D094 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Arnold Gesell theorized that children develop according to distinct developmental stages - ANSWER True
Which 2 activities should an 18 month-old be able to perform? - ANSWER Stacking books & using fingers
to eat crackers
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (pyramid) - ANSWER self-actualization, esteem, love/belonging, safety, &
physiological.
Self-actualization (Maslow) - ANSWER personal growth, fulfillment, & realization needs of one's personal
potential as a human being.
"To become everything one is capable of becoming."
esteem (Maslow) - ANSWER Self respect, respect from others, achievement, independence, status, &
prestige needs.
Love and Belonging (Maslow) - ANSWER Friendships, intimacy, trust, romance & love needs
Safety (Maslow) - ANSWER Protection from the elements, financial & physical security, law & order, &
freedom from fear needs
Physiological (Maslow) - ANSWER Biological requirements for survival like food, water, shelter, & clothing
Maslow's expanded hierarchy of needs - ANSWER Transcendence, self-actualization, aesthetic, cognitive,
esteem, love/belonging, safety, physiological.
(First 4 are growth needs, last 4 are deficiency needs)
Physiological Needs are the 1st needs that must be met in Maslow's hierarchy - ANSWER True
, Lucas is a 4th grade student who has read almost every book in the class library. He asks his teacher if
she'll bring him some "bigger kid" books to read because he's bored with the material in the classroom.
Which need is he trying to satisfy? - ANSWER Cognitive
Anika has served on student council for the past 2 years. Now that she's a senior, she believes she's more
than qualified to serve as student council president, so she decides to run for office. Anika is attempting
to meet a safety need. - ANSWER False (either esteem or love/belonging)
The school calls an assembly each quarter to distribute academic achievement awards to students
who've mastered a B average or higher that quarter. - ANSWER Deficiency need: Esteem
A teacher provides students with multiple opportunities for cooperative group activities - ANSWER
Deficiency need: love and belonging
A school institutes a rigorous anti bullying program - ANSWER Deficiency need: safety
The school cafeteria opens early to provide free and reduced price breakfast to eligible students -
ANSWER Deficiency need: physiological
stages of physical development (Arnold Gesell) - ANSWER Infancy: birth-2 years old, adding motor skills,
holding up head, rolling over, reaching for things, sitting, crawling, & walking. By 2 they're walking with
increased coordination, manipulating toys in hands, feeding themselves, making towers of cubes,
jump/running awkwardly, throwing things, & using a zipper
Early childhood: 2-6yrs old, improvements in gross & fine motor skills, running, jumping, climbing,
tumbling, & swinging. Can string beads, put puzzles together, & begin to scribble. By 4 many can print
their names, dress/undress themselves, & eat with utensils
Middle childhood: 6-10yrs old, gain weight & height, permanent teeth grow in. Participate in organized
sports as speed & coordination skills advance, continue to refine motor skills resulting in improved
handwriting & drawings. Can use fine motor skills to sew, build models, or do other crafts