WGU PRE-ASSESSMENT: HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT NEWEST TEST BANK UPDATE
2025\2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/WELL ANALYSED ALL
GRADED +
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cognitive developmental theory
Involves the capacity to change - CORRECT ANSWER-Plastic development
Occurs within families, schools, peer groups, neighborhoods, universities, and
countries - CORRECT ANSWER-Contextual development
Which teratogen is commonly associated with low birth weight, subnormal
length and head circumference, excitability, and subnormal reflexes? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cocaine
What is an example of the cephalocaudal pattern of growth and motor
development in infants? - CORRECT ANSWER-Controlling trunk muscles before
controlling legs and feet
Which two events occur after the language milestone of an infant's first spoken
words?
, Choose 2 answers - CORRECT ANSWER-Two-word utterances
Rapid expansion of word comprehension
What is one of the converging factors that lead an infant to create a new motor
behavior, according to the dynamic systems theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Development of the nervous system
Which infant behavior is an example of accommodation, as described by
Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-Learning to drink from a straw rather than a
bottle or breast
During which age range do infants typically develop a pincer grasp? - CORRECT
ANSWER-8-9 months
Which image evokes the most positive responses in two-week-old infants? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The outline of a face
Which biological factor plays a significant role in an infant's ability to regulate
emotion? - CORRECT ANSWER-Maturity of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
What would a frightened infant seek from a caregiver, based on Harlow's
research study on attachment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Warmth and comfort
Every time a child cries, the caregiver picks the child up. The child soon learns
that the caregiver will provide for its needs.
DEVELOPMENT NEWEST TEST BANK UPDATE
2025\2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/WELL ANALYSED ALL
GRADED +
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cognitive developmental theory
Involves the capacity to change - CORRECT ANSWER-Plastic development
Occurs within families, schools, peer groups, neighborhoods, universities, and
countries - CORRECT ANSWER-Contextual development
Which teratogen is commonly associated with low birth weight, subnormal
length and head circumference, excitability, and subnormal reflexes? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cocaine
What is an example of the cephalocaudal pattern of growth and motor
development in infants? - CORRECT ANSWER-Controlling trunk muscles before
controlling legs and feet
Which two events occur after the language milestone of an infant's first spoken
words?
, Choose 2 answers - CORRECT ANSWER-Two-word utterances
Rapid expansion of word comprehension
What is one of the converging factors that lead an infant to create a new motor
behavior, according to the dynamic systems theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Development of the nervous system
Which infant behavior is an example of accommodation, as described by
Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-Learning to drink from a straw rather than a
bottle or breast
During which age range do infants typically develop a pincer grasp? - CORRECT
ANSWER-8-9 months
Which image evokes the most positive responses in two-week-old infants? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The outline of a face
Which biological factor plays a significant role in an infant's ability to regulate
emotion? - CORRECT ANSWER-Maturity of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
What would a frightened infant seek from a caregiver, based on Harlow's
research study on attachment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Warmth and comfort
Every time a child cries, the caregiver picks the child up. The child soon learns
that the caregiver will provide for its needs.
