WGU D664 LEARNERS AND LEARNING
SCIENCE OA EXAMPREP FULL SOLUTION
GUIDE UPDATED 2026
⩥ Prefrontal cortex. Answer: prioritizing task, decision making,
emotional regulation
⩥ Brain stem. Answer: Regulation of essential body functions
⩥ Cerebellum. Answer: balance, motor skills
⩥ Limbic system. Answer: Process emotions, memory formation,
inner part of brain
⩥ Piaget's Theory. Answer: Theory stating that children actively
construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of
cognitive development.
⩥ Sensorimotor. Answer: 0in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth
to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in
terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
, ⩥ Preoperational stage. Answer: imaginative play to help students
understand complicated concept and develop emotionally
⩥ Concrete operational. Answer: the stage of cognitive
development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which
children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically
about concrete events
⩥ Formal operational. Answer: the stage of cognitive development
(normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think
logically about abstract concepts
⩥ Erikson's Psychosocial Theory. Answer: stage theory of
psychosocial development, lifespan consists of eight dilemmas that must
be solved correctly in order to solve the next dilemma
⩥ Trust vs. Mistrust. Answer: first stage during the first year of
life, infants learn to trust when they are cared for in a consistent warm
manner
⩥ Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt. Answer: 1-3 a toddler learns to
exercise will and to do things independently; failure to do so causes
shame and doubt
, ⩥ Initiative vs. Guilt. Answer: 3-6 third stage in which the child
finds independence in planning, playing and other activities
⩥ Industry vs. Inferiority. Answer: between 6 and 12 years, when
the child learns to be productive, positive reinforcement, praise, avoid
criticism
⩥ identity vs. role confusion. Answer: stage during which
teenagers and young adults search for and become their true selves
⩥ Vygotsky's Theory. Answer: A sociocultural cognitive theory
that emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive
development.
⩥ Erikson day to day for autonomy vs shame and doubt 1-3 years
old. Answer: encourage independence performance of task
⩥ Erikson day to day industry vs inferiority 6-12 years old.
Answer: encourage a mindset of perseverance and success
⩥ Erikson 15 year old going through identity vs role confusion use
day to day. Answer: use self reflection to explore interest and value
⩥ Songs to help memorize. Answer: cognitivism
SCIENCE OA EXAMPREP FULL SOLUTION
GUIDE UPDATED 2026
⩥ Prefrontal cortex. Answer: prioritizing task, decision making,
emotional regulation
⩥ Brain stem. Answer: Regulation of essential body functions
⩥ Cerebellum. Answer: balance, motor skills
⩥ Limbic system. Answer: Process emotions, memory formation,
inner part of brain
⩥ Piaget's Theory. Answer: Theory stating that children actively
construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of
cognitive development.
⩥ Sensorimotor. Answer: 0in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth
to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in
terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
, ⩥ Preoperational stage. Answer: imaginative play to help students
understand complicated concept and develop emotionally
⩥ Concrete operational. Answer: the stage of cognitive
development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which
children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically
about concrete events
⩥ Formal operational. Answer: the stage of cognitive development
(normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think
logically about abstract concepts
⩥ Erikson's Psychosocial Theory. Answer: stage theory of
psychosocial development, lifespan consists of eight dilemmas that must
be solved correctly in order to solve the next dilemma
⩥ Trust vs. Mistrust. Answer: first stage during the first year of
life, infants learn to trust when they are cared for in a consistent warm
manner
⩥ Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt. Answer: 1-3 a toddler learns to
exercise will and to do things independently; failure to do so causes
shame and doubt
, ⩥ Initiative vs. Guilt. Answer: 3-6 third stage in which the child
finds independence in planning, playing and other activities
⩥ Industry vs. Inferiority. Answer: between 6 and 12 years, when
the child learns to be productive, positive reinforcement, praise, avoid
criticism
⩥ identity vs. role confusion. Answer: stage during which
teenagers and young adults search for and become their true selves
⩥ Vygotsky's Theory. Answer: A sociocultural cognitive theory
that emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive
development.
⩥ Erikson day to day for autonomy vs shame and doubt 1-3 years
old. Answer: encourage independence performance of task
⩥ Erikson day to day industry vs inferiority 6-12 years old.
Answer: encourage a mindset of perseverance and success
⩥ Erikson 15 year old going through identity vs role confusion use
day to day. Answer: use self reflection to explore interest and value
⩥ Songs to help memorize. Answer: cognitivism
