WGU D094 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2026.
◍ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea. Ans: Individuals must
satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
◍ Maslow's Deficiency Needs. Ans: Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
◍ Maslow's Growth Needs. Ans: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
◍ Maslow's Physiological Need. Ans: Biological needs for survival,
food, water, shelter
◍ Maslow's Safety Need. Ans: Protection from the elements, law and
order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
◍ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need. Ans: Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
◍ Maslow's Esteem Need. Ans: Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
, ◍ Maslow's Cognitive Need. Ans: Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
◍ Maslow's Aesthetic Need. Ans: Need focuses on the search for and
expression of beauty and balance.
◍ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need. Ans: Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being.
◍ Maslow's Transcendence Need. Ans: Meeting spiritual needs or
helping others achieve self-actualization.
◍ Arnold Gesell. Ans: First theorist to observe and document stages
of physical development.
◍ Gesell's Maturational Theory. Ans: Child's growth & development
are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential
order
◍ Infancy. Ans: The stage of development that begins at birth and
lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
◍ Early Childhood. Ans: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years
old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
, ◍ Middle Childhood. Ans: The stage of development from 6 - 10
years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
◍ Adolescence. Ans: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years
old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
◍ Jean Piaget. Ans: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of
Cognitive Development.
◍ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Ans: Theory that
suggests children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
◍ Sensorimotor Stage. Ans: Stage of development from birth to 2
years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory
experiences and manipulating objects.
◍ Object Permanence. Ans: The understanding that objects continue
to exist even when they cannot be seen. Major development of
sensorimotor stage.
◍ Preoperational Stage. Ans: Stage of development from 2 to 7
years. Kids learn through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see
others perspective.
CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2026.
◍ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea. Ans: Individuals must
satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
◍ Maslow's Deficiency Needs. Ans: Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
◍ Maslow's Growth Needs. Ans: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
◍ Maslow's Physiological Need. Ans: Biological needs for survival,
food, water, shelter
◍ Maslow's Safety Need. Ans: Protection from the elements, law and
order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
◍ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need. Ans: Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
◍ Maslow's Esteem Need. Ans: Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
, ◍ Maslow's Cognitive Need. Ans: Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
◍ Maslow's Aesthetic Need. Ans: Need focuses on the search for and
expression of beauty and balance.
◍ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need. Ans: Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being.
◍ Maslow's Transcendence Need. Ans: Meeting spiritual needs or
helping others achieve self-actualization.
◍ Arnold Gesell. Ans: First theorist to observe and document stages
of physical development.
◍ Gesell's Maturational Theory. Ans: Child's growth & development
are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential
order
◍ Infancy. Ans: The stage of development that begins at birth and
lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
◍ Early Childhood. Ans: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years
old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
, ◍ Middle Childhood. Ans: The stage of development from 6 - 10
years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
◍ Adolescence. Ans: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years
old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
◍ Jean Piaget. Ans: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of
Cognitive Development.
◍ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Ans: Theory that
suggests children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
◍ Sensorimotor Stage. Ans: Stage of development from birth to 2
years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory
experiences and manipulating objects.
◍ Object Permanence. Ans: The understanding that objects continue
to exist even when they cannot be seen. Major development of
sensorimotor stage.
◍ Preoperational Stage. Ans: Stage of development from 2 to 7
years. Kids learn through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see
others perspective.
