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WGU D307 Educational Psychology Exam 2023
Questions and Answers{Verified}
- 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
Early childhood
Adolescence ANS Early
Childhood - 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. ANS False
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- Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the adolescence
phys- ical development stage?
Slow and steady
growth Stunted growth
Accelerated growth
No growth ANS Accelerated growth - A teacher asked children of different ages this question ANS “What
would it be like if humans had gills and lived underwater?”
Which ANSwer is characteristic of a child in the formal operations stage?
“We would be wet all the time.”
“I would not like to live underwater.”
“We would have to invent waterproof paper to write on.”
“This is a stupid question because we don’t live underwater.” ANS “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. ANS False - Which characteristic would be consistent with a student in Piaget’s preop- erational level of cognitive development?
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Pretending to be a cartoon character
Playing with a mobile
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Solving “what-if” questions
Understanding that A + B = C is the same as B + A = C ANS 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. ANS 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?
Identity versus role
confusion Autonomy versus
shame Trust versus mistrust
Industry versus inferiority ANS Industry versus inferiority
9.A third-grade student wants his classmates to think he is “nice,” so
he always obeys the classroom rules. According to Kohlberg, this
student’s sense of morality is at the ANS Conventional Level - Which example demonstrates Bandura’s theory of observational
learning and modeling?