WGU D081 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● 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.
●● Jean Piaget
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● 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.
●● Jean Piaget
