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WGU D094 Educational Psychology & Development of Children and
Adolescents – 133 Questions & Answers
WGU D094
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT OF
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
133 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Study Guide • Exam Preparation • Key Concepts
Course Code: WGU D094
Child Development • Learning Theories • Educational
Psychology
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - correct answer ✅Popular motivational
theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943.
1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - correct answer ✅Individuals
must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
2. Maslow's Deficiency Needs - correct answer ✅Physiological, Safety, Love
and Belonging, and Esteem
3. Maslow's Growth Needs - correct answer ✅Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
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, 4. Maslow's Physiological Need - correct answer ✅Biological needs for
survival, food, water, shelter
5. Maslow's Safety Need - correct answer ✅Protection from the elements,
law and order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
6. Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - correct answer ✅Need for
interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
7. Maslow's Esteem Need - correct answer ✅Self-respect, respect from
others, achievement, status, and prestige.
8. Maslow's Cognitive Need - correct answer ✅Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
9. Maslow's Aesthetic Need - correct answer ✅Need focuses on the search
for and expression of beauty and balance.
10.Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - correct answer ✅Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human being.
11.Maslow's Transcendence Need - correct answer ✅Meeting spiritual needs
or helping others achieve self-actualization.
12.Arnold Gesell - correct answer ✅First theorist to observe and document
stages of physical development.
13.Gesell's Maturational Theory - correct answer ✅Child's growth &
development are influenced by both their environment and genes in
sequential order
14.Infancy - correct answer ✅The stage of development that begins at birth
and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
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WGU D094 Educational Psychology & Development of Children and
Adolescents – 133 Questions & Answers
WGU D094
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT OF
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
133 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Study Guide • Exam Preparation • Key Concepts
Course Code: WGU D094
Child Development • Learning Theories • Educational
Psychology
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - correct answer ✅Popular motivational
theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943.
1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - correct answer ✅Individuals
must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
2. Maslow's Deficiency Needs - correct answer ✅Physiological, Safety, Love
and Belonging, and Esteem
3. Maslow's Growth Needs - correct answer ✅Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
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, 4. Maslow's Physiological Need - correct answer ✅Biological needs for
survival, food, water, shelter
5. Maslow's Safety Need - correct answer ✅Protection from the elements,
law and order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
6. Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - correct answer ✅Need for
interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
7. Maslow's Esteem Need - correct answer ✅Self-respect, respect from
others, achievement, status, and prestige.
8. Maslow's Cognitive Need - correct answer ✅Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
9. Maslow's Aesthetic Need - correct answer ✅Need focuses on the search
for and expression of beauty and balance.
10.Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - correct answer ✅Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human being.
11.Maslow's Transcendence Need - correct answer ✅Meeting spiritual needs
or helping others achieve self-actualization.
12.Arnold Gesell - correct answer ✅First theorist to observe and document
stages of physical development.
13.Gesell's Maturational Theory - correct answer ✅Child's growth &
development are influenced by both their environment and genes in
sequential order
14.Infancy - correct answer ✅The stage of development that begins at birth
and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
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