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D307/ WGU D307 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {170 Q & A} ALREADY
GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED
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Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the
adolescence physical development stage?
Slow and steady growth
Stunted growth
Accelerated growth
No growth - ANSWER-Accelerated growth
Which theorist's approach stated that language acquisition can
be enhanced if it is paired with a positive or rewarding outcome?
Skinner's operant conditioning
Vygotsky's zone of proximal development
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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Chomsky's universal grammar - ANSWER-Skinner's Operant
Conditioning
When recess is called, two boys slip on their hoodies and, with a
little concentration, zip them up. They then run out to the
playground, where they draw stick figures with sidewalk chalk.
Which physical development stage describes these students?
Middle childhood
Infancy
Early childhood
Adolescence - ANSWER-Early Childhood
True or False
A second-grade student tells his teacher that he is being bullied
on the playground by some older children.
The student is attempting to meet his physiological needs. -
ANSWER-False
A teacher asked children of different ages this question: "What
would it be like if humans had gills and lived underwater?"
Which answer is characteristic of a child in the formal operations
stage?
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"We would be wet all the time."
"I would not like to live underwater."
"We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on."
"This is a stupid question because we don't live underwater." -
ANSWER-"We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on."
True or False
According to Vygotsky, a person learns best through his or her
own experiences. - ANSWER-False
Which characteristic would be consistent with a student in
Piaget's pre-operational level of cognitive development?
Pretending to be a cartoon character
Playing with a mobile
Solving "what-if" questions
Understanding that A + B = C is the same as B + A = C - ANSWER-
Pretending to be a cartoon character
True or False
Gilligan theorized that women are more involved in the care of
others rather than in the care of themselves. - ANSWER-True
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A 10-year-old student works hard to master multiplication so her
teacher and peers will be proud of her.
Which of Erikson's stages is this student displaying?
Identity versus role confusion
Autonomy versus shame
Trust versus mistrust
Industry versus inferiority - ANSWER-Industry versus inferiority
A third-grade student wants his classmates to think he is "nice,"
so he always obeys the classroom rules. According to Kohlberg,
this student's sense of morality is at the - ANSWER-Conventional
Level
Which example demonstrates Bandura's theory of observational
learning and modeling?
A new student sees a group of children kick the ball, so he joins
them and does likewise.
A teacher tells her class to line up by the door; they line up.
A student picks up his backpack and walks toward the door even
though the rest of the class has not done so.
D307/ WGU D307 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {170 Q & A} ALREADY
GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED
PASS | WGU
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the
adolescence physical development stage?
Slow and steady growth
Stunted growth
Accelerated growth
No growth - ANSWER-Accelerated growth
Which theorist's approach stated that language acquisition can
be enhanced if it is paired with a positive or rewarding outcome?
Skinner's operant conditioning
Vygotsky's zone of proximal development
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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Chomsky's universal grammar - ANSWER-Skinner's Operant
Conditioning
When recess is called, two boys slip on their hoodies and, with a
little concentration, zip them up. They then run out to the
playground, where they draw stick figures with sidewalk chalk.
Which physical development stage describes these students?
Middle childhood
Infancy
Early childhood
Adolescence - ANSWER-Early Childhood
True or False
A second-grade student tells his teacher that he is being bullied
on the playground by some older children.
The student is attempting to meet his physiological needs. -
ANSWER-False
A teacher asked children of different ages this question: "What
would it be like if humans had gills and lived underwater?"
Which answer is characteristic of a child in the formal operations
stage?
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"We would be wet all the time."
"I would not like to live underwater."
"We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on."
"This is a stupid question because we don't live underwater." -
ANSWER-"We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on."
True or False
According to Vygotsky, a person learns best through his or her
own experiences. - ANSWER-False
Which characteristic would be consistent with a student in
Piaget's pre-operational level of cognitive development?
Pretending to be a cartoon character
Playing with a mobile
Solving "what-if" questions
Understanding that A + B = C is the same as B + A = C - ANSWER-
Pretending to be a cartoon character
True or False
Gilligan theorized that women are more involved in the care of
others rather than in the care of themselves. - ANSWER-True
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A 10-year-old student works hard to master multiplication so her
teacher and peers will be proud of her.
Which of Erikson's stages is this student displaying?
Identity versus role confusion
Autonomy versus shame
Trust versus mistrust
Industry versus inferiority - ANSWER-Industry versus inferiority
A third-grade student wants his classmates to think he is "nice,"
so he always obeys the classroom rules. According to Kohlberg,
this student's sense of morality is at the - ANSWER-Conventional
Level
Which example demonstrates Bandura's theory of observational
learning and modeling?
A new student sees a group of children kick the ball, so he joins
them and does likewise.
A teacher tells her class to line up by the door; they line up.
A student picks up his backpack and walks toward the door even
though the rest of the class has not done so.
