WGU D094 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

WGU D094 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWERS-
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Popular motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943.
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - ANSWERS-
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Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potentia
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Maslow's Deficiency Needs - ANSWERS-
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Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
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Maslow's Growth Needs - ANSWERS-Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-
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Maslow's Physiological Need - ANSWERS-
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Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
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Maslow's Safety Need - ANSWERS-
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Protection from the elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom from fe
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Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - ANSWERS-
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Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
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Maslow's Esteem Need - ANSWERS-Self-
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respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
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Maslow's Cognitive Need - ANSWERS-
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Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
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Maslow's Aesthetic Need - ANSWERS-
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Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and balance.
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Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - ANSWERS-
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Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a
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Maslow's Transcendence Need - ANSWERS-
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Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-actualization.
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Arnold Gesell - ANSWERS-
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First theorist to observe and document stages of physical development.
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Gesell's Maturational Theory - ANSWERS-
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Child's growth & development are influenced by both their environment and genes i
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n sequential order
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, Infancy - ANSWERS- vx vx


The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months
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. Dozens of motor skills are added.
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Early Childhood - ANSWERS-The stage of development from 2 -
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6 years old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
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Middle Childhood - ANSWERS-The stage of development from 6 -
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10 years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
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Adolescence - ANSWERS-The stage of development from 10 - vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx


18 years old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
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Jean Piaget - ANSWERS-
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Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive Development.
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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ANSWERS-
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Theory that suggests children move through four different stages of development. S
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ensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational.
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Sensorimotor Stage - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


Stage of development from birth to 2 years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge
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through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.
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Object Permanence - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen.
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Major development of sensorimotor stage.
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Preoperational Stage - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


Stage of development from 2 to 7 years. Kids learn through pretend play. Egocentri
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c and struggle to see others perspective.
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Concrete Operational Stage - ANSWERS- vx vx vx vx


Stage of development from 7 to 11 years. Logical thought begins, and they underst
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and the idea of conservation.
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Formal Operational Stage - ANSWERS-
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Stage of development for 12 years and up. Abstract thought begins. Higher order t
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hinking and ability to systematically plan for future.
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Schema - ANSWERS- vx vx


Categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand the world. An org
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anized pattern of behavior or thought.
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Assimilation - ANSWERS- vx vx


Process of using or transforming the environment so that it can be placed in preexi
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sting cognitive structures (schema).
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