WGU PSYCH D094 OBJ. ASSESSMENT WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Question 1
In which of Piaget's stages does a child primarily learn through motor activity and sensory
exploration?
A) Pre-operational Stage
B) Concrete Operational Stage
C) Sensorimotor Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
E) Initiative versus Guilt Stage
Correct Answer: C) Sensorimotor Stage
Rationale: The Sensorimotor Stage spans from birth to 2 years, and learning is
characterized by motor activity.
Question 2
The stage of cognitive development where a child develops language, memory, and imagination,
often using symbols, is known as:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Pre-operational Stage
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
E) Industry versus Inferiority Stage
Correct Answer: B) Pre-operational Stage
Rationale: The Pre-operational Stage, from 2 years to 7 years, is marked by the
development of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically).
Question 3
According to Piaget, the stage where a child begins to apply logical thinking to physical objects
and events is the:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Pre-operational Stage
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
,E) Identity versus Role Confusion Stage
Correct Answer: C) Concrete Operational Stage
Rationale: The Concrete Operational Stage, from 7 years to 11 years, involves the
application of logical thinking.
Question 4
The cognitive stage characterized by the ability to engage in abstract thoughts and hypothetical
reasoning, typical of adolescence to adulthood, is the:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Pre-operational Stage
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
E) Intimacy versus Isolation Stage
Correct Answer: D) Formal Operational Stage
Rationale: The Formal Operational Stage, from adolescence to adulthood, involves abstract
thoughts.
Question 5
Which developmental process specifically refers to the physical growth of a person's body?
A) Cognitive Development
B) Psychosocial Development
C) Moral Development
D) Language Development
E) Physical Development
Correct Answer: E) Physical Development
Rationale: Physical Development is a developmental process that refers to the physical
growth of a person's body.
Question 6
The development of thinking, problem solving, and memory is described by which term?
A) Physical Development
B) Psychosocial Development
C) Cognitive Development
,D) Moral Development
E) Language Development
Correct Answer: C) Cognitive Development
Rationale: Cognitive Development is the development of thinking, problem solving, and
memory.
Question 7
Which theory states that children actively construct their understanding of the world and go
through four distinct stages of cognitive development?
A) Vygotsky's Theory
B) Erikson's Theory
C) Bandura's Theory
D) Piaget's Theory
E) Kohlberg's Theory
Correct Answer: D) Piaget's Theory
Rationale: Piaget's Theory states that children actively construct their understanding of the
world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Question 8
Which theory is a sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development?
A) Piaget's Theory
B) Erikson's Theory
C) Vygotsky's Theory
D) Chomsky's Theory
E) Skinner's Theory
Correct Answer: C) Vygotsky's Theory
Rationale: Vygotsky's Theory is a sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how
culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
Question 9
Which theory proposes eight stages of human development, each consisting of a unique
developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved?
, A) Piaget's Theory
B) Kohlberg's Theory
C) Bandura's Theory
D) Erikson's Theory
E) Gilligan's Theory
Correct Answer: D) Erikson's Theory
Rationale: Erikson's Theory proposes eight stages of human development, each consisting of
a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Question 10
In Erikson's first psychosocial stage, the infant learns basic trust if their needs are met, defining
the crisis as:
A) Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
B) Initiative versus Guilt
C) Trust versus Mistrust
D) Identity versus Role Confusion
E) Intimacy versus Isolation
Correct Answer: C) Trust versus Mistrust
Rationale: The first stage of Erikson's theory is Trust versus Mistrust, where infants learn
basic trust if the world is a secure place where their basic needs are met.
Question 11
Erikson's second crisis, where toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over
their actions and bodies, is known as:
A) Trust versus Mistrust
B) Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
C) Initiative versus Guilt
D) Industry versus Inferiority
E) Identity versus Role Confusion
Correct Answer: B) Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
Rationale: Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt is Erikson's second crisis, where toddlers
gain a sense of self-rule.
(LATEST) UPDATED!!
Question 1
In which of Piaget's stages does a child primarily learn through motor activity and sensory
exploration?
A) Pre-operational Stage
B) Concrete Operational Stage
C) Sensorimotor Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
E) Initiative versus Guilt Stage
Correct Answer: C) Sensorimotor Stage
Rationale: The Sensorimotor Stage spans from birth to 2 years, and learning is
characterized by motor activity.
Question 2
The stage of cognitive development where a child develops language, memory, and imagination,
often using symbols, is known as:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Pre-operational Stage
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
E) Industry versus Inferiority Stage
Correct Answer: B) Pre-operational Stage
Rationale: The Pre-operational Stage, from 2 years to 7 years, is marked by the
development of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically).
Question 3
According to Piaget, the stage where a child begins to apply logical thinking to physical objects
and events is the:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Pre-operational Stage
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
,E) Identity versus Role Confusion Stage
Correct Answer: C) Concrete Operational Stage
Rationale: The Concrete Operational Stage, from 7 years to 11 years, involves the
application of logical thinking.
Question 4
The cognitive stage characterized by the ability to engage in abstract thoughts and hypothetical
reasoning, typical of adolescence to adulthood, is the:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Pre-operational Stage
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
E) Intimacy versus Isolation Stage
Correct Answer: D) Formal Operational Stage
Rationale: The Formal Operational Stage, from adolescence to adulthood, involves abstract
thoughts.
Question 5
Which developmental process specifically refers to the physical growth of a person's body?
A) Cognitive Development
B) Psychosocial Development
C) Moral Development
D) Language Development
E) Physical Development
Correct Answer: E) Physical Development
Rationale: Physical Development is a developmental process that refers to the physical
growth of a person's body.
Question 6
The development of thinking, problem solving, and memory is described by which term?
A) Physical Development
B) Psychosocial Development
C) Cognitive Development
,D) Moral Development
E) Language Development
Correct Answer: C) Cognitive Development
Rationale: Cognitive Development is the development of thinking, problem solving, and
memory.
Question 7
Which theory states that children actively construct their understanding of the world and go
through four distinct stages of cognitive development?
A) Vygotsky's Theory
B) Erikson's Theory
C) Bandura's Theory
D) Piaget's Theory
E) Kohlberg's Theory
Correct Answer: D) Piaget's Theory
Rationale: Piaget's Theory states that children actively construct their understanding of the
world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Question 8
Which theory is a sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development?
A) Piaget's Theory
B) Erikson's Theory
C) Vygotsky's Theory
D) Chomsky's Theory
E) Skinner's Theory
Correct Answer: C) Vygotsky's Theory
Rationale: Vygotsky's Theory is a sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how
culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
Question 9
Which theory proposes eight stages of human development, each consisting of a unique
developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved?
, A) Piaget's Theory
B) Kohlberg's Theory
C) Bandura's Theory
D) Erikson's Theory
E) Gilligan's Theory
Correct Answer: D) Erikson's Theory
Rationale: Erikson's Theory proposes eight stages of human development, each consisting of
a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Question 10
In Erikson's first psychosocial stage, the infant learns basic trust if their needs are met, defining
the crisis as:
A) Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
B) Initiative versus Guilt
C) Trust versus Mistrust
D) Identity versus Role Confusion
E) Intimacy versus Isolation
Correct Answer: C) Trust versus Mistrust
Rationale: The first stage of Erikson's theory is Trust versus Mistrust, where infants learn
basic trust if the world is a secure place where their basic needs are met.
Question 11
Erikson's second crisis, where toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over
their actions and bodies, is known as:
A) Trust versus Mistrust
B) Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
C) Initiative versus Guilt
D) Industry versus Inferiority
E) Identity versus Role Confusion
Correct Answer: B) Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
Rationale: Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt is Erikson's second crisis, where toddlers
gain a sense of self-rule.
