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WGU D307 OA EXAM / WGU D307 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
Maslow - ANSWER-Humanist psychologist who developed a pyramid
representing heirarchy of human needs
Piaget - ANSWER-theorist that developed a series of stages in which an
individual passes during cognitive development; associated with
constructivism
Vygotsky - ANSWER-theorist focused on the social world of people
when explaining cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Erikson - ANSWER-theorist who studied psychosocial development
across the lifespan
Bandura - ANSWER-Theorist who focused on observational learning;
famous for the Bobo doll experiment; active in social-cognitive theory
Kohlberg - ANSWER-theorist who claimed individuals went through a
series of stages in the process of moral development.
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Gilligan - ANSWER-theorist who examined moral differences between
boys and girls based on social rules and on ethic of caring and
responsibility; critical of Kohlberg
Skinner - ANSWER-theorist who developed the theory of operant
conditioning; associated with behaviorism
Chomsky - ANSWER-theorist who formed the Universal Grammar
theory; associated with language development
Spearman - ANSWER-theorist who proposed a theory of general
intelligence (IQ) measured by 'g factor')
Gardner - ANSWER-theorist who wanted to broaden definition of
intelligence; created 8 types of intelligence
Thurnstone - ANSWER-theorist who proposed multiple primary mental
abilities as a way to define intelligence
Sternberg - ANSWER-theorist who developed triarchic theory of
intelligence
Rogers - ANSWER-theorist who expanded on Maslow's concepts;
associated with humanism
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Bloom - ANSWER-theorist who developed taxonomy of cognitive
processes
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER-(level 1) Physiological Needs,
(level 2) Safety and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection,
(level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization
Schema - ANSWER-a conceptual framework a person uses to make
sense of the world
Assimilation - ANSWER-interpreting our new experiences in terms of
our existing schemas
Accommodation - ANSWER-adapting our current understandings
(schemas) to incorporate new information
Equilibration - ANSWER-the process by which children (or other people)
balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable
understanding
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - ANSWER-The gap between what
a learner can accomplish alone and what he or she can achieve with
guidance from more skilled partners.
WGU D307 OA EXAM / WGU D307 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
Maslow - ANSWER-Humanist psychologist who developed a pyramid
representing heirarchy of human needs
Piaget - ANSWER-theorist that developed a series of stages in which an
individual passes during cognitive development; associated with
constructivism
Vygotsky - ANSWER-theorist focused on the social world of people
when explaining cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Erikson - ANSWER-theorist who studied psychosocial development
across the lifespan
Bandura - ANSWER-Theorist who focused on observational learning;
famous for the Bobo doll experiment; active in social-cognitive theory
Kohlberg - ANSWER-theorist who claimed individuals went through a
series of stages in the process of moral development.
,2|Page
Gilligan - ANSWER-theorist who examined moral differences between
boys and girls based on social rules and on ethic of caring and
responsibility; critical of Kohlberg
Skinner - ANSWER-theorist who developed the theory of operant
conditioning; associated with behaviorism
Chomsky - ANSWER-theorist who formed the Universal Grammar
theory; associated with language development
Spearman - ANSWER-theorist who proposed a theory of general
intelligence (IQ) measured by 'g factor')
Gardner - ANSWER-theorist who wanted to broaden definition of
intelligence; created 8 types of intelligence
Thurnstone - ANSWER-theorist who proposed multiple primary mental
abilities as a way to define intelligence
Sternberg - ANSWER-theorist who developed triarchic theory of
intelligence
Rogers - ANSWER-theorist who expanded on Maslow's concepts;
associated with humanism
, 3|Page
Bloom - ANSWER-theorist who developed taxonomy of cognitive
processes
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER-(level 1) Physiological Needs,
(level 2) Safety and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection,
(level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization
Schema - ANSWER-a conceptual framework a person uses to make
sense of the world
Assimilation - ANSWER-interpreting our new experiences in terms of
our existing schemas
Accommodation - ANSWER-adapting our current understandings
(schemas) to incorporate new information
Equilibration - ANSWER-the process by which children (or other people)
balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable
understanding
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - ANSWER-The gap between what
a learner can accomplish alone and what he or she can achieve with
guidance from more skilled partners.
