WGU D094 CORRECT ANSWERS
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answer Popular motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Main Idea - Answer Individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their potential.
Maslow's Deficiency Needs - Answer Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, and Esteem
Maslow's Growth Needs - Answer Cognitive, Aesthetic, Self-Actualization, Transcendence
Maslow's Physiological Need - Answer Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
Maslow's Safety Need - Answer Protection from the elements, law and order, financial security, and freedom from fear.
Maslow's Love and Belonging Need - Answer Need for interpersonal relationships - friendships, intimacy, being part of a group.
Maslow's Esteem Need - Answer Self-respect, respect from others, achievement, status, and prestige.
Maslow's Cognitive Need - Answer Curiosity, knowledge, and intellectual exploration
Maslow's Aesthetic Need - Answer Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and balance.
Maslow's Self-Actualization Need - Answer Personal growth and fulfillment and the realization of one's personal potential as a human being.
Maslow's Transcendence Need - Answer Meeting spiritual needs or helping others achieve self-actualization.
Arnold Gesell - Answer First theorist to observe and document stages of physical development.
Gesell's Maturational Theory - Answer Child's growth & development are influenced by both their environment and genes in sequential order
Infancy - Answer The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
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Early Childhood - Answer The stage of development from 2 - 6 years old. Improvements occur in both fine and gross motor skills.
Middle Childhood - Answer The stage of development from 6 - 10 years old. Slow but steady gains in weight and height.
Adolescence - Answer The stage of development from 10 - 18 years old. Weight and height increase rapidly and puberty begins.
Jean Piaget - Answer Swiss psychologist known for his Theory of Cognitive Development.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - Answer Theory that suggests children move through four different stages of development. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational.
Sensorimotor Stage - Answer Stage of development from birth to 2 years. Infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.
Object Permanence - Answer The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen. Major development of sensorimotor stage.
Preoperational Stage - Answer Stage of development from 2 to 7 years. Kids learn through pretend play. Egocentric and struggle to see others perspective.
Concrete Operational Stage - Answer Stage of development from 7 to 11 years. Logical thought begins, and they understand the idea of conservation.
Formal Operational Stage - Answer Stage of development for 12 years and up. Abstract thought begins. Higher order thinking and ability to systematically plan for future.
Schema - Answer Categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand the world. An organized pattern of behavior or thought.
Assimilation - Answer Process of using or transforming the environment so that it can be placed in preexisting cognitive structures (schema).
Accomodation - Answer Process of changing cognitive structures (schema) in order to accept something from the environment. Can also develop new schemas.
Equilibration - Answer The attempt to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation. The tendency to organize schemas.
Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development - Answer Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory that emphasized the important role of social interactions in the development of children's cognition.
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