WGU PSYCH D094 ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWER
KEY
●● 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.
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: A child watching parents brush their teeth
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWER
KEY
●● 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.
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: A child watching parents brush their teeth
