WGU D664 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Sensory Exploration - ✔✔involves activities that engage the senses—touch, sight, hearing,
smell, and taste—helping children explore and understand the world around them
autonomy versus shame/doubt stage - ✔✔This stage involves a child's journey toward
independence and decision-making trust versus mistrust stage - ✔✔Infants learn to rely on
caregivers for their basic needs, fostering trust—while inconsistency in meeting these
needs can lead to mistrust, suspicion, and anxiety about their environment. object
permanence - ✔✔the understanding that something still exists even though it cannot be
seen or heard sensorimotor stage - ✔✔Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and
actions, developing an understanding of object permanence and laying cognitive
foundations Cognitive Transition - ✔✔The transition from the sensorimotor stage to the
preoperational stage is marked by mastery of object permanence, recognition of
themselves as separate from their environment, and the realization that they can affect the
objects and people around them. sensorimotor - ✔✔Children know the world through
movement and their senses. They learn through grasping, sucking, looking, and listening.
Social Transition to Autonomy - shame vs doubt - ✔✔At about 18 months old, a child
transitions from the crisis of trust-mistrust to the crisis of autonomy-shame/doubt. This
transition is marked by the desire to accomplish daily tasks by themselves. When children
feel safe trying tasks on their own, even though they may not yet be capable, they move
into the next stage. Autonomy - ✔✔Supporting children's independence without overly
controlling or criticizing allows them to develop feelings of accomplishment and
responsibility. Autonomy to initiative stage - ✔✔Somewhere around age three, a child
transitions from autonomy to initiative. This transition is marked by the desire to assert
control over the environment and by increased social, physical, and cognitive exploration.
Birth - 12 months - ✔✔Erikson's PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY TRUST vs.
MISTRUST • Provide love, care, and food • Need comfort and safety Ages 1-3 years,
Eriksons psychological development theory - ✔✔AUTONOMY vS. SHAME & DOUBT • "Me
Do" stage • Need for independence • Insist on doing things on their own • Dress myself •
Feed myself Ages 3-6, eriksons psychological development - ✔✔INITIATIVE vS. GUILT •
Exploration • Trying new things on their own • Asking lots of questions Ages 6-12, eriksons
psychological development - ✔✔INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY • Intellectual curiosity •
School performance • Need positive reinforcement • Praise • Avoid undue competition or
criticism Ages 12-19, Eriksons psychological development - ✔✔IDENTITY vs. ROLE
CONFUSION • Develop sense of self • Influenced by other's reactions • Peers more
important than parents or teachers • Social role models • Figuring out what they want to do
Sensory Exploration - ✔✔involves activities that engage the senses—touch, sight, hearing,
smell, and taste—helping children explore and understand the world around them
autonomy versus shame/doubt stage - ✔✔This stage involves a child's journey toward
independence and decision-making trust versus mistrust stage - ✔✔Infants learn to rely on
caregivers for their basic needs, fostering trust—while inconsistency in meeting these
needs can lead to mistrust, suspicion, and anxiety about their environment. object
permanence - ✔✔the understanding that something still exists even though it cannot be
seen or heard sensorimotor stage - ✔✔Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and
actions, developing an understanding of object permanence and laying cognitive
foundations Cognitive Transition - ✔✔The transition from the sensorimotor stage to the
preoperational stage is marked by mastery of object permanence, recognition of
themselves as separate from their environment, and the realization that they can affect the
objects and people around them. sensorimotor - ✔✔Children know the world through
movement and their senses. They learn through grasping, sucking, looking, and listening.
Social Transition to Autonomy - shame vs doubt - ✔✔At about 18 months old, a child
transitions from the crisis of trust-mistrust to the crisis of autonomy-shame/doubt. This
transition is marked by the desire to accomplish daily tasks by themselves. When children
feel safe trying tasks on their own, even though they may not yet be capable, they move
into the next stage. Autonomy - ✔✔Supporting children's independence without overly
controlling or criticizing allows them to develop feelings of accomplishment and
responsibility. Autonomy to initiative stage - ✔✔Somewhere around age three, a child
transitions from autonomy to initiative. This transition is marked by the desire to assert
control over the environment and by increased social, physical, and cognitive exploration.
Birth - 12 months - ✔✔Erikson's PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY TRUST vs.
MISTRUST • Provide love, care, and food • Need comfort and safety Ages 1-3 years,
Eriksons psychological development theory - ✔✔AUTONOMY vS. SHAME & DOUBT • "Me
Do" stage • Need for independence • Insist on doing things on their own • Dress myself •
Feed myself Ages 3-6, eriksons psychological development - ✔✔INITIATIVE vS. GUILT •
Exploration • Trying new things on their own • Asking lots of questions Ages 6-12, eriksons
psychological development - ✔✔INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY • Intellectual curiosity •
School performance • Need positive reinforcement • Praise • Avoid undue competition or
criticism Ages 12-19, Eriksons psychological development - ✔✔IDENTITY vs. ROLE
CONFUSION • Develop sense of self • Influenced by other's reactions • Peers more
important than parents or teachers • Social role models • Figuring out what they want to do
