WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA
2026 PRE ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A teenager's car won't start because the battery is drained after
leaving the headlights on overnight. He realizes he needs jumper
cables after recalling a childhood memory of his parents jump-
starting the family car after the battery died. Which recognition
and memory retrieval processes were involved in this problem-
solving? Correct Answer Noticing, mapping, and applying
Which example demonstrates Newell and Simon's approach to
problem solving? Correct Answer A person planning an event
makes a list of to-dos and begins working on one task at a time
until they are all completed
Which example demonstrates the importance of how a problem
statement is presented for effective problem solving? Correct
Answer A person reads a prompt for an essay question and
notices that the teacher used certain language, which helped the
person eliminate in Correct Answer s.
,A student started a new club for their school and is thinking of
ways to increase participation. Which scenario is based on the
student's use of analogical transfer? Correct Answer The student
uses colorful flyers to advertise the club because they remember
that this strategy previously led to increased school voting.
A musician is having a difficult time composing a new song. They
spend a week camping alone in the mountains, completing the
song while in the wilderness. How can the musician's solitude
contribute to this creativity and solve the problem? Correct
Answer The musician could avoid distractions and find space to
think, allowing them to generate new ideas.
What is the relationship between open monitoring meditation and
creativity? Correct Answer Open monitoring meditation is
associated with enhanced creativity because it causes greater
activation of the default mode network.
A basketball coach is judging two potential players for recruitment
and presumes that the taller athlete is more talented than the
shorter one. What thought process does the coach utilize?
Correct Answer A stereotype about height and performance
A first-year university student readily makes new friends with their
engineering classmates. The student assumes that all engineers
must be outgoing like their classmates. How does this case
demonstrate misuse of the representativeness heuristic? Correct
,Answer The student shows a bias involving a small sample of the
population.
Some states apply rules such as "if a citizen reaches the age of
16, then they may obtain a driver's license." how does deductive
reasoning govern such rules? Correct Answer by applying
permission schemas
Which conclusion is drawn from performance on conditional
reasoning tasks, such as the Watson four-card problem? Correct
Answer Performance improves when problems are stated in real-
world terms
Why do humans naturally gravitate toward using the oblique effect
when constructing our own environments? Correct Answer
Because horizontals and verticals occur more frequently in the
natural world
How do intentions influence mirror neurons? Correct Answer
Mirror neurons address the cause of actions, and respond with
varying degrees of activity based on intentions and context.
A community construction project is proposed in two different
ways to an environmentally conscious audience. Group A is told
that only 20% of the trees will be torn down, while group B is told
that 80% of the trees will be saved. Which statement accurately
, describes the groups' anticipated responses to the community
project, based on the principles of the framing effect? Correct
Answer Group B is more likely to favor the project since the focus
is on retention and gain of 80% of the trees, rather than the 20%
loss of trees.
A student is in a study lounge watching a video for a class and
can fuly focus on the video despite people chatting in the
background and a clock loudly ticking. How does the student
process different stimuli in order to focus on the desired task?
Correct Answer The student filters stimuli through the cocktail
party effect.
A person plans to attend a reception later that night and needs to
select an out for the event. Which statement demonstrates an
automatic decision for the person? Correct Answer They quickly
decide on an outfit they typically wear to events without being
consciously aware that they selected it.
How did strayer and johnston's research influence the study of
attention? Correct Answer By demonstrating that both attention
and response time are negatively impacted by talking on a mobile
device while driving
A researcher presents a video of a street intersection and asks
that participants count how many people walked through the
intersection. In the video, a limousine passes through the
2026 PRE ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A teenager's car won't start because the battery is drained after
leaving the headlights on overnight. He realizes he needs jumper
cables after recalling a childhood memory of his parents jump-
starting the family car after the battery died. Which recognition
and memory retrieval processes were involved in this problem-
solving? Correct Answer Noticing, mapping, and applying
Which example demonstrates Newell and Simon's approach to
problem solving? Correct Answer A person planning an event
makes a list of to-dos and begins working on one task at a time
until they are all completed
Which example demonstrates the importance of how a problem
statement is presented for effective problem solving? Correct
Answer A person reads a prompt for an essay question and
notices that the teacher used certain language, which helped the
person eliminate in Correct Answer s.
,A student started a new club for their school and is thinking of
ways to increase participation. Which scenario is based on the
student's use of analogical transfer? Correct Answer The student
uses colorful flyers to advertise the club because they remember
that this strategy previously led to increased school voting.
A musician is having a difficult time composing a new song. They
spend a week camping alone in the mountains, completing the
song while in the wilderness. How can the musician's solitude
contribute to this creativity and solve the problem? Correct
Answer The musician could avoid distractions and find space to
think, allowing them to generate new ideas.
What is the relationship between open monitoring meditation and
creativity? Correct Answer Open monitoring meditation is
associated with enhanced creativity because it causes greater
activation of the default mode network.
A basketball coach is judging two potential players for recruitment
and presumes that the taller athlete is more talented than the
shorter one. What thought process does the coach utilize?
Correct Answer A stereotype about height and performance
A first-year university student readily makes new friends with their
engineering classmates. The student assumes that all engineers
must be outgoing like their classmates. How does this case
demonstrate misuse of the representativeness heuristic? Correct
,Answer The student shows a bias involving a small sample of the
population.
Some states apply rules such as "if a citizen reaches the age of
16, then they may obtain a driver's license." how does deductive
reasoning govern such rules? Correct Answer by applying
permission schemas
Which conclusion is drawn from performance on conditional
reasoning tasks, such as the Watson four-card problem? Correct
Answer Performance improves when problems are stated in real-
world terms
Why do humans naturally gravitate toward using the oblique effect
when constructing our own environments? Correct Answer
Because horizontals and verticals occur more frequently in the
natural world
How do intentions influence mirror neurons? Correct Answer
Mirror neurons address the cause of actions, and respond with
varying degrees of activity based on intentions and context.
A community construction project is proposed in two different
ways to an environmentally conscious audience. Group A is told
that only 20% of the trees will be torn down, while group B is told
that 80% of the trees will be saved. Which statement accurately
, describes the groups' anticipated responses to the community
project, based on the principles of the framing effect? Correct
Answer Group B is more likely to favor the project since the focus
is on retention and gain of 80% of the trees, rather than the 20%
loss of trees.
A student is in a study lounge watching a video for a class and
can fuly focus on the video despite people chatting in the
background and a clock loudly ticking. How does the student
process different stimuli in order to focus on the desired task?
Correct Answer The student filters stimuli through the cocktail
party effect.
A person plans to attend a reception later that night and needs to
select an out for the event. Which statement demonstrates an
automatic decision for the person? Correct Answer They quickly
decide on an outfit they typically wear to events without being
consciously aware that they selected it.
How did strayer and johnston's research influence the study of
attention? Correct Answer By demonstrating that both attention
and response time are negatively impacted by talking on a mobile
device while driving
A researcher presents a video of a street intersection and asks
that participants count how many people walked through the
intersection. In the video, a limousine passes through the
