WGU ED PSYCH PRE-ASSESSMENT D094
EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ How does female growth differ than male growth during the
adolescent stage?
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males.. Answer:
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
◉ Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early
childhood physical development stage?
Ties shoelaces
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball. Answer: Ties shoelaces
◉ Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle
childhood physical development stage?
Refining of motor coordination
,Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills. Answer: Refining of motor coordination
◉ According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the
preoperational stage?
Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically. Answer: Thinking symbolically
◉ A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with
air. According to Piaget, which cognitive level is this student
demonstrating?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational. Answer: Concrete operational
◉ According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student
move through the zone of proximal development?
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
, Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning. Answer: Provide instructional
scaffolding
◉ Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the
concrete operational cognitive development stage?
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement. Answer: Explaining
the commutative property in addition
◉ According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing
learning from "a more knowledgeable other?"
A child reading a story to a younger sister
A child watching parents brush their teeth
A child playing a game with a sibling
A child practicing spelling words with a friend. Answer: A child
watching parents brush their teeth
◉ According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the
final stage of his moral development theory?
Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles
even when there is a conflict with official rules and laws
EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ How does female growth differ than male growth during the
adolescent stage?
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males.. Answer:
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
◉ Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early
childhood physical development stage?
Ties shoelaces
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball. Answer: Ties shoelaces
◉ Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle
childhood physical development stage?
Refining of motor coordination
,Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills. Answer: Refining of motor coordination
◉ According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the
preoperational stage?
Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically. Answer: Thinking symbolically
◉ A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with
air. According to Piaget, which cognitive level is this student
demonstrating?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational. Answer: Concrete operational
◉ According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student
move through the zone of proximal development?
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
, Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning. Answer: Provide instructional
scaffolding
◉ Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the
concrete operational cognitive development stage?
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement. Answer: Explaining
the commutative property in addition
◉ According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing
learning from "a more knowledgeable other?"
A child reading a story to a younger sister
A child watching parents brush their teeth
A child playing a game with a sibling
A child practicing spelling words with a friend. Answer: A child
watching parents brush their teeth
◉ According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the
final stage of his moral development theory?
Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles
even when there is a conflict with official rules and laws
