WGU D094 PSYCHOLOGY
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- According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the final stage of his moral
development theory?: Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles even when there is a conflict with official rules and laws
- According to B. F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, what is an example of
negative reinforcement?: Removing a restriction if a student pays attention in class
- Which action characterizes the holophrastic stage of language development?: Uttering
single words
- A student is able to make a sentence with a subject, verb, and object. Which stage of language
development is this student in?: Telegraphic
- While solving a multistep math problem, a student forgets the second and third steps while
implementing the first. During reading, the student often forgets what was at the beginning of the paragraph before reaching the end of a paragraph. Which memory deficit is likely affecting
this student's learning and performance?: working memory
- An Asian third-grade student is getting average grades in math and English. However,
when asked to participate in discussions, the student does not make eye contact and is silent for long periods of time. Which factor is likely affecting this student's learning and performance?: Different cultural norms
- A student in high school is an English learner (EL) who is operating at the formal
operational stage of development. Which classroom activity would address this student's
learning needs?: Solving hypothetical problems
- A high school teacher promotes the development of self-efficacy in students based on the
social cognitive learning theory. One student, when as- signed a history project, exhibits stress, becomes overwhelmed, and verbalizes that the task is too difficult. Which strategy aligns with this scenario?: - Modify the project to promote successful completion by the student
- A teacher wants students to understand how knowledge is processed by teaching
metacognitive skills to overcome memory deficits. Which teaching strategy should this teacher use?: Teaching how to use mnemonic devices or acronyms to recall information
- A teacher, who takes the humanistic approach to learning, personalizes learning
environments for students, capitalizing on intrinsic motivation. Which strategy aligns with this
scenario?: Providing opportunities to explore with the environment
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- Taking a constructivist approach, a history teacher encourages students to choose an
activity that will facilitate an in-depth understanding of how the United States was founded.
Which instructional strategy will align with this scenario?: role playing
- A teacher has a class that includes a student with expressive language disorder. The
teacher wants to assess if students can distinguish between nouns and verbs.Which formative assessment strategy supports the learning needs of this student?: Sorting images of verbs and nouns into given categories
- In a fifth-grade classroom, 75% of the students are from low socioeconomic backgrounds
and are reading below grade level. At the end of the chapter about photosynthesis, the teacher decides to assess students on the concepts presented.Which summative assessment strategy would be appropriate in this scenario?: Providing alternative performance tasks for students to demonstrate knowledge
- Describe Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a popular
motivational theory proposed by psychologist Abraham Maslow in 1943; it applies directly to your role as an educator. Maslow suggested that individuals must satisfy a basic series of needs before they can reach their full potential.
- Identify the levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Physiological, safety, love/belonging,
esteem, self- actualization
- Explain the stages of physical development: Infancy (birth- 2 years) Early Childhood (2-
- years) Middle Childhood (6-10 years) Adolescence (10- 18 years)
- Stage 1 of Piagets theory of cognitive development: Sensorimotor stage (birth
-2 years)
- Stage 2 of Piagets theory of cognitive development: Preoperational stage (2-7 Years)
- Stage 3 of Piagets theory of cognitive development: Concrete operational stage (7-11
years)
- Stage 4 of Piagets theory of cognitive development: Formal operational stage (12 and up)
- Explain Vygotskys theory of cognitive development: Vygotsky's theory of cognitive
development centered on the ideas that social interaction and imaginative play are large contributors to the process of cognitive development in children. He believed that the social interactions that children engaged in helped them to both discover and create meaning from the things that they discover.
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