WGU D335 EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION TEST WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - Individuals must satisfy a
basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
⫸ Maslow's Deficiency Needs - Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
⫸ Maslow's Growth Needs - Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization,
Transcendence
⫸ Maslow's Physiological Need - Biological needs for survival, food,
water, shelter
⫸ Maslow's Safety Need - Protection from the elements, law and order,
financial security, and freedom from fear.
⫸ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
⫸ Maslow's Esteem Need - Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
,⫸ Maslow's Cognitive Need - Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual
exploration
⫸ Maslow's Aesthetic Need - Need focuses on the search for and
expression of beauty and balance.
⫸ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - Personal growth and fulfillment
and the realization of one's personal potential as a human being.
⫸ Maslow's Transcendence Need - Meeting spiritual needs or helping
others achieve self-actualization.
⫸ Arnold Gesell - First theorist to observe and document stages of
physical development.
⫸ Gesell's Maturational Theory - Child's growth & development are
influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential order
⫸ Infancy - The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts
between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
⫸ Early Childhood - The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old.
Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
⫸ Middle Childhood - The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old.
Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
, ⫸ Adolescence - The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old.
Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
⫸ Jean Piaget - Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive
Development.
⫸ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - Theory that suggests
children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
⫸ Sensorimotor Stage - Stage of development from birth to 2 years.
Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory experiences and
manipulating objects.
⫸ Object Permanence - The understanding that objects continue to exist
even when they cannot be seen. Major development of sensorimotor
stage.
⫸ Preoperational Stage - Stage of development from 2 to 7 years. Kids
learn through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see others
perspective.
⫸ Concrete Operational Stage - Stage of development from 7 to 11
years. Logical thought begins, and they understand the idea of
conservation.
EXAMINATION TEST WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - Individuals must satisfy a
basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
⫸ Maslow's Deficiency Needs - Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
⫸ Maslow's Growth Needs - Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization,
Transcendence
⫸ Maslow's Physiological Need - Biological needs for survival, food,
water, shelter
⫸ Maslow's Safety Need - Protection from the elements, law and order,
financial security, and freedom from fear.
⫸ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
⫸ Maslow's Esteem Need - Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
,⫸ Maslow's Cognitive Need - Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual
exploration
⫸ Maslow's Aesthetic Need - Need focuses on the search for and
expression of beauty and balance.
⫸ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - Personal growth and fulfillment
and the realization of one's personal potential as a human being.
⫸ Maslow's Transcendence Need - Meeting spiritual needs or helping
others achieve self-actualization.
⫸ Arnold Gesell - First theorist to observe and document stages of
physical development.
⫸ Gesell's Maturational Theory - Child's growth & development are
influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential order
⫸ Infancy - The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts
between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
⫸ Early Childhood - The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old.
Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
⫸ Middle Childhood - The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old.
Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
, ⫸ Adolescence - The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old.
Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
⫸ Jean Piaget - Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive
Development.
⫸ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - Theory that suggests
children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
⫸ Sensorimotor Stage - Stage of development from birth to 2 years.
Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory experiences and
manipulating objects.
⫸ Object Permanence - The understanding that objects continue to exist
even when they cannot be seen. Major development of sensorimotor
stage.
⫸ Preoperational Stage - Stage of development from 2 to 7 years. Kids
learn through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see others
perspective.
⫸ Concrete Operational Stage - Stage of development from 7 to 11
years. Logical thought begins, and they understand the idea of
conservation.
