WGU Psychology D094 Describe Maslow's hierarchy of needs - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self- actualization Explain the stages of physical development - CORRECT ANSWER Infancy (birth- 2 years) Early Childhood (2-6 years) Middle Childhood (6-10 years) Adolescence (10- 18 years) Stage 1 of Piagets theory of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER Sensorimotor stage (birth -2 years) Stage 2 of Piagets theory of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER Preoperational stage (2-7 Years) Stage 3 of Piagets theory of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete operational stage (7-11 years) 1 / 2
Stage 4 of Piagets theory of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER Formal operational stage (12 and up) Explain Vygotskys theory of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER 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.Eriksons first 6 stages of psychosocial development - CORRECT ANSWER trust vs mistrust autonomy vs shame and doubt initiative vs guilt industry vs inferiority identity vs role confusion intimacy vs isolation A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air.According to Piaget, which cognitive level is this student demonstrating? - CORRECT ANSWER concrete operational According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of proximal development? - CORRECT ANSWER Provide instructional scaffolding
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