WGU D307 OA EXAM / WGU D307 EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY OA ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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Maslow - ANSWER: Humanist psychologist who developed a pyramid representing
heirarchy of human needs
Piaget - ANSWER: theorist that developed a series of stages in which an individual
passes during cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Vygotsky - ANSWER: theorist focused on the social world of people when explaining
cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Erikson - ANSWER: theorist who studied psychosocial development across the
lifespan
Bandura - ANSWER: Theorist who focused on observational learning; famous for the
Bobo doll experiment; active in social-cognitive theory
Kohlberg - ANSWER: theorist who claimed individuals went through a series of stages
in the process of moral development.
Gilligan - ANSWER: theorist who examined moral differences between boys and girls
based on social rules and on ethic of caring and responsibility; critical of Kohlberg
Skinner - ANSWER: theorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning;
associated with behaviorism
Chomsky - ANSWER: theorist who formed the Universal Grammar theory; associated
with language development
Spearman - ANSWER: theorist who proposed a theory of general intelligence (IQ)
measured by 'g factor')
Gardner - ANSWER: theorist who wanted to broaden definition of intelligence;
created 8 types of intelligence
Thurnstone - ANSWER: theorist who proposed multiple primary mental abilities as a
way to define intelligence
Sternberg - ANSWER: theorist who developed triarchic theory of intelligence
, Rogers - ANSWER: theorist who expanded on Maslow's concepts; associated with
humanism
Bloom - ANSWER: theorist who developed taxonomy of cognitive processes
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER: (level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2)
Safety and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem,
(level 5) Self Actualization
Schema - ANSWER: a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the
world
Assimilation - ANSWER: interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing
schemas
Accommodation - ANSWER: adapting our current understandings (schemas) to
incorporate new information
Equilibration - ANSWER: the process by which children (or other people) balance
assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - ANSWER: The gap between what a learner
can accomplish alone and what he or she can achieve with guidance from more
skilled partners.
Vygotsky's 3 Types of Language - ANSWER: Social Speech (to others), Private Speech
(to self), and Silent Inner Speech (associated with self-regulation)
Observational Learning (3 types) - ANSWER: learning by observing others; the three
types are live (live demonstration), verbal (verbal instructions), and symbolic (e.g.
narrative lesson)
Social Learning Theory - ANSWER: the theory that we learn social behavior by
observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished; associated with
Bandura and his Bobo doll experiment
Bandura's 4 Elements of Observational Learning - ANSWER: attention, memory,
imitation, motivation (also called mediational processes)
Care Ethics - ANSWER: The theory that attitudes like caring and sensitivity to context
is an important aspect of the moral life, particularly for women and girls; developed
by Carol Gilligan
Nativism - ANSWER: theory that human beings have an inborn capacity for language
acquisition; associated with Noam Chomsky
PSYCHOLOGY OA ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW!!
Maslow - ANSWER: Humanist psychologist who developed a pyramid representing
heirarchy of human needs
Piaget - ANSWER: theorist that developed a series of stages in which an individual
passes during cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Vygotsky - ANSWER: theorist focused on the social world of people when explaining
cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Erikson - ANSWER: theorist who studied psychosocial development across the
lifespan
Bandura - ANSWER: Theorist who focused on observational learning; famous for the
Bobo doll experiment; active in social-cognitive theory
Kohlberg - ANSWER: theorist who claimed individuals went through a series of stages
in the process of moral development.
Gilligan - ANSWER: theorist who examined moral differences between boys and girls
based on social rules and on ethic of caring and responsibility; critical of Kohlberg
Skinner - ANSWER: theorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning;
associated with behaviorism
Chomsky - ANSWER: theorist who formed the Universal Grammar theory; associated
with language development
Spearman - ANSWER: theorist who proposed a theory of general intelligence (IQ)
measured by 'g factor')
Gardner - ANSWER: theorist who wanted to broaden definition of intelligence;
created 8 types of intelligence
Thurnstone - ANSWER: theorist who proposed multiple primary mental abilities as a
way to define intelligence
Sternberg - ANSWER: theorist who developed triarchic theory of intelligence
, Rogers - ANSWER: theorist who expanded on Maslow's concepts; associated with
humanism
Bloom - ANSWER: theorist who developed taxonomy of cognitive processes
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER: (level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2)
Safety and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem,
(level 5) Self Actualization
Schema - ANSWER: a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the
world
Assimilation - ANSWER: interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing
schemas
Accommodation - ANSWER: adapting our current understandings (schemas) to
incorporate new information
Equilibration - ANSWER: the process by which children (or other people) balance
assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - ANSWER: The gap between what a learner
can accomplish alone and what he or she can achieve with guidance from more
skilled partners.
Vygotsky's 3 Types of Language - ANSWER: Social Speech (to others), Private Speech
(to self), and Silent Inner Speech (associated with self-regulation)
Observational Learning (3 types) - ANSWER: learning by observing others; the three
types are live (live demonstration), verbal (verbal instructions), and symbolic (e.g.
narrative lesson)
Social Learning Theory - ANSWER: the theory that we learn social behavior by
observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished; associated with
Bandura and his Bobo doll experiment
Bandura's 4 Elements of Observational Learning - ANSWER: attention, memory,
imitation, motivation (also called mediational processes)
Care Ethics - ANSWER: The theory that attitudes like caring and sensitivity to context
is an important aspect of the moral life, particularly for women and girls; developed
by Carol Gilligan
Nativism - ANSWER: theory that human beings have an inborn capacity for language
acquisition; associated with Noam Chomsky
