WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ *Which age of development is referred to as a fetus?
Answer: Ninth week until birth
◉ *What is formed during the embryonic period?
Answer: The placenta
◉ *Which stage of gestation is marked with the beginning of brain
development?
Answer: Third week of gestation
◉ *A four-year-old child is having trouble inhibiting certain
behaviors. What is an explanation for why this is happening?
Answer: The child is not fully developed executive function
◉ *What is a pincer grasp?
, Answer: Infants, using the forefinger and thumb to pick up objects
◉ *When does the development of prenatal brain begin?
Answer: Third week of gestation
◉ *When does an infant display a social smile as a form of social
engagement?
Answer: At two months
◉ *How does an individualistic culture affect a child's psychosocial
development?
Answer: The child developed opinions about the diversity of the
beliefs and questions them
◉ *What is an evocative genotype - environment correlation?
Answer: How the social environment reacts to a person due to their
inherited features
◉ *Which type of self evaluation do young children with a secure
attachment with their care givers tend to have?
Answer: Positive
DEVELOPMENT UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ *Which age of development is referred to as a fetus?
Answer: Ninth week until birth
◉ *What is formed during the embryonic period?
Answer: The placenta
◉ *Which stage of gestation is marked with the beginning of brain
development?
Answer: Third week of gestation
◉ *A four-year-old child is having trouble inhibiting certain
behaviors. What is an explanation for why this is happening?
Answer: The child is not fully developed executive function
◉ *What is a pincer grasp?
, Answer: Infants, using the forefinger and thumb to pick up objects
◉ *When does the development of prenatal brain begin?
Answer: Third week of gestation
◉ *When does an infant display a social smile as a form of social
engagement?
Answer: At two months
◉ *How does an individualistic culture affect a child's psychosocial
development?
Answer: The child developed opinions about the diversity of the
beliefs and questions them
◉ *What is an evocative genotype - environment correlation?
Answer: How the social environment reacts to a person due to their
inherited features
◉ *Which type of self evaluation do young children with a secure
attachment with their care givers tend to have?
Answer: Positive
