WGU D167 Ed Pysch | PA| Pre-Assessment -Solved
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes?
Primary school
Preschool age
Toddler age
Sensorimotor stage - ANS-Primary school
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage?
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males. - ANS-Females usually
complete physical growth before males.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical
development stage?
Ties shoelaces
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball - ANS-Ties shoelaces
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical
development stage?
Refining of motor coordination
Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills - ANS-Refining of motor coordination
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational
stage?
Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically - ANS-Thinking symbolically
A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to
Piaget, which cognitive level is this student demonstrating?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational - ANS-Concrete operational
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through
, the zone of proximal development?
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning - ANS-Provide instructional scaffolding
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational
cognitive development stage?
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement - ANS-Explaining the commutative
property in addition
According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing learning from "a more
knowledgeable other?"
A child reading a story to a younger sister
A child watching parents brush their teeth
A child playing a game with a sibling
A child practicing spelling words with a friend - ANS-A child watching parents brush
their teeth
According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the final stage of his
moral development theory?
Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles even when there is
a conflict with official rules and laws
Maintaining individual rights in making moral decisions; when individual rights are
compromised, options should be studied
Following social rules and laws because the individual believes social order is worth
preserving
Acting on the promise of rewards and the threat of punishment; morality is
externally controlled - ANS-Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen
principles even when there is a conflict with official rules and laws
Because of circumstances, an individual seeks medical advice to remove a parent
from life support. According to Gilligan, which moral stage of development is
represented by this scenario?
Postconventional
Law-and-order orientation
Postoperational
Autonomy versus shame and doubt - ANS-Postconventional
During which age range does Erikson's industry versus inferiority stage of
psychosocial development usually occur?
1 to 3 years
5 to 12 years
12 to 18 years
18 to 40 years - ANS-5 to 12 years
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes?
Primary school
Preschool age
Toddler age
Sensorimotor stage - ANS-Primary school
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage?
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males. - ANS-Females usually
complete physical growth before males.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical
development stage?
Ties shoelaces
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball - ANS-Ties shoelaces
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical
development stage?
Refining of motor coordination
Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills - ANS-Refining of motor coordination
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational
stage?
Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically - ANS-Thinking symbolically
A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to
Piaget, which cognitive level is this student demonstrating?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational - ANS-Concrete operational
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through
, the zone of proximal development?
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning - ANS-Provide instructional scaffolding
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational
cognitive development stage?
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement - ANS-Explaining the commutative
property in addition
According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experiencing learning from "a more
knowledgeable other?"
A child reading a story to a younger sister
A child watching parents brush their teeth
A child playing a game with a sibling
A child practicing spelling words with a friend - ANS-A child watching parents brush
their teeth
According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the final stage of his
moral development theory?
Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles even when there is
a conflict with official rules and laws
Maintaining individual rights in making moral decisions; when individual rights are
compromised, options should be studied
Following social rules and laws because the individual believes social order is worth
preserving
Acting on the promise of rewards and the threat of punishment; morality is
externally controlled - ANS-Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen
principles even when there is a conflict with official rules and laws
Because of circumstances, an individual seeks medical advice to remove a parent
from life support. According to Gilligan, which moral stage of development is
represented by this scenario?
Postconventional
Law-and-order orientation
Postoperational
Autonomy versus shame and doubt - ANS-Postconventional
During which age range does Erikson's industry versus inferiority stage of
psychosocial development usually occur?
1 to 3 years
5 to 12 years
12 to 18 years
18 to 40 years - ANS-5 to 12 years
