WGU Psych D094 Obj. Assessment exAm|
cOmPlete exAm QUestiOns AnD cORRect
AnsWeRs| AssUReD sUccess| GRADe A+
2025/2026
Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget) - Answer-from birth to 2 years, motor activity
Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) - Answer-from 2 years to 7 years, development of
language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) - Answer-from 7 years to 11 years, logical
thinking
Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) - Answer-adolescence to adulthood, abstract
thoughts
Physical Development - Answer-a developmental process that refers to the
physical growth of a person's body
Cognitive Development - Answer-the development of thinking, problem solving,
and memory
Piaget's Theory - Answer-Theory stating that children actively construct their
understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
, Vygotsky's Theory - Answer-A sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how
culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
Erikson's Theory - Answer-Theory that proposes eight stages of human
development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts
individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) - Answer-Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where
their basic needs are met
Vygotsky's language theory - Answer-Social learning
Language Development - Answer-the process by which children come to
understand and communicate language during early childhood
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - Answer-Vygotsky's concept of the
difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the
help of a teacher (scaffolding)
Intelligence Theories - Answer-varying ways that psychologists conceptualize what
is meant to be "smart"
Behaviorist Theory - Answer-Personality is constructed by a series of learning
experiences that occur through interactions between the individual and their
environment.
cOmPlete exAm QUestiOns AnD cORRect
AnsWeRs| AssUReD sUccess| GRADe A+
2025/2026
Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget) - Answer-from birth to 2 years, motor activity
Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) - Answer-from 2 years to 7 years, development of
language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) - Answer-from 7 years to 11 years, logical
thinking
Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) - Answer-adolescence to adulthood, abstract
thoughts
Physical Development - Answer-a developmental process that refers to the
physical growth of a person's body
Cognitive Development - Answer-the development of thinking, problem solving,
and memory
Piaget's Theory - Answer-Theory stating that children actively construct their
understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
, Vygotsky's Theory - Answer-A sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how
culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
Erikson's Theory - Answer-Theory that proposes eight stages of human
development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts
individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) - Answer-Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where
their basic needs are met
Vygotsky's language theory - Answer-Social learning
Language Development - Answer-the process by which children come to
understand and communicate language during early childhood
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - Answer-Vygotsky's concept of the
difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the
help of a teacher (scaffolding)
Intelligence Theories - Answer-varying ways that psychologists conceptualize what
is meant to be "smart"
Behaviorist Theory - Answer-Personality is constructed by a series of learning
experiences that occur through interactions between the individual and their
environment.
