WGU D664 LEARNERS AND LEARNING
SCIENCE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH 72
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
⩥ Deep Thinking (Encoding). Answer: Thinking deeply about the to-be-
learned material helps students pay attention, build memories, and make
meaning out of what they are learning.
⩥ Learning as a Process. Answer: Learning involves effort,
mistakes, reflection, and refinement of strategies.
⩥ Physical Well-being. Answer: Students' physical health—
including nutrition, sleep, and exercise—impacts learning.
⩥ Learning Environment. Answer: The entire environment (space,
temperature, lighting) can affect learning.
⩥ Social Interaction. Answer: Collaboration and social interaction
can enhance learning by encouraging deeper processing and engaging
the 'social brain.'
⩥ Safety & Connection. Answer: Students learn best when they
feel safe and connected.
, ⩥ High Expectations & Support. Answer: Communicating high
expectations and supporting learners at the edge of their abilities helps
them reach their potential.
⩥ Spacing & Interleaving. Answer: Spacing out learning and
mixing different content improves retention and understanding.
⩥ Retrieval Practice. Answer: Practicing recalling information
strengthens memory and helps students apply what they've learned
flexibly.
⩥ Sensorimotor. Answer: Age: 0-2; Learning through senses and
movement; Object permanence develops.
⩥ Preoperational. Answer: Age: 2-7; Use of symbols (language!);
Egocentrism: can't see others' perspectives; Struggles with conservation.
⩥ Concrete Operational. Answer: Age: 7-11; Logical thinking
about concrete events; Understand conservation; Can classify and
organize objects.
⩥ Formal Operational. Answer: Age: 12+; Abstract and
hypothetical thinking; Can think about morality, algebra, and futures.
, ⩥ Trust vs. Mistrust. Answer: Age: 0-1; Basic Question: 'Can I
trust the world?'
⩥ Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt. Answer: Age: 1-3; Basic
Question: 'Can I do things by myself?'
⩥ Initiative vs. Guilt. Answer: Age: 3-6; Basic Question: 'Is it okay
to try new things?'
⩥ Industry vs. Inferiority. Answer: Age: 6-12; Basic Question: 'Am
I good enough?'
⩥ Identity vs. Role Confusion. Answer: Age: 12-18; Basic
Question: 'Who am I?'
⩥ Role Confusion. Answer: A stage in Erikson's psychosocial
development where teenagers search for their identity.
⩥ Cerebrum. Answer: Brain structure responsible for higher-level
thinking and problem solving.
⩥ Prefrontal Cortex. Answer: Brain structure involved in planning,
decision-making, and emotional regulation.
SCIENCE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH 72
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
⩥ Deep Thinking (Encoding). Answer: Thinking deeply about the to-be-
learned material helps students pay attention, build memories, and make
meaning out of what they are learning.
⩥ Learning as a Process. Answer: Learning involves effort,
mistakes, reflection, and refinement of strategies.
⩥ Physical Well-being. Answer: Students' physical health—
including nutrition, sleep, and exercise—impacts learning.
⩥ Learning Environment. Answer: The entire environment (space,
temperature, lighting) can affect learning.
⩥ Social Interaction. Answer: Collaboration and social interaction
can enhance learning by encouraging deeper processing and engaging
the 'social brain.'
⩥ Safety & Connection. Answer: Students learn best when they
feel safe and connected.
, ⩥ High Expectations & Support. Answer: Communicating high
expectations and supporting learners at the edge of their abilities helps
them reach their potential.
⩥ Spacing & Interleaving. Answer: Spacing out learning and
mixing different content improves retention and understanding.
⩥ Retrieval Practice. Answer: Practicing recalling information
strengthens memory and helps students apply what they've learned
flexibly.
⩥ Sensorimotor. Answer: Age: 0-2; Learning through senses and
movement; Object permanence develops.
⩥ Preoperational. Answer: Age: 2-7; Use of symbols (language!);
Egocentrism: can't see others' perspectives; Struggles with conservation.
⩥ Concrete Operational. Answer: Age: 7-11; Logical thinking
about concrete events; Understand conservation; Can classify and
organize objects.
⩥ Formal Operational. Answer: Age: 12+; Abstract and
hypothetical thinking; Can think about morality, algebra, and futures.
, ⩥ Trust vs. Mistrust. Answer: Age: 0-1; Basic Question: 'Can I
trust the world?'
⩥ Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt. Answer: Age: 1-3; Basic
Question: 'Can I do things by myself?'
⩥ Initiative vs. Guilt. Answer: Age: 3-6; Basic Question: 'Is it okay
to try new things?'
⩥ Industry vs. Inferiority. Answer: Age: 6-12; Basic Question: 'Am
I good enough?'
⩥ Identity vs. Role Confusion. Answer: Age: 12-18; Basic
Question: 'Who am I?'
⩥ Role Confusion. Answer: A stage in Erikson's psychosocial
development where teenagers search for their identity.
⩥ Cerebrum. Answer: Brain structure responsible for higher-level
thinking and problem solving.
⩥ Prefrontal Cortex. Answer: Brain structure involved in planning,
decision-making, and emotional regulation.
