WGU D187 STUDY GUIDE 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OUTLINE PACK
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea
Answer: Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they
can reach their potential.
◉ Maslow's Deficiency Needs
Answer: Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
◉ Maslow's Growth Needs
Answer: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization, Transcendence
◉ Maslow's Physiological Need
Answer: Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
◉ Maslow's Safety Need
Answer: Protection from the elements, law and order, financial
security, and freedom from fear.
◉ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need
,Answer: Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy,
being part of a group.
◉ Maslow's Esteem Need
Answer: Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and
prestige.
◉ Maslow's Cognitive Need
Answer: Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
◉ Maslow's Aesthetic Need
Answer: Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty
and balance.
◉ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need
Answer: Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's
personal potential as a human being.
◉ Maslow's Transcendence Need
Answer: Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-
actualization.
◉ Arnold Gesell
, Answer: First theorist to observe and document stages of physical
development.
◉ Gesell's Maturational Theory
Answer: Child's growth & development are influenced by both their
environment and genes in sequential order
◉ Infancy
Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts
between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
◉ Early Childhood
Answer: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old.
Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
◉ Middle Childhood
Answer: The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but
steady gains in weight and height.
◉ Adolescence
Answer: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight
and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OUTLINE PACK
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea
Answer: Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they
can reach their potential.
◉ Maslow's Deficiency Needs
Answer: Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
◉ Maslow's Growth Needs
Answer: Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization, Transcendence
◉ Maslow's Physiological Need
Answer: Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
◉ Maslow's Safety Need
Answer: Protection from the elements, law and order, financial
security, and freedom from fear.
◉ Maslow's Love and Belonging Need
,Answer: Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy,
being part of a group.
◉ Maslow's Esteem Need
Answer: Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and
prestige.
◉ Maslow's Cognitive Need
Answer: Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
◉ Maslow's Aesthetic Need
Answer: Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty
and balance.
◉ Maslow's Self-Actualization Need
Answer: Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's
personal potential as a human being.
◉ Maslow's Transcendence Need
Answer: Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-
actualization.
◉ Arnold Gesell
, Answer: First theorist to observe and document stages of physical
development.
◉ Gesell's Maturational Theory
Answer: Child's growth & development are influenced by both their
environment and genes in sequential order
◉ Infancy
Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts
between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
◉ Early Childhood
Answer: The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old.
Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
◉ Middle Childhood
Answer: The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but
steady gains in weight and height.
◉ Adolescence
Answer: The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight
and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
