WGU D664 EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Involves activities that engage the senses—touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste—helping
children explore and understand the world around them - ANS Sensory Exploration
This stage involves a child's journey toward independence and decision-making -
ANS autonomy versus shame/doubt 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. -
ANS trust versus mistrust stage
the understanding that something still exists even though it cannot be seen or heard -
ANS object permanence
Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and actions, developing an understanding of
object permanence and laying cognitive foundations - ANS sensorimotor stage
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. - ANS Cognitive Transition
Children know the world through movement and their senses. They learn through grasping,
sucking, looking,
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, and listening. - ANS sensorimotor
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. - ANS Social Transition to Autonomy - shame vs doubt
Supporting children's independence without overly controlling or criticizing allows them to
develop feelings of accomplishment
and responsibility. - ANS Autonomy
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. - ANS Autonomy to initiative stage
Erikson's PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY
TRUST vs.
MISTRUST • Provide love, care,
and food • Need comfort and
safety - ANS Birth - 12 months
AUTONOMY vS.
SHAME & DOUBT
• "Me Do" stage • Need for
independence • Insist on doing things
on their own
• Dress myself
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Involves activities that engage the senses—touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste—helping
children explore and understand the world around them - ANS Sensory Exploration
This stage involves a child's journey toward independence and decision-making -
ANS autonomy versus shame/doubt 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. -
ANS trust versus mistrust stage
the understanding that something still exists even though it cannot be seen or heard -
ANS object permanence
Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and actions, developing an understanding of
object permanence and laying cognitive foundations - ANS sensorimotor stage
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. - ANS Cognitive Transition
Children know the world through movement and their senses. They learn through grasping,
sucking, looking,
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, and listening. - ANS sensorimotor
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. - ANS Social Transition to Autonomy - shame vs doubt
Supporting children's independence without overly controlling or criticizing allows them to
develop feelings of accomplishment
and responsibility. - ANS Autonomy
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. - ANS Autonomy to initiative stage
Erikson's PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY
TRUST vs.
MISTRUST • Provide love, care,
and food • Need comfort and
safety - ANS Birth - 12 months
AUTONOMY vS.
SHAME & DOUBT
• "Me Do" stage • Need for
independence • Insist on doing things
on their own
• Dress myself
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