WGU D184 STANDARDS BASED
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVE PRE FINAL
BUNDLED PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea Answer: Individuals must
satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
⫸ Maslow's Deficiency Needs Answer: Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
⫸ Maslow's Growth Needs Answer: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
⫸ Maslow's Physiological Need Answer: Biological needs for survival,
food, water, shelter
⫸ Maslow's Safety Need Answer: Protection from the elements, law
and order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
⫸ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need Answer: Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
⫸ Maslow's Esteem Need Answer: Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
,⫸ Maslow's Cognitive Need Answer: Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
⫸ Maslow's Aesthetic Need Answer: Need focuses on the search for
and expression of beauty and balance.
⫸ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need Answer: Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being.
⫸ Maslow's Transcendence Need Answer: Meeting spiritual needs or
helping others achieve self-actualization.
⫸ Arnold Gesell Answer: First theorist to observe and document stages
of physical development.
⫸ Gesell's Maturational Theory Answer: Child's growth & development
are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential order
⫸ Infancy Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and
lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
⫸ Early Childhood Answer: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years
old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
, ⫸ Middle Childhood Answer: The stage of development from 6 - 10
years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
⫸ Adolescence Answer: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years
old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
⫸ Jean Piaget Answer: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of
Cognitive Development.
⫸ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Answer: Theory that
suggests children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
⫸ Sensorimotor Stage Answer: Stage of development from birth to 2
years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory
experiences and manipulating objects.
⫸ Object Permanence Answer: The understanding that objects continue
to exist even when they cannot be seen. Major development of
sensorimotor stage.
⫸ Preoperational Stage Answer: Stage of development from 2 to 7
years. Kids learn through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see
others perspective.
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVE PRE FINAL
BUNDLED PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea Answer: Individuals must
satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
⫸ Maslow's Deficiency Needs Answer: Physiological, Safety, Love and
Belonging, and Esteem
⫸ Maslow's Growth Needs Answer: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
Actualization, Transcendence
⫸ Maslow's Physiological Need Answer: Biological needs for survival,
food, water, shelter
⫸ Maslow's Safety Need Answer: Protection from the elements, law
and order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
⫸ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need Answer: Need for interpersonal
relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
⫸ Maslow's Esteem Need Answer: Self-respect, respect from others,
achievement, status, and prestige.
,⫸ Maslow's Cognitive Need Answer: Curiosity, knowledge, and
intellectual exploration
⫸ Maslow's Aesthetic Need Answer: Need focuses on the search for
and expression of beauty and balance.
⫸ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need Answer: Personal growth and
fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human
being.
⫸ Maslow's Transcendence Need Answer: Meeting spiritual needs or
helping others achieve self-actualization.
⫸ Arnold Gesell Answer: First theorist to observe and document stages
of physical development.
⫸ Gesell's Maturational Theory Answer: Child's growth & development
are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential order
⫸ Infancy Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and
lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
⫸ Early Childhood Answer: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years
old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
, ⫸ Middle Childhood Answer: The stage of development from 6 - 10
years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
⫸ Adolescence Answer: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years
old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
⫸ Jean Piaget Answer: Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of
Cognitive Development.
⫸ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Answer: Theory that
suggests children move through four different stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal
Operational.
⫸ Sensorimotor Stage Answer: Stage of development from birth to 2
years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory
experiences and manipulating objects.
⫸ Object Permanence Answer: The understanding that objects continue
to exist even when they cannot be seen. Major development of
sensorimotor stage.
⫸ Preoperational Stage Answer: Stage of development from 2 to 7
years. Kids learn through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see
others perspective.
