WGU D307 Educational Psychology Exam 2025: Study Guide & Practice Questions

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D307 / D 307 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS / EXAMS

(LATEST UPDATE STUDY BUNDLE)

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN

DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS |

QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%

CORRECT | GRADE A - WGU

When recess is called, two boys slip on their hoodies and, with a

little concentration, zip them up. They then run out to the

playground, where they draw stick figures with sidewalk chalk.

Which physical development stage describes these students?

Middle childhood

Infancy

Adolescence

Early childhood .....ANSWER.....Early Childhood

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TRUE OR FALSE

A second-grade student tells his teacher that he is being bullied

on the playground by some older children.

The student is attempting to meet his physiological needs.

.....ANSWER.....False

Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the

adolescence physical development stage?

Slow and steady growth

Accelerated growth

Stunted growth

No growth

.....ANSWER.....Accelerated growth

A teacher asked children of different ages this question: "What

would it be like if humans had gills and lived underwater?"

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Which answer is characteristic of a child in the formal operations

stage?

"We would be wet all the time."

"This is a stupid question because we don't live underwater."

"I would not like to live underwater."

"We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on."

.....ANSWER....."We would have to invent waterproof paper to

write on."

True or False

According to Vygotsky, a person learns best through his or her

own experiences. .....ANSWER.....False

Which characteristic would be consistent with a student in Piaget's

preoperational level of cognitive development?

Pretending to be a cartoon character

Solving "what-if" questions

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Understanding that A + B = C is the same as B + A = C

Playing with a mobile

.....ANSWER.....Pretending to be a cartoon character

True or False

Gilligan theorized that women are more involved in the care of

others rather than in the care of themselves. .....ANSWER.....True

A 10-year-old student works hard to master multiplication so her

teacher and peers will be proud of her.

Which of Erikson's stages is this student displaying?

Autonomy versus shame

Trust versus mistrust

Identity versus role confusion

Industry versus inferiority

.....ANSWER.....Industry versus inferiority