D 094 WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Question:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea.
Answer:
Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
Question:
Maslow's Deficiency Needs.
Answer:
Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
Question:
Maslow's Growth Needs.
Answer:
Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization, Transcendence
Question:
Maslow's Physiological Need.
Answer:
Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
Question:
Maslow's Safety Need.
,Answer:
Protection from the elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
Question:
Maslow's Love and Belonging Need.
Answer:
Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
Question:
Maslow's Esteem Need.
Answer:
Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
Question:
Maslow's Cognitive Need.
Answer:
Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
Question:
Maslow's Aesthetic Need.
Answer:
Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and balance.
Question:
Maslow's Self-Actualization Need.
Answer:
,Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human being.
Question:
Maslow's Transcendence Need.
Answer:
Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self- actualization.
Question:
Arnold Gesell.
Answer:
First theorist to observe and document stages of physical development.
Question:
Gesell's Maturational Theory.
Answer:
Child's growth & development are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential
order
Question:
Infancy.
Answer:
The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor
skills are added.
Question:
Early Childhood.
Answer:
, The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor
skills.
Question:
Middle Childhood.
Answer:
The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
Question:
Adolescence.
Answer:
The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty
begins.
Question:
Jean Piaget.
Answer:
Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive Development.
Question:
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.
Question:
Sensorimotor Stage.
QUESTIONS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Question:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea.
Answer:
Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
Question:
Maslow's Deficiency Needs.
Answer:
Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
Question:
Maslow's Growth Needs.
Answer:
Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization, Transcendence
Question:
Maslow's Physiological Need.
Answer:
Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
Question:
Maslow's Safety Need.
,Answer:
Protection from the elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
Question:
Maslow's Love and Belonging Need.
Answer:
Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
Question:
Maslow's Esteem Need.
Answer:
Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
Question:
Maslow's Cognitive Need.
Answer:
Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
Question:
Maslow's Aesthetic Need.
Answer:
Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and balance.
Question:
Maslow's Self-Actualization Need.
Answer:
,Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human being.
Question:
Maslow's Transcendence Need.
Answer:
Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self- actualization.
Question:
Arnold Gesell.
Answer:
First theorist to observe and document stages of physical development.
Question:
Gesell's Maturational Theory.
Answer:
Child's growth & development are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential
order
Question:
Infancy.
Answer:
The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor
skills are added.
Question:
Early Childhood.
Answer:
, The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor
skills.
Question:
Middle Childhood.
Answer:
The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
Question:
Adolescence.
Answer:
The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty
begins.
Question:
Jean Piaget.
Answer:
Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive Development.
Question:
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.
Question:
Sensorimotor Stage.
