WGU Psych D094 Obj. Assessment Questions &
Detailed Correct Answers
1. Sensorimoto
r Stage from birth to 2 years, motor activity
(Piaget)
2. Pre- from 2 years to 7 years, development of language, memory, and
operational
Stage (Piaget) imagination (symbolically)
3. Concrete from 7 years to 11 years, logical thinking
Opera- tional
Stage (Pi-
aget)
4. Formal Opera- adolescence to adulthood, abstract thoughts
tional Stage
(Pi- aget)
5. Physical
Develop- ment a developmental process that refers to the physical growth of a person's
body
6. Cognitive
Devel- opment
the development of thinking, problem solving, and memory
7. Piaget's Theory Theory stating that children actively construct their understanding of the
world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
8. Vygotsky's Theo-
ry A sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development.
9. Erikson's Theory Theory that proposes eight stages of human development. Each stage
consists of a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a
crisis that must be resolved.
10. Trust versus
Mis- trust Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where their basic
(Erikson) needs are met
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, WGU Psych D094 Obj. Assessment Questions &
Detailed Correct Answers
11. Autonomy Erikson's second crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either
ver- sus
Shame and succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their actions and
Doubt their bodies.
(Erikson)
12. Initiative
versus Guilt Pre-school children initiating activities and asserting control.
(Erikson)
13. Industry The fourth of Erikson's eight psychosocial crises, during which children
versus
Inferiority attempt to master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as
(Erik- son) either industrious or inferior, competent or incompetent.
14. Identity Erikson's term for the fifth stage of development, in which the person
versus Role
Confusion tries to figure out "who am I?" but is confused as to which of many
(Erikson) possible roles to adopt
15. Intimacy
versus
Isolation (Erik- Erikson's sixth stage of development. Adults see someone with whom to
son) share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment. Without
such commitment, they risk profound aloneness and isolation.
16. Bandura's
Social Cognitive
Theory Holds that behavior, environment, and person/cognitive factors are the
key factors in development
17. Kohlberg's Theo-
Developing children progress through a predictable sequence of stages
of moral
ry of Moral Devel- reasoning (preconventional, conventional, postconventional).
opment
18. Preconventional Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which rewards and
punishments dom- inate moral thinking
19. Conventional Uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or maintain social order
20. Postconventional Right and wrong determined by society's rules which are viewed as
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Detailed Correct Answers
1. Sensorimoto
r Stage from birth to 2 years, motor activity
(Piaget)
2. Pre- from 2 years to 7 years, development of language, memory, and
operational
Stage (Piaget) imagination (symbolically)
3. Concrete from 7 years to 11 years, logical thinking
Opera- tional
Stage (Pi-
aget)
4. Formal Opera- adolescence to adulthood, abstract thoughts
tional Stage
(Pi- aget)
5. Physical
Develop- ment a developmental process that refers to the physical growth of a person's
body
6. Cognitive
Devel- opment
the development of thinking, problem solving, and memory
7. Piaget's Theory Theory stating that children actively construct their understanding of the
world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
8. Vygotsky's Theo-
ry A sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development.
9. Erikson's Theory Theory that proposes eight stages of human development. Each stage
consists of a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a
crisis that must be resolved.
10. Trust versus
Mis- trust Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where their basic
(Erikson) needs are met
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6
, WGU Psych D094 Obj. Assessment Questions &
Detailed Correct Answers
11. Autonomy Erikson's second crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either
ver- sus
Shame and succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their actions and
Doubt their bodies.
(Erikson)
12. Initiative
versus Guilt Pre-school children initiating activities and asserting control.
(Erikson)
13. Industry The fourth of Erikson's eight psychosocial crises, during which children
versus
Inferiority attempt to master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as
(Erik- son) either industrious or inferior, competent or incompetent.
14. Identity Erikson's term for the fifth stage of development, in which the person
versus Role
Confusion tries to figure out "who am I?" but is confused as to which of many
(Erikson) possible roles to adopt
15. Intimacy
versus
Isolation (Erik- Erikson's sixth stage of development. Adults see someone with whom to
son) share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment. Without
such commitment, they risk profound aloneness and isolation.
16. Bandura's
Social Cognitive
Theory Holds that behavior, environment, and person/cognitive factors are the
key factors in development
17. Kohlberg's Theo-
Developing children progress through a predictable sequence of stages
of moral
ry of Moral Devel- reasoning (preconventional, conventional, postconventional).
opment
18. Preconventional Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which rewards and
punishments dom- inate moral thinking
19. Conventional Uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or maintain social order
20. Postconventional Right and wrong determined by society's rules which are viewed as
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