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WGU D094 Psychology Objective Assessment 2023 Complete Solutions
1.Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget): from birth to 2 years, motor activity
2.Pre-operational Stage (Piaget): from 2 years to 7 years, development
of lan- guage, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
3.Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget): from 7 years to 11 years, logical
thinking
4.Formal Operational Stage (Piaget): adolescence to adulthood,
abstract thoughts
5.Physical Development: a developmental process that refers to the
physical growth of a person's body
6.Cognitive Development: the development of thinking, problem
solving, and memory 7.Piaget's Theory: Theory stating that children actively construct 1 / 2
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their under- standing of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
8.Vygotsky's Theory: A sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes
how cul- ture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
9.Erikson's Theory: Theory that proposes eight stages of human
development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
10.Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson): Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where
their basic needs are met
11.Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (Erikson): Erikson's second
crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their actions and their bodies.
12.Initiative versus Guilt (Erikson): Pre-school children initiating
activities and asserting control.
13.Industry versus Inferiority (Erikson): The fourth of Erikson's eight
psychoso- cial crises, during which children attempt to master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or
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