WGU PSYCH D094 OBJ. ASSESSMENT EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson) - (answer)Erikson's second crisis of psychosocial
development. Toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their actions and their
bodies.
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
Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson) - (answer)Erikson's second crisis of psychosocial
development. Toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their actions and their
bodies.
