WGU D307 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
When recess is called, two boys slip on their hoodies and, with a little concentration, zip them up. They
then run out to the playground, where they draw stick figures with sidewalk chalk.
Which physical development stage describes these students?
Middle childhood
Infancy
Adolescence
Early childhood - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Early Childhood
TRUE OR FALSE
A second-grade student tells his teacher that he is being bullied on the playground by some older
children.
The student is attempting to meet his physiological needs. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the adolescence physical development stage?
Slow and steady growth
Accelerated growth
Stunted growth
No growth - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Accelerated growth
A teacher asked children of different ages this question: "What would it be like if humans had gills and
lived underwater?"
Which answer is characteristic of a child in the formal operations stage?
"We would be wet all the time."
"This is a stupid question because we don't live underwater."
"I would not like to live underwater."
"We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"We would have to
invent waterproof paper to write on."
,True or False
According to Vygotsky, a person learns best through his or her own experiences. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
Which characteristic would be consistent with a student in Piaget's preoperational level of cognitive
development?
Pretending to be a cartoon character
Solving "what-if" questions
Understanding that A + B = C is the same as B + A = C
Playing with a mobile - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pretending to be a cartoon character
True or False
Gilligan theorized that women are more involved in the care of others rather than in the care of
themselves. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
A 10-year-old student works hard to master multiplication so her teacher and peers will be proud of her.
Which of Erikson's stages is this student displaying?
Autonomy versus shame
Trust versus mistrust
Identity versus role confusion
Industry versus inferiority - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Industry versus inferiority
A third-grade student wants his classmates to think he is "nice," so he always obeys the classroom rules.
According to Kohlberg, this student's sense of morality is at the
preconventional level
post conventional level
conventional level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conventional level
Which example demonstrates Bandura's theory of observational learning and modeling?
, A teacher tells her class to line up by the door; they line up.
A student does not want to finish a math test, but the teacher offers her a reward if she does.
A student picks up his backpack and walks toward the door even though the rest of the class has not
done so.
A new student sees a group of children kick the ball, so he joins them and does likewise. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A new student sees a group of children kick the ball, so he joins them and does likewise.
Which example best demonstrates Skinner's operant conditioning theory of language development?
A student learning English makes progress when placed with peers who engage her in social interaction.
A child raised without much human interaction learns to talk without difficulty.
A fifth grader listens as her teacher models the correct way to answer a question, then tries it herself.
A baby coos, smiles when his mother turns toward him, and coos again. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A baby
coos, smiles when his mother turns toward him, and coos again.
Which characteristic is typical of individuals in the telegraphic stage of language development?
Using consonant and vowel sounds to make word-like syllables
Using correct noun and verb structure
Using words that have meaning and serve a purpose
Using one-word sentences - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Using words that have meaning and serve a purpose
Which theorist's approach stated that language acquisition can be enhanced if it is paired with a positive
or rewarding outcome?
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Chomsky's universal grammar
Skinner's operant conditioning
Vygotsky's zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Skinner's operant conditioning
True or False
Chomsky believed that humans are born with the ability to learn language. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
AND ANSWERS
When recess is called, two boys slip on their hoodies and, with a little concentration, zip them up. They
then run out to the playground, where they draw stick figures with sidewalk chalk.
Which physical development stage describes these students?
Middle childhood
Infancy
Adolescence
Early childhood - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Early Childhood
TRUE OR FALSE
A second-grade student tells his teacher that he is being bullied on the playground by some older
children.
The student is attempting to meet his physiological needs. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the adolescence physical development stage?
Slow and steady growth
Accelerated growth
Stunted growth
No growth - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Accelerated growth
A teacher asked children of different ages this question: "What would it be like if humans had gills and
lived underwater?"
Which answer is characteristic of a child in the formal operations stage?
"We would be wet all the time."
"This is a stupid question because we don't live underwater."
"I would not like to live underwater."
"We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"We would have to
invent waterproof paper to write on."
,True or False
According to Vygotsky, a person learns best through his or her own experiences. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
Which characteristic would be consistent with a student in Piaget's preoperational level of cognitive
development?
Pretending to be a cartoon character
Solving "what-if" questions
Understanding that A + B = C is the same as B + A = C
Playing with a mobile - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pretending to be a cartoon character
True or False
Gilligan theorized that women are more involved in the care of others rather than in the care of
themselves. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
A 10-year-old student works hard to master multiplication so her teacher and peers will be proud of her.
Which of Erikson's stages is this student displaying?
Autonomy versus shame
Trust versus mistrust
Identity versus role confusion
Industry versus inferiority - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Industry versus inferiority
A third-grade student wants his classmates to think he is "nice," so he always obeys the classroom rules.
According to Kohlberg, this student's sense of morality is at the
preconventional level
post conventional level
conventional level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conventional level
Which example demonstrates Bandura's theory of observational learning and modeling?
, A teacher tells her class to line up by the door; they line up.
A student does not want to finish a math test, but the teacher offers her a reward if she does.
A student picks up his backpack and walks toward the door even though the rest of the class has not
done so.
A new student sees a group of children kick the ball, so he joins them and does likewise. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A new student sees a group of children kick the ball, so he joins them and does likewise.
Which example best demonstrates Skinner's operant conditioning theory of language development?
A student learning English makes progress when placed with peers who engage her in social interaction.
A child raised without much human interaction learns to talk without difficulty.
A fifth grader listens as her teacher models the correct way to answer a question, then tries it herself.
A baby coos, smiles when his mother turns toward him, and coos again. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A baby
coos, smiles when his mother turns toward him, and coos again.
Which characteristic is typical of individuals in the telegraphic stage of language development?
Using consonant and vowel sounds to make word-like syllables
Using correct noun and verb structure
Using words that have meaning and serve a purpose
Using one-word sentences - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Using words that have meaning and serve a purpose
Which theorist's approach stated that language acquisition can be enhanced if it is paired with a positive
or rewarding outcome?
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Chomsky's universal grammar
Skinner's operant conditioning
Vygotsky's zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Skinner's operant conditioning
True or False
Chomsky believed that humans are born with the ability to learn language. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
