WGU D307 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY OA ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.docx

WGU D307 EDUCATIONAL |\ |\ |\




PSYCHOLOGY OA ACTUAL EXAM |\ |\ |\ |\




QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\




Maslow - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Humanist psychologist who
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developed a pyramid representing heirarchy of human needs
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Piaget - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist that developed a series
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of stages in which an individual passes during cognitive
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development; associated with constructivism |\ |\ |\




Vygotsky - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist focused on the social
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world of people when explaining cognitive development;
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associated with constructivism |\ |\




Erikson - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who studied
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psychosocial development across the lifespan |\ |\ |\ |\




Bandura - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Theorist who focused on
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observational learning; famous for the Bobo doll experiment;
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active in social-cognitive theory
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Kohlberg - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who claimed
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individuals went through a series of stages in the process of
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moral development.
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,Gilligan - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who examined moral
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differences between boys and girls based on social rules and on
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ethic of caring and responsibility; critical of Kohlberg
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Skinner - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who developed the
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theory of operant conditioning; associated with behaviorism
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Chomsky - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who formed the
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Universal Grammar theory; associated with language
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development


Spearman - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who proposed a
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theory of general intelligence (IQ) measured by 'g factor')
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Gardner - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who wanted to
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broaden definition of intelligence; created 8 types of intelligence
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Thurnstone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who proposed
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multiple primary mental abilities as a way to define intelligence
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Sternberg - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who developed
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triarchic theory of intelligence
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Rogers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who expanded on
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Maslow's concepts; associated with humanism
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, Bloom - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔theorist who developed
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taxonomy of cognitive processes |\ |\ |\




Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(level 1)
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Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety and Security, (level 3)
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Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5)
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Self Actualization
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Schema - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a conceptual framework a
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person uses to make sense of the world
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Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔interpreting our new
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experiences in terms of our existing schemas |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔adapting our current |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Equilibration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the process by which |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


children (or other people) balance assimilation and
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accommodation to create stable understanding |\ |\ |\ |\




Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The gap between what a learner can accomplish alone and
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what he or she can achieve with guidance from more skilled
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partners.