D307 - Educational Psychology WGU Exam
Questions With Correct 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
Early |childhood
Adolescence |- |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
Stunted |growth
Accelerated |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."
"I |would |not |like |to |live |underwater."
"We |would |have |to |invent |waterproof |paper |to |write |on."
"This |is |a |stupid |question |because |we |don't |live |underwater." |- |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 |pre-operational |level |of |
cognitive |development?
Pretending |to |be |a |cartoon |character
Playing |with |a |mobile
Solving |"what-if" |questions
Understanding |that |A |+ |B |= |C |is |the |same |as |B |+ |A |= |C |- |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?
, Identity |versus |role |confusion
Autonomy |versus |shame
Trust |versus |mistrust
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 |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Conventional |Level
Which |example |demonstrates |Bandura's |theory |of |observational |learning |and |modeling?
A |new |student |sees |a |group |of |children |kick |the |ball, |so |he |joins |them |and |does |likewise.
A |teacher |tells |her |class |to |line |up |by |the |door; |they |line |up.
A |student |picks |up |his |backpack |and |walks |toward |the |door |even |though |the |rest |of |the |class |
has |not |done |so.
A |student |does |not |want |to |finish |a |math |test, |but |the |teacher |offers |her |a |reward |if |she |does.
|- |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 |baby |coos, |smiles |when |his |mother |turns |toward |him, |and |coos |again.
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.
Questions With Correct 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
Early |childhood
Adolescence |- |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
Stunted |growth
Accelerated |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."
"I |would |not |like |to |live |underwater."
"We |would |have |to |invent |waterproof |paper |to |write |on."
"This |is |a |stupid |question |because |we |don't |live |underwater." |- |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 |pre-operational |level |of |
cognitive |development?
Pretending |to |be |a |cartoon |character
Playing |with |a |mobile
Solving |"what-if" |questions
Understanding |that |A |+ |B |= |C |is |the |same |as |B |+ |A |= |C |- |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?
, Identity |versus |role |confusion
Autonomy |versus |shame
Trust |versus |mistrust
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 |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Conventional |Level
Which |example |demonstrates |Bandura's |theory |of |observational |learning |and |modeling?
A |new |student |sees |a |group |of |children |kick |the |ball, |so |he |joins |them |and |does |likewise.
A |teacher |tells |her |class |to |line |up |by |the |door; |they |line |up.
A |student |picks |up |his |backpack |and |walks |toward |the |door |even |though |the |rest |of |the |class |
has |not |done |so.
A |student |does |not |want |to |finish |a |math |test, |but |the |teacher |offers |her |a |reward |if |she |does.
|- |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 |baby |coos, |smiles |when |his |mother |turns |toward |him, |and |coos |again.
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.
