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1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Popular motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943.
2. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea: Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before
they can reach their potential.
3. Maslow's Deficiency Needs: Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
4. Maslow's Growth Needs: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization, Transcendence
5. Maslow's Physiological Need: Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
6. Maslow's Safety Need: Protection from the elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom
from fear.
7. Maslow's Love and Belonging Need: Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy,
being part of a group.
8. Maslow's Esteem Need: Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
9. Maslow's Cognitive Need: Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
10. Maslow's Aesthetic Need: Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and balance.
11. Maslow's Self-Actualization Need: Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's
personal potential as a human being.
12. Maslow's Transcendence Need: Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-actualiza-
tion.
13. Arnold Gesell: First theorist to observe and document stages of physical development.
14. Gesell's Maturational Theory: Child's growth & development are influenced by both their environ-
ment and genes in sequential order
15. Infancy: The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor
skills are added.
16. Early Childhood: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old. Improvements occur in both fine and
gross motor skills.
17. Middle Childhood: The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and
height.
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18. Adolescence: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight and height increase rapidly and
puberty begins.
19. Jean Piaget: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive Development.
20. Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Theory that suggests children move through four
different stages of development. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational.
21. Sensorimotor Stage: Stage of development from birth to 2 years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowl-
edge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.
22. Object Permanence: The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen.
Major development of sensorimotor stage.
23. Preoperational Stage: Stage of development from 2 to 7 years. Kids learn through pretend play.
Egocentric and struggle to see others perspective.
24. Concrete Operational Stage: Stage of development from 7 to 11 years. Logical thought begins, and
they understand the idea of conservation.
25. Formal Operational Stage: Stage of development for 12 years and up. Abstract thought begins.
Higher order thinking and ability to systematically plan for future.
26. Schema: Categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand the world. An organized pattern
of behavior or thought.
27. Assimilation: Process of using or transforming the environment so that it can be placed in preexisting
cognitive structures (schema).
28. Accomodation: Process of changing cognitive structures (schema) in order to accept something from the
environment. Can also develop new schemas.
29. Equilibration: The attempt to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation. The tendency to
organize schemas.
30. Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development: Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory that
emphasized the important role of social interactions in the development of children's cognition.
31. Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD): The place where the most sensitive instruction or
guidance should be given. It is the link between what we can do and what we can't do.
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(PYTHON) EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
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1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Popular motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943.
2. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea: Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before
they can reach their potential.
3. Maslow's Deficiency Needs: Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
4. Maslow's Growth Needs: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization, Transcendence
5. Maslow's Physiological Need: Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
6. Maslow's Safety Need: Protection from the elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom
from fear.
7. Maslow's Love and Belonging Need: Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy,
being part of a group.
8. Maslow's Esteem Need: Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
9. Maslow's Cognitive Need: Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
10. Maslow's Aesthetic Need: Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and balance.
11. Maslow's Self-Actualization Need: Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's
personal potential as a human being.
12. Maslow's Transcendence Need: Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-actualiza-
tion.
13. Arnold Gesell: First theorist to observe and document stages of physical development.
14. Gesell's Maturational Theory: Child's growth & development are influenced by both their environ-
ment and genes in sequential order
15. Infancy: The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor
skills are added.
16. Early Childhood: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old. Improvements occur in both fine and
gross motor skills.
17. Middle Childhood: The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and
height.
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, WGU E010 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026 | FOUNDATIONS OF PROGRAMMING
(PYTHON) EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
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18. Adolescence: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight and height increase rapidly and
puberty begins.
19. Jean Piaget: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive Development.
20. Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Theory that suggests children move through four
different stages of development. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational.
21. Sensorimotor Stage: Stage of development from birth to 2 years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowl-
edge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.
22. Object Permanence: The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen.
Major development of sensorimotor stage.
23. Preoperational Stage: Stage of development from 2 to 7 years. Kids learn through pretend play.
Egocentric and struggle to see others perspective.
24. Concrete Operational Stage: Stage of development from 7 to 11 years. Logical thought begins, and
they understand the idea of conservation.
25. Formal Operational Stage: Stage of development for 12 years and up. Abstract thought begins.
Higher order thinking and ability to systematically plan for future.
26. Schema: Categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand the world. An organized pattern
of behavior or thought.
27. Assimilation: Process of using or transforming the environment so that it can be placed in preexisting
cognitive structures (schema).
28. Accomodation: Process of changing cognitive structures (schema) in order to accept something from the
environment. Can also develop new schemas.
29. Equilibration: The attempt to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation. The tendency to
organize schemas.
30. Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development: Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory that
emphasized the important role of social interactions in the development of children's cognition.
31. Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD): The place where the most sensitive instruction or
guidance should be given. It is the link between what we can do and what we can't do.
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