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WGU Educational Psychology Questions and Answers Graded A+ Updated 2023
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WGU Educational Psychology Questions and Answers Graded A+ Updated 2023 "My parents are proud of my academic achievements and peers look up to classmates who are part of a team or club. It means a lot to me that i graduate with a perfect GPA and I hope to be valedictorian" Which type of goal does this indicate? - AnswerPerformance -approach goal 1-2 Years - AnswerAt what age can a child be expected to point to body parts and to point to or name pictures in books? 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-4 years 4-5 years 3-4 Years - Answer16.At what age can a child be expected to ask and answer simple questions and use pronouns, plurals, and rhyming words?Single choice.(0/1 Poi nt) 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-4 years 4-5 years 4-5 Years - AnswerAt what age can children be expected to understand words of order and time and to use sentences that have more than one action word? 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-4 years 4-5 years According to Erik Erikson, students' ability to trust those around them intially stems from: - AnswerExperiences with adults during infancy adolescence - AnswerSamuel loves playing on his travel soccer team. Samuel is operating at which stage of physical development? infancy early childhood middle childhood adolescence An achievement test - AnswerIf you wanted to gauge a person's mastery and knowledge in a specific area such as vocabulary, you would need to administerSingle choice.(0/1 Point) The Wechlser Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) An achievement test An aptitude t est A self -report inventory Anthony is a seventh grade student who is struggling to be motivated in his science class. Which of the following theories regarding Anthony's lack of motivation exhibits a cognitive theoretical approach? - Answer"Anthony's tea cher should present him with choices, allowing him some control over his activities. His intrinsic motivation to learn will increase if he is granted a sense of autonomy and self -determination" B. - AnswerWhich of the following best reflects the concept o f scaffolding? A. Students are required to retake tests or work on papers until a minimum passing grade is achieved. B. The teacher breaks a large project down into smaller pieces and provides an outline to students. Students are asked to write a summar y of the previous day's lesson. The teacher begins each lesson with five minutes of drill -and practice exercises. B. - AnswerWhich of the following strategies would exemplify scaffolding, based on Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development? giving stude nts drills to help them memorize the steps to solving problems B. giving students hints or asking leading questions to help them solve problems giving students time to work in small groups to solve problems giving students the opportunity to connect new concepts to existing schemes to solve problems Behaviorist / Behaviorism - Answer - Recall of basic facts & concepts - Teaching skills directly (d irect instruction) - Circulate during the lesson to provide timely corrective feedback and reinforcement. - Immediate feedback - Present information in small increments and reinforce mastery after students learn each item. by encouraging students to eval uate their own performance during assessment activities we are most likely to: - Answerpromote self -regulation c. - AnswerA 9th -grade history teacher is working with students on a unit related to the Civil War. Which activity would most challenge their co gnitive abilities, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?Single choice.(0/1 Point) a. having the class create a timeline of the civil war, identifying key dates and events on a large poster b. asking students to recite sections of the Get tysburg Address from memory, and explain what each section means c. assigning students to create a monologue for a hypothetical character who lived during the Civil War times d. dividing students into small groups, and having them create storyboards of k ey events in the war C. - AnswerAccording to Piaget, all but which of the following are characteristics of children in preschool and primary grades (i.e., between the ages of two and seven)? A. They are unable to understand the concept of conservation of mass. B. They are learning about symbols such as letters and numbers. C. They are able to think logically. They begin to understand other children's point of view. C. - AnswerAn example of assimilation is a child who has only experienced dogs as family pets. On first seeing a cat, the child asks, "What is that, Mommy?" the child asks, "Is that a doggie?" C. the child exclaims, "Look at the little doggie, Mommy!" the child exclaims, "That's a kitty!" Chomsky - AnswerWhich theorist believed that language is biological and that we have a Language Acquisition Device that enables us to learn language? Chomsky Skinner Vygotsky Piaget Classical Conditioning - AnswerCon tinuous pairing of neutral stimulus with an outcome that creates a conditioned response Cognitive - Answer33.A new student in Mr. Lax's 7th -grade class has been having difficulty making friends and forming relationships. Part of the issue is that he is se nsitive, has a narrowThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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