WGU EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
D094 REVIEW SHEET 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ 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.
D094 REVIEW SHEET 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ 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.
