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WGU D094 Educational Psychology Study Guide | Children &
Adolescents Questions and Answers
WGU D094 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Study Guide • Exam Preparation • Key Concepts
Course Code: WGU D094
77 Questions & Answers
Educational Psychology • Child Development • Learning Theories
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, 1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Correct answer Graph that shows that individuals must satisfy
a basic series of needs before they can reach their full potential.
2. Maslows Needs level 1 - Correct answer Physiological needs ( water, food)
3. Maslows needs level 2 - Correct answer Safety and security ( Place to live, physical or
financial safety
4. Maslows needs level 3 - Correct answer Love and acceptance. Love and belonging needs
involve interpersonal relationships—friendships, intimacy, trust, romance and love, and being part
of a group.
5. MAslows needs level 4 - Correct answer Esteem Esteem needs include self-respect, respect
from others, achievement, independence, status, and prestige.
6. Maslows needs level 5 - Correct 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.")
7. Piaget Theory Stage 1 - Correct answer 0-2 years old Sensorimotor stage. Using there senses
and very active. Learn Object permanence
8. Piaget theory stage 2 - Correct answer 2- 7 years old preoperational good at pretend play and
egocentric
9. Piaget theory stage 3 - Correct answer 7-11 years old Concrete operational, conservation
(Water doesn't change in different glass) Children reason math
10. Piaget stage 4 - Correct answer 12+ Formal observation. Moral reasoning, knowing
consequences, abstract
11. Schema - Correct 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)
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WGU D094 Educational Psychology Study Guide | Children &
Adolescents Questions and Answers
WGU D094 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Study Guide • Exam Preparation • Key Concepts
Course Code: WGU D094
77 Questions & Answers
Educational Psychology • Child Development • Learning Theories
pg. 0
, 1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Correct answer Graph that shows that individuals must satisfy
a basic series of needs before they can reach their full potential.
2. Maslows Needs level 1 - Correct answer Physiological needs ( water, food)
3. Maslows needs level 2 - Correct answer Safety and security ( Place to live, physical or
financial safety
4. Maslows needs level 3 - Correct answer Love and acceptance. Love and belonging needs
involve interpersonal relationships—friendships, intimacy, trust, romance and love, and being part
of a group.
5. MAslows needs level 4 - Correct answer Esteem Esteem needs include self-respect, respect
from others, achievement, independence, status, and prestige.
6. Maslows needs level 5 - Correct 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.")
7. Piaget Theory Stage 1 - Correct answer 0-2 years old Sensorimotor stage. Using there senses
and very active. Learn Object permanence
8. Piaget theory stage 2 - Correct answer 2- 7 years old preoperational good at pretend play and
egocentric
9. Piaget theory stage 3 - Correct answer 7-11 years old Concrete operational, conservation
(Water doesn't change in different glass) Children reason math
10. Piaget stage 4 - Correct answer 12+ Formal observation. Moral reasoning, knowing
consequences, abstract
11. Schema - Correct 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)
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