WGU D664 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT WELL DETAILED ANSWERS FOR A GUARANTEED PASS ALREADY GRADED A+

Ages 6-12, eriksons psychological development - INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY • Intellectual curiosity • School performance • Need positive reinforcement • Praise • Avoid undue competition or criticism Ages 12-19, Eriksons psychological development - IDENTITY vs. ROLE CONFUSION • Develop sense of self • Influenced by other's reactions • Peers more important than parents or teachers • Social role models • Figuring out what they want to do after high school Birth - age 2, Piaget - SENSORIMOTOR • Reflexive or active • Sucking • Grabbing • Looking • Listening • Crawling • Object Permanence (unseen things still exist) Learning through movement and senses Ages 2-7, Piaget - Prelogical Thought PREOPERATIONAL • Play and pretend • Symbolic thinking • Language develops • Forms many new schemes • Egocentrism (focus on self, self-centered) • Centration (focus on only one aspect at a time) Ages 7-11, Piaget - Factual and Logical Thought CONCRETE OPERATIONAL • Need concrete, hands-on experiences • Mental reversal (balloons inflate-deflate) • Seriation • Sorting • Classitying • Conservation (tall skinny glass and short fat glass hold same amount of liquid) Sensory Exploration - involves activities that engage the senses—touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste—helping children explore and understand the world around them autonomy versus shame/doubt stage - This stage involves a child's journey toward independence and decision-making trust versus mistrust stage - Infants learn to rely on caregivers for their basic needs, fostering trust—while inconsistency in meeting these needs can lead to mistrust, suspicion, and anxiety about their environment. object permanence - the understanding that something still exists even though it cannot be seen or heard sensorimotor stage - Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and actions, developing an understanding of object permanence and laying cognitive foundations Cognitive Transition - The transition from the sensorimotor stage to the preoperational stage is marked by mastery of object permanence, recognition of themselves as separate from their environment, and the realization that they can affect the objects and people around them. sensorimotor - Children know the world through movement and their senses. They learn through grasping, sucking, looking, and listening. Social Transition to Autonomy - shame vs doubt - At about 18 months old, a child transitions from the crisis of trust-mistrust to the crisis of autonomy-shame/doubt. This transition is marked by the desire to accomplish daily tasks by themselves. When children feel safe trying tasks on their own, even though they may not yet be capable, they move into the next stage.