WGU EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS - D094 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER Graph that shows that individuals must satisfy a basic series of
needs before they can reach their full potential.
Maslows needs level 2 - ANSWER Safety and security ( Place to live, physical or financial safety
Maslows needs level 3 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Esteem Esteem needs include self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, independence, status, and prestige.
Maslows needs level 5 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 0-2 years old Sensorimotor stage. Using there senses and very active.
Learn Object permanence
Piaget theory stage 2 - ANSWER 2- 7 years old preoperational good at pretend play and egocentric
Piaget theory stage 3 - ANSWER 7-11 years old Concrete operational, conservation (Water doesn't
change in different glass) Children reason math
, Schema - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Socioculture development. SOCIAl interaction between children and those around
them and their cognition. Varies across cultures
Elementary Mental Functions - ANSWER having a tutor
Attention, sensory, perception, memory
Higher mental function - ANSWER Becoming indpendent
More knowledgable other - ANSWER Vygotsky said children needed someone in order to show them
Zone of proximal development - ANSWER phase of learning during which children can benefit from
instruction (When the child is actually learning)
Vygotsky on language - ANSWER Private speech or internal speech aids in development. Language is an
accelerator for thinking and understanding. Watching and learning language form others.
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development - ANSWER theory, people experience
Erikson Stage - ANSWER infant-trust vs mistrust
toddler (1-3) autonomy vs shame
preschool-initiative vs guilt
school=industry vs inferiority
adolescent-identity vs role confusion
Bandura theory of model learning - ANSWER emphasizes the importance of observing, modelling, and
imitating the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others. Social learning theory considers
how both environmental and cognitive factors interact to influence human learning and behavior.
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