WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM VERSION 2 NEWEST
2026-2027 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Which example demonstrates the interaction between
episodic and personal semantic memories? - ANSWER-A
person is building a bookshelf and remembers the last one
they built was unsteady and kept falling, so now they build
the bookshelf on a level surface.
A journalist interviews a painter and asks, "How do you
paint with such skill?"
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Which response from the artist demonstrates expert-
induced amnesia? - ANSWER-"I don't know exactly. I do
not think about it. I just know how to do it when I do it."
Circadian change in body temperature - ANSWER-Body
temperature rises throughout the waking day, peaking in
the afternoon, and falls during sleep with the lowest point
occurring during the very early morning hours.
How does a circadian change in body temperature
influence the sleep-wake cycle? - ANSWER-Decreases in
body temperature promote sleepiness
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suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) - ANSWER-a pair of cell
clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian
rhythm. In response to light, the SCN causes the pineal
gland to adjust melatonin production, thus modifying our
feelings of sleepiness
How does the suprachiasmatic nucleus receive
information? - ANSWER-through a neural pathway from
the retina
How does sleep debt affect humans? - ANSWER-It
increases reaction time.
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How does selective attention help humans survive? -
ANSWER-It allows humans to focus on information in their
environment.
What type of treatment reduces symptoms of narcolepsy?
- ANSWER-Taking a stimulant medication
How does hypnosis alter a person's state of
consciousness? - ANSWER-By creating global changes in
brain functioning
How does ketamine create an altered state of
consciousness? - ANSWER-By modifying time perception