security ( Place to live, physical or financial safety
Maslows needs level 3
Ans: Love and acceptance. Love and belonging needs involve interpersonal
relationships—friendships, intimacy, trust, romance and love, and being part of a
group.
MAslows needs level 4
Ans: Esteem Esteem needs include self-respect, respect from others, achievement,
independence, status, and prestige.
Maslows needs level 5
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Ans: Self- actualizations personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's
personal potential as a human being (as Maslow put it—a desire "to become
everything one is capable of becoming.")
Piaget Theory Stage 1
Ans: 0-2 years old Sensorimotor stage. Using there senses and very active. Learn
Object permanence
Piaget theory stage 2
Ans: 2- 7 years old preoperational good at pretend play and egocentric
Piaget theory stage 3
Ans: 7-11 years old Concrete operational, conservation (Water doesn't change in
different glass) Children reason math
Piaget stage 4
Ans: 12+ Formal observation. Moral reasoning, knowing consequences, abstract
Schema
Ans: A group of thoughts children use to categorize things. ( knowing a horse is big and
has four legs, so when they saw a cow called it a horse)
Vygotsky
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