WGU HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT D202 LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

WGU HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT D202 LATEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GRADED A+
1. Inmwhichmprenatalmperiodmismviabilitymreached?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFetal



2. Emeliamwasmexposedmtomheavymamountsmofmleadmduringmhermpregnancy.mWhatmismthemna
memofmthismenvironmentalmexposure?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTeratogen



3. ____mrefersmtomthemphysicalmgrowthmandmstrengtheningmofmamchild'smbonesmandmmuscles.m
-mCORRECTmANSWERmMotormdevelopment



4. Somemgenesmwillmexpressmthemselvesminmthemphenotype,mevenmwhenmpairedmwithmamdiffe
rentmversionmofmthemgene.mThismismcalled:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmdominant



5. Paulymhasmjustmlearnedmthatmnotmallmcrunchymsnacksmaremcalledmcrackersmasmhemoncembelie
ved.mHemnowmunderstandsmthatmdifferentmcrunchymsnacksmhavemdifferentmnames.mThismch
angemtomamnewmschemamismcalled:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmaccommodation



6. BabymCalebmnowmshoutsmba-ba-
bamwhenevermhemismhungry.mThismlanguagemdevelopmentmmilestonemismreferredmtomas:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbabbling




7. Jaimemlearnedmhermstatemcapitalsmtwomyearsmagomandmstillmremembersmthemmtomthismday.m
Thismtypemofmlongmtermmmemorymismcalled:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmsemantic

,8. Whichmtheoristmproposedmthatmeachmstagemofmlifemismassociatedmwithmamspecificmdevelopm
entalmtask,mwhichmcontributesmtomlargemcomponentsmofmone'smpersonality?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmErikmErikson




9. Manymdisordersmaremlinkedmtom____mfactors,msuchmasmsicklemcellmdisease,mtay-
sachsmdisease,mandmhemophilia.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmgenetic



10. Babiesmtypicallymholdmtheirmheadmuprightmbeforemdevelopingmtheirmtrunkmtomsupportmsitti
ng.mThismdevelopmentalmpatternmismcalled:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmcephalocaudal



11. Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmnotmbemanmexamplemofmamfinemmotormskill:mcrawling,mholdi
ngmpencil,musingmscissors,mturningmpagesminmambook.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmcrawling



12. Whichmofmthemfollowingmreflexesmremainmaftermthemfirstmyear?mMoro,mrooting,msneezing,mb
linkingm-mCORRECTmANSWERmsneezing,mblinking



13. Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmnotmbemconsideredmamteratogen:mrubella,mvirus,mcalcium,m
pollution.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmcalcium



14. Inmwhichmprenatalmperiodmdomlessmthanmhalfmofmpregnanciesmsurvive?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGerminal




15. Duringmwhichmprenatalmstagemwouldmthemblastocystmappear?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGerminalmStage




16. Unusualmsadnessmthatmmaymfollowmchildbirthmismcalled:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpostpartummdepression

,17. Themformationmofmconnectionsmbetweenmneuronsmismcalled:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsynaptogenesis




18. Thembrain'smabilitymtomchange,menablingmitmtomadaptmand/ormcompensatemforminjurymismcall
ed:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmneuroplasticity



19. Ifmammothermcontractsmthismdiseasemduringmthemfirstmthreemmonthsmofmpregnancy,mdamage
mcanmoccurminmthemeyes,mears,mheart,mormbrainmofmthemunbornmcild.m-


mCORRECTmANSWERmRubella




20. Thismpopularmtheoristmismknownmformhismworkminmchildmcognition.mHemdevelopedm4mstagesm
thatmchildrenmwillmprogressmthroughmasmtheyminteractmandmlearnmfrommtheirmenvironment.
m-mCORRECTmANSWERmJeanmPiaget




21. Whichmpopularmtheoristmproposedmamleadingmmodelmformcognitivemdevelopment,mwhichmc
oversminfancymthroughmadolescence?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmJ.mPiaget



22. Mikamwouldmdescribemhimselfmasmsmart,mathletic,mandmloyal,mbutmexplainsmthatmhemisn'tmv
erymcreativemormaptmatmdrawing.mThismpersonalmdescriptionmwouldmbestmdescribemhis:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSelf-concept




23. LittlemAnnamwasmexcitedmtomtrymtomgetmhermownmwatermfrommthemfridgemdispenser.mShemlo
okedmovermatmhermfathermwithmambigmsmilemasmshemheldmhermwatermcup.mEriksonmwouldmlab
elmthismpsychosocialmstagemas:m-mCORRECTmANSWERminitiative



24. Whichmtheorymstatesmthatmchildrenmdevelopmtheirmownmconceptionsmofmthemattributesmass
ociatedmwithmmalenessmormfemaleness?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmGendermschemamtheory

, 25. Marymwantsmtomstaymoutmpastmcurfewmformam9thmgrademdance,mbutmshemknowsmhermparent
smaremverymstrictmandmwon'tmevenmdiscussmitmwithmher.mWhichmparentingmstylembestmdescri
besmMary'smparents:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmauthoritarian



26. Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemanmexamplemofmamself-
consciousmemotion:mfear,mhappiness,mshame,msurprisem-mCORRECTmANSWERmshame



27. Zaramismvisitingmthemneighbor'smhousemwithmmom.mZaramismindifferentmwhenmmommgoesmo
utsidemandmdoesn'tmnoticemwhenmshemreturns.mWhichmtypemofmattachmentmmightmbestmde
scribemZara?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmavoidant



28. Themfrontmpartmofmthemfrontalmlobe,mresponsiblemformreasoning,mproblem-
solving,mcreativity,mandmexecutivemfunctioningmismcalledmthe:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmprefrontalmcortex




29. Whenmdoesmthembrainmexperiencemthemhighestmlevelsmofmsynaptogenesis?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERminfancy




30. Howmmanymlobesmdoesmthemhumanmbrainmhave?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm4



31. Whichmofmthemfourmstylesmofmparentingmsupportsmmanympositivemdevelopmentalmoutcome
s?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmauthoritative



32. Whichmlearningmtheorymsuggestsmthatmbehaviormismlearnedmthroughmobservation,mmodelin
g,mreinforcement,mandmpunishment?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmsocialmlearningmtheory



33. AmmajormdifferencembetweenmEriksonmandmFreud'smdevelopmentalmtheoriesmismthatmErikso
n'smtheorymismfocusedmonm____mdevelopment.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmsocial