WGU D094 Objective Assessment
Exam 2024/2025 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS Educational
Psychology and Development of
Children Adolescents
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answer - Popular
motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in
1943.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - Answer -
Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before
they can reach their potential.
Maslow's Deficiency Needs - Answer - Physiological,
Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
Maslow's Growth Needs - Answer - Cognitive, Aesthetic,
Self-Actualization, Transcendence
Maslow's Physiological Need - Answer - Biological needs
for survival, food, water, shelter
Maslow's Safety Need - Answer - Protection from the
elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom
from fear.
, Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - Answer - Need for
interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being
part of a group.
Maslow's Esteem Need - Answer - Self-respect, respect
from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
Maslow's Cognitive Need - Answer - Curiosity, knowledge,
and intellectual exploration
Maslow's Aesthetic Need - Answer - Need focuses on the
search for and expression of beauty and balance.
Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - Answer - Personal
growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's
personal potential as a human being.
Maslow's Transcendence Need - Answer - Meeting
spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-
actualization.
Arnold Gesell - Answer - First theorist to observe and
document stages of physical development.
Gesell's Maturational Theory - Answer - Child's growth &
development are influenced by both their environment
and genes in sequential order
Infancy - Answer - The stage of development that begins
at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of
motor skills are added.
Exam 2024/2025 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS Educational
Psychology and Development of
Children Adolescents
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answer - Popular
motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in
1943.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - Answer -
Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before
they can reach their potential.
Maslow's Deficiency Needs - Answer - Physiological,
Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
Maslow's Growth Needs - Answer - Cognitive, Aesthetic,
Self-Actualization, Transcendence
Maslow's Physiological Need - Answer - Biological needs
for survival, food, water, shelter
Maslow's Safety Need - Answer - Protection from the
elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom
from fear.
, Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - Answer - Need for
interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being
part of a group.
Maslow's Esteem Need - Answer - Self-respect, respect
from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
Maslow's Cognitive Need - Answer - Curiosity, knowledge,
and intellectual exploration
Maslow's Aesthetic Need - Answer - Need focuses on the
search for and expression of beauty and balance.
Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - Answer - Personal
growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's
personal potential as a human being.
Maslow's Transcendence Need - Answer - Meeting
spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-
actualization.
Arnold Gesell - Answer - First theorist to observe and
document stages of physical development.
Gesell's Maturational Theory - Answer - Child's growth &
development are influenced by both their environment
and genes in sequential order
Infancy - Answer - The stage of development that begins
at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of
motor skills are added.
