WGU Psych D094 Obj. Assessment
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Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-from birth to 2 years, motor
activity
Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-from 2 years to 7 years,
development of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-from 7 years to 11 years,
logical thinking
Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-adolescence to adulthood,
abstract thoughts
Physical Development - CORRECT ANSWERS-a developmental process that refers to
the physical growth of a person's body
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWERS-the development of thinking, problem
solving, and memory
Piaget's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Theory stating that children actively construct
their understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Vygotsky's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-A sociocultural cognitive theory that
emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
Erikson's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Theory that proposes eight stages of human
development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts
individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place
where their basic needs are met
Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erikson's
second crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a
sense of self-rule over their actions and their bodies.
, Initiative versus Guilt (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pre-school children initiating
activities and asserting control.
Industry versus Inferiority (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-The fourth of Erikson's
eight psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to master many skills,
developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior, competent or
incompetent.
Identity versus Role Confusion (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erikson's term for the
fifth stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out "who am I?" but is
confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt
Intimacy versus Isolation (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erikson's sixth stage of
development. Adults see someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and
self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment, they risk profound aloneness
and isolation.
Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Holds that behavior,
environment, and person/cognitive factors are the key factors in development
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - CORRECT ANSWERS-Developing children
progress through a predictable sequence of stages of moral reasoning
(preconventional, conventional, postconventional).
Preconventional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kohlberg's stage of moral development in
which rewards and punishments dominate moral thinking
Conventional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or
maintain social order
Postconventional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Right and wrong determined by society's
rules which are viewed as fallible rather than absolute or by abstract ethical principles
that emphasize equality and justice
Gilligan's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-The theory suggesting that there is a
different process of moral development in women than in men.
Chomsky's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Children have an inborn ability to learn
language through exposure to it, not being taught it.
Skinner's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Theory proposed that we learn language
through association, imitation and reinforcement
Vygotsky's language theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Social learning
Complete Questions With verified
solutions
Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-from birth to 2 years, motor
activity
Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-from 2 years to 7 years,
development of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-from 7 years to 11 years,
logical thinking
Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWERS-adolescence to adulthood,
abstract thoughts
Physical Development - CORRECT ANSWERS-a developmental process that refers to
the physical growth of a person's body
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWERS-the development of thinking, problem
solving, and memory
Piaget's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Theory stating that children actively construct
their understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Vygotsky's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-A sociocultural cognitive theory that
emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
Erikson's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Theory that proposes eight stages of human
development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts
individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place
where their basic needs are met
Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erikson's
second crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a
sense of self-rule over their actions and their bodies.
, Initiative versus Guilt (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pre-school children initiating
activities and asserting control.
Industry versus Inferiority (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-The fourth of Erikson's
eight psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to master many skills,
developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior, competent or
incompetent.
Identity versus Role Confusion (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erikson's term for the
fifth stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out "who am I?" but is
confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt
Intimacy versus Isolation (Erikson) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Erikson's sixth stage of
development. Adults see someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and
self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment, they risk profound aloneness
and isolation.
Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Holds that behavior,
environment, and person/cognitive factors are the key factors in development
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - CORRECT ANSWERS-Developing children
progress through a predictable sequence of stages of moral reasoning
(preconventional, conventional, postconventional).
Preconventional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kohlberg's stage of moral development in
which rewards and punishments dominate moral thinking
Conventional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or
maintain social order
Postconventional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Right and wrong determined by society's
rules which are viewed as fallible rather than absolute or by abstract ethical principles
that emphasize equality and justice
Gilligan's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-The theory suggesting that there is a
different process of moral development in women than in men.
Chomsky's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Children have an inborn ability to learn
language through exposure to it, not being taught it.
Skinner's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Theory proposed that we learn language
through association, imitation and reinforcement
Vygotsky's language theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Social learning
