WGU PRE-ASSESSMENT: HUMAN GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM NEWEST 2025
Which infant behavior is an example of accommodation, as described by Piaget's theory? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Learning to drink from a straw rather than a bottle or breast
During which age range do infants typically develop a pincer grasp? - CORRECT
ANSWER-8-9 months
, Which image evokes the most positive responses in two-week-old infants? - CORRECT
ANSWER-The outline of a face
Which biological factor plays a significant role in an infant's ability to regulate emotion? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Maturity of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
What would a frightened infant seek from a caregiver, based on Harlow's research study on
attachment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Warmth and comfort
Every time a child cries, the caregiver picks the child up. The child soon learns that the caregiver
will provide for its needs.
Which of Erickson's stages does this represent? - CORRECT ANSWER-Trust versus
mistrust
Which statement describes the physical growth and development of the brain in early
childhood? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cancer
Which approach to understanding thought depicts development as a series of distinct stages? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Piaget's cognitive development theory
What do children develop during the intuitive thought substage of Piaget's preoperational
stage? - CORRECT ANSWER-Primitive reasoning and an interest in learning information
AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM NEWEST 2025
Which infant behavior is an example of accommodation, as described by Piaget's theory? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Learning to drink from a straw rather than a bottle or breast
During which age range do infants typically develop a pincer grasp? - CORRECT
ANSWER-8-9 months
, Which image evokes the most positive responses in two-week-old infants? - CORRECT
ANSWER-The outline of a face
Which biological factor plays a significant role in an infant's ability to regulate emotion? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Maturity of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
What would a frightened infant seek from a caregiver, based on Harlow's research study on
attachment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Warmth and comfort
Every time a child cries, the caregiver picks the child up. The child soon learns that the caregiver
will provide for its needs.
Which of Erickson's stages does this represent? - CORRECT ANSWER-Trust versus
mistrust
Which statement describes the physical growth and development of the brain in early
childhood? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cancer
Which approach to understanding thought depicts development as a series of distinct stages? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Piaget's cognitive development theory
What do children develop during the intuitive thought substage of Piaget's preoperational
stage? - CORRECT ANSWER-Primitive reasoning and an interest in learning information
