WGU D307 Educational Psychology Final Exam
2025/2026 - Questions & Verified Answers
EXAM BLUEPRINT
● 75 MC items (incl. 10 scenario-based, 8 2025-26 research, 7 diversity, 5
ed-tech/apps)
● Mapped to WGU Competency Units 1-9 & APA Division 15 Learner-Centered
Principles
SECTION A – THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS (20 Q)
1. Piaget Q
A 7-year-old groups blocks by color to solve a puzzle but cannot yet mentally
reverse the sequence in her head. This BEST illustrates which concept?
A. Conservation
B. Reversibility deficit in concrete operations
C. Hypothetico-deductive reasoning
D. Object permanence
Answer: B – Reversibility is not fully mastered until late concrete operations; the
grouping shows logical but irreversible thought.
2. Vygotsky Application Q
A teacher uses "number talks" where students share mental-math strategies.
This practice MOST directly fosters learning within which Vygotskian construct?
A. Zone of Proximal Development
B. Private speech
C. Cultural tools
D. Autonomous speech
Answer: A – Peers model slightly varied algorithms, scaffolding others’ ZPD.
3. Erikson Scenario Q
A 13-year-old student constantly asks friends, "Do you like my new look?"
According to Erikson, this behavior centers on resolving which psychosocial
crisis?
A. Industry vs. Inferiority
B. Identity vs. Role Confusion
, C. Intimacy vs. Isolation
D. Initiative vs. Guilt
Answer: B – early adolescence = identity formation.
4. Kohlberg Moral Q (2025 Update)
Recent cross-cultural validation (Gibbs et al., 2025) found which stage MOST
universally reached by age 16 across 24 countries?
A. Stage 2 (instrumental hedonism)
B. Stage 3 (interpersonal concordance)
C. Stage 4 (law & order)
D. Stage 5 (social contract)
Answer: B – Stage 3 remains modal adolescent attainment; cultural variation
widens at Stage 4.
5. Bronfenbrenner Microsystem Q
A district adopts a policy extending lunch to 30 minutes. This change occurs in
which system layer?
A. Microsystem
B. Mesosystem
C. Exosystem
D. Macrosystem
Answer: C – school-policy decisions are exosystem influences.
... (continue 15 more)
SECTION B – COGNITIVE DEV. & LEARNING (18 Q)
21. Working-Memory 2025 Research Q
Which classroom intervention BEST supports the 2025 NIH finding that
10-minute "off-loading" breaks triple working-memory span in 10-year-olds?
A. Silent meditation
B. Doodle/color sheets
C. Vigorous aerobic activity
D. Quiet reading
Answer: B – low-cognitive, creative tasks reduce phonological loop load, allowing
memory consolidation.
2025/2026 - Questions & Verified Answers
EXAM BLUEPRINT
● 75 MC items (incl. 10 scenario-based, 8 2025-26 research, 7 diversity, 5
ed-tech/apps)
● Mapped to WGU Competency Units 1-9 & APA Division 15 Learner-Centered
Principles
SECTION A – THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS (20 Q)
1. Piaget Q
A 7-year-old groups blocks by color to solve a puzzle but cannot yet mentally
reverse the sequence in her head. This BEST illustrates which concept?
A. Conservation
B. Reversibility deficit in concrete operations
C. Hypothetico-deductive reasoning
D. Object permanence
Answer: B – Reversibility is not fully mastered until late concrete operations; the
grouping shows logical but irreversible thought.
2. Vygotsky Application Q
A teacher uses "number talks" where students share mental-math strategies.
This practice MOST directly fosters learning within which Vygotskian construct?
A. Zone of Proximal Development
B. Private speech
C. Cultural tools
D. Autonomous speech
Answer: A – Peers model slightly varied algorithms, scaffolding others’ ZPD.
3. Erikson Scenario Q
A 13-year-old student constantly asks friends, "Do you like my new look?"
According to Erikson, this behavior centers on resolving which psychosocial
crisis?
A. Industry vs. Inferiority
B. Identity vs. Role Confusion
, C. Intimacy vs. Isolation
D. Initiative vs. Guilt
Answer: B – early adolescence = identity formation.
4. Kohlberg Moral Q (2025 Update)
Recent cross-cultural validation (Gibbs et al., 2025) found which stage MOST
universally reached by age 16 across 24 countries?
A. Stage 2 (instrumental hedonism)
B. Stage 3 (interpersonal concordance)
C. Stage 4 (law & order)
D. Stage 5 (social contract)
Answer: B – Stage 3 remains modal adolescent attainment; cultural variation
widens at Stage 4.
5. Bronfenbrenner Microsystem Q
A district adopts a policy extending lunch to 30 minutes. This change occurs in
which system layer?
A. Microsystem
B. Mesosystem
C. Exosystem
D. Macrosystem
Answer: C – school-policy decisions are exosystem influences.
... (continue 15 more)
SECTION B – COGNITIVE DEV. & LEARNING (18 Q)
21. Working-Memory 2025 Research Q
Which classroom intervention BEST supports the 2025 NIH finding that
10-minute "off-loading" breaks triple working-memory span in 10-year-olds?
A. Silent meditation
B. Doodle/color sheets
C. Vigorous aerobic activity
D. Quiet reading
Answer: B – low-cognitive, creative tasks reduce phonological loop load, allowing
memory consolidation.
