WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Pre-assessment
and Assessment Practice Questions and Correct
Answers
What |is |measured |by |the |paper |folding |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Spatial |Imagery
What |is |mental |imagery? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-The |ability |to |recreate |sensory |information
|without |physical |stimuli
What |is |a |component |of |psychosocial |development? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Personality
A |child |reads |the |following |incorrect |sentence: |"The |car |was |traveling |down |the |hills |were
|beautiful." |Which |cognitive |process |illustrates |casual |inference? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-The
|child |infers |that |the |hills |being |beautiful |are |caused |by |the |motion |of |the |moving |car
An |individual |drives |along |a |familiar |route |to |work, |consciously |making |decisions |like |signaling |and
|checking |for |traffic, |while |unconsciously |maintaining |a |steady |speed |and |reacting |to |hazards.
|Which |cognitive |phenomenon |does |this |scenario |illustrate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Dual
|Processing
Which |sleep |stage |is |characterized |by |decreased |respiration, |heart |rate, |body |temperature, |muscle
tension, |and |is |easy |to |wake? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Non-rapid |eye |movement |(NREM)1
|
,What |are |depressant |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-substances |that |reduce |central |nervous
|system |activity |and |consciousness
Which |part |of |the |brain |controls |the |biological |clock |of |the |body |impacting |sleep-wake |cycles? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-hypothalamus
|
Which |term |is |described |as |being |"a |special |dual |processing |state |of |'split |consciousness'?" |-
CORRECT ANSWER-dissociation
|
Which |substance |causes |a |euphoric |high, |feelings |of |intense |elation, |or |pleasure? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-methamphetamine
| |
How |does |an |individual |solve |problems |using |the |Gestalt |approach? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-by
|picturing |the |problem |in |one's |mind |and |then |representing |it |in |a |different |way
How |do |individuals |solve |the |Tower |of |Hanoi |Problem? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-by
|implementing |means-end |analysis, |individuals |move |discs |from |one |set |of |pegs |to |another
|between |the |initial |and |goal |states |by |creating |subgoals.
A |brother |and |sister |are |arguing |over |who |should |get |the |last |slice |of |pizza. |How |do |the |siblings
|use |the |trade-off |strategy |to |decide |who |get |s |the |last |piece |of |pizza? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
the |brother |realizes |that |he |wants |the |pepperoni |topping |and |sister |wants |the |crust, |so |he |takes
|pepperoni |and |she |takes |crust.
A |team |of |computer |programmers |is |trying |to |find |a |solution |to |fix |a |problem |with |their
|company's |email |system. |After |working |on |the |problem |for |several |hours, |they |have |yet |to |solve
|it. |How |can |the |programmers |use |incubation |to |solve |the |problem? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-The
|programmers |agree |to |take |a |2 |hour |lunch |break, |and |once |they |return, |they |come |up |with
|several |possible |solutions
Sophia |is |a |mental |health |therapist |and |her |client, |oliver, |expressed |grief |over |recent |death |of |his
|mother. |Sophia |also |finds |herself |sad. |How |do |mirror |neurons |explain |sophia's |empathy |for |her
|client? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-when |she |observed |her |client's |sadness, |Mirror |neurons |in |her
|brain |fired, |allowing |her |to |feel |empathy |for |him |as |a |result.
,How |does |top-down |processing |explain |perception? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-perception |is
|shaped |by |an |individual's |prior |knowledge |and |experience
How |do |psychologists |view |the |role |of |experience |in |perception |according |to |Gestalt's |principles? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-Gestalt Principles believe role experience in forming what perception is
| | | | | | | | | | |
minor |compared |to |built |in |perception |principles |of |organism
|
How |does |Natural |selection |explain |the |oblique |effect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Through |evolution
|visual |system |was |shaped |to |contain |neuron |that |respond |to |things |frequently |found |in |the
|environment
What |does |the |phrase |"leaky |filter" |mean |in |Treisman's |attenuation |model |- |CORRECT
ANSWER- some unattended messages pass through the attenuator.
| | | | | | | |
Jack |was |excited |and |cheered |when |his |child |scored |at |a |soccer |game |and |then |became
|confused |when |the |ref |called |a |foul |and |siallowed |the |goal. |How |does |inattentional |blindness
|explain |Jack's |confusion |over |the |ref's |call? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Jack |was |directing |his
|attention |to |his |child, |so |he |did |not |see |the |foul |his |kid's |teammate |committed, |even |though |it
|was |in |plain |sight, |which |is |why |he |was |confused |when |the |goal |didn't |count.
How |does |attention |affect |information |processing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-It |improves
|processing |when |directed |at |a |particular |location
What |is |the |relationship |between |perceptual |load |and |a |person's |processing |capacity? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-person
| | carrying |out |a |difficult, |high-load |task |is |less |likely |to |be
|
|distracted |because |they |have |the |lower |limits |of |processing |capacity.
Travis |took |a |vacation |to |a |foreign |country. |While |there, |he |was |robbed. |Travis |now |believes |that
|everyone |from |that |country |is |a |thief. |How |do |illusory |correlations |contribute |to |making
|judgements |that |result |in |stereotyping? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-By |creating |a |perceived
|relationship |between |certain |groups |of |people |and |specific |behaviors
All |of |the |dogs |are |hungry. |some |hungry |animals |are |aggressive. |Some |of |the |dogs |are
|aggressive. |What |causes |some |people |to |mistakenly |think |this |is |a |valid |syllogism? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-a syllogism is valid due to the belief bias
| | | | | | | | | |
, Mateo |goes |to |vegas. |Considers |cost |of |playing, |potential |payoff, |and |idea |that |Slot |machine |is |a
|losing |position |because |casino |is |rigged. |Despite |this, |he |plays |and |loses |500. |How |can |concept |of
|expected |utility |approach |to |decision-making |be |used |to |explain |Mateo's |decision |to |play |the |slot
|machines? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Considers |how |people |are |expected |to |behave |but |does |not
|always |reflect |how |people |actually |behave; |people |sometimes |make |decisions |not |in |their |best
|interest.
Dr. |Kalani |is |a |psychologist |that |specializes |in |treating |children |and |adolescents |with |depression
|and |anxiety. |He |uses |a |computer |game |as |part |of |a |weekly |therapy |session |with |a |12 |year |old.
|Why |would |a |psychologist |use |a |computer |game |as |a |form |of |mental |health |treatment? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-Computer games strengthen the client's engagement with treatment
| | | | | | | | |
How |does |the |initial |state |differ |from |the |goal |state |in |Newell |and |Simon's |problem |solving
|approach
- |CORRECT |ANSWER-initial |state |is |the |situation |surrounding |the |problem |at |the |begining. |the
|goal |state |is |the |solution |to |the |problem
How |does |defining |the |problem |allow |a |student |to |initiate |the |problem |solution |process? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-defining the problem helps identify goals and their related soltions.
| | | | | | | | | |
How |do |insight |problems |and |non-insight |problems |differ? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a |person
|working |through |insight |problems |may |not |know |how |close |they |are |to |the |solution, |a |person
|on |a |non-insight |problem |may |have |a |sense |of |progressing |toward |the |solution.
Which |statement |describes |how |mind |wandering |is |related |to |incubation? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER- when working on a problem that cannot initially be solved, mind wandering can occur
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
during |a |break
|
Which |example |illustrates |how |insight |is |used |to |solve |problems? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
person |doesn't |understand |the |joke |and |suddenly |laughs |when |they |realize |it's |a |pun
Child |recognizes |a |3D |toy, |despite |several |angles |being |hidden. |How |do |perceptual |processes
|allow |them |to |make |this |recognition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Viewpoint |invariance |enables
|object |to |be |recognized |from |any |angle
How |do |the |3 |components |of |apparent |movement |into |action |to |create |the |misperception |of
actual |motion? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-they |combine |with |such |speed |the |eyes |perceive |motion
|
and Assessment Practice Questions and Correct
Answers
What |is |measured |by |the |paper |folding |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Spatial |Imagery
What |is |mental |imagery? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-The |ability |to |recreate |sensory |information
|without |physical |stimuli
What |is |a |component |of |psychosocial |development? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Personality
A |child |reads |the |following |incorrect |sentence: |"The |car |was |traveling |down |the |hills |were
|beautiful." |Which |cognitive |process |illustrates |casual |inference? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-The
|child |infers |that |the |hills |being |beautiful |are |caused |by |the |motion |of |the |moving |car
An |individual |drives |along |a |familiar |route |to |work, |consciously |making |decisions |like |signaling |and
|checking |for |traffic, |while |unconsciously |maintaining |a |steady |speed |and |reacting |to |hazards.
|Which |cognitive |phenomenon |does |this |scenario |illustrate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Dual
|Processing
Which |sleep |stage |is |characterized |by |decreased |respiration, |heart |rate, |body |temperature, |muscle
tension, |and |is |easy |to |wake? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Non-rapid |eye |movement |(NREM)1
|
,What |are |depressant |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-substances |that |reduce |central |nervous
|system |activity |and |consciousness
Which |part |of |the |brain |controls |the |biological |clock |of |the |body |impacting |sleep-wake |cycles? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-hypothalamus
|
Which |term |is |described |as |being |"a |special |dual |processing |state |of |'split |consciousness'?" |-
CORRECT ANSWER-dissociation
|
Which |substance |causes |a |euphoric |high, |feelings |of |intense |elation, |or |pleasure? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-methamphetamine
| |
How |does |an |individual |solve |problems |using |the |Gestalt |approach? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-by
|picturing |the |problem |in |one's |mind |and |then |representing |it |in |a |different |way
How |do |individuals |solve |the |Tower |of |Hanoi |Problem? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-by
|implementing |means-end |analysis, |individuals |move |discs |from |one |set |of |pegs |to |another
|between |the |initial |and |goal |states |by |creating |subgoals.
A |brother |and |sister |are |arguing |over |who |should |get |the |last |slice |of |pizza. |How |do |the |siblings
|use |the |trade-off |strategy |to |decide |who |get |s |the |last |piece |of |pizza? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
the |brother |realizes |that |he |wants |the |pepperoni |topping |and |sister |wants |the |crust, |so |he |takes
|pepperoni |and |she |takes |crust.
A |team |of |computer |programmers |is |trying |to |find |a |solution |to |fix |a |problem |with |their
|company's |email |system. |After |working |on |the |problem |for |several |hours, |they |have |yet |to |solve
|it. |How |can |the |programmers |use |incubation |to |solve |the |problem? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-The
|programmers |agree |to |take |a |2 |hour |lunch |break, |and |once |they |return, |they |come |up |with
|several |possible |solutions
Sophia |is |a |mental |health |therapist |and |her |client, |oliver, |expressed |grief |over |recent |death |of |his
|mother. |Sophia |also |finds |herself |sad. |How |do |mirror |neurons |explain |sophia's |empathy |for |her
|client? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-when |she |observed |her |client's |sadness, |Mirror |neurons |in |her
|brain |fired, |allowing |her |to |feel |empathy |for |him |as |a |result.
,How |does |top-down |processing |explain |perception? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-perception |is
|shaped |by |an |individual's |prior |knowledge |and |experience
How |do |psychologists |view |the |role |of |experience |in |perception |according |to |Gestalt's |principles? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-Gestalt Principles believe role experience in forming what perception is
| | | | | | | | | | |
minor |compared |to |built |in |perception |principles |of |organism
|
How |does |Natural |selection |explain |the |oblique |effect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Through |evolution
|visual |system |was |shaped |to |contain |neuron |that |respond |to |things |frequently |found |in |the
|environment
What |does |the |phrase |"leaky |filter" |mean |in |Treisman's |attenuation |model |- |CORRECT
ANSWER- some unattended messages pass through the attenuator.
| | | | | | | |
Jack |was |excited |and |cheered |when |his |child |scored |at |a |soccer |game |and |then |became
|confused |when |the |ref |called |a |foul |and |siallowed |the |goal. |How |does |inattentional |blindness
|explain |Jack's |confusion |over |the |ref's |call? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Jack |was |directing |his
|attention |to |his |child, |so |he |did |not |see |the |foul |his |kid's |teammate |committed, |even |though |it
|was |in |plain |sight, |which |is |why |he |was |confused |when |the |goal |didn't |count.
How |does |attention |affect |information |processing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-It |improves
|processing |when |directed |at |a |particular |location
What |is |the |relationship |between |perceptual |load |and |a |person's |processing |capacity? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-person
| | carrying |out |a |difficult, |high-load |task |is |less |likely |to |be
|
|distracted |because |they |have |the |lower |limits |of |processing |capacity.
Travis |took |a |vacation |to |a |foreign |country. |While |there, |he |was |robbed. |Travis |now |believes |that
|everyone |from |that |country |is |a |thief. |How |do |illusory |correlations |contribute |to |making
|judgements |that |result |in |stereotyping? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-By |creating |a |perceived
|relationship |between |certain |groups |of |people |and |specific |behaviors
All |of |the |dogs |are |hungry. |some |hungry |animals |are |aggressive. |Some |of |the |dogs |are
|aggressive. |What |causes |some |people |to |mistakenly |think |this |is |a |valid |syllogism? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-a syllogism is valid due to the belief bias
| | | | | | | | | |
, Mateo |goes |to |vegas. |Considers |cost |of |playing, |potential |payoff, |and |idea |that |Slot |machine |is |a
|losing |position |because |casino |is |rigged. |Despite |this, |he |plays |and |loses |500. |How |can |concept |of
|expected |utility |approach |to |decision-making |be |used |to |explain |Mateo's |decision |to |play |the |slot
|machines? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Considers |how |people |are |expected |to |behave |but |does |not
|always |reflect |how |people |actually |behave; |people |sometimes |make |decisions |not |in |their |best
|interest.
Dr. |Kalani |is |a |psychologist |that |specializes |in |treating |children |and |adolescents |with |depression
|and |anxiety. |He |uses |a |computer |game |as |part |of |a |weekly |therapy |session |with |a |12 |year |old.
|Why |would |a |psychologist |use |a |computer |game |as |a |form |of |mental |health |treatment? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-Computer games strengthen the client's engagement with treatment
| | | | | | | | |
How |does |the |initial |state |differ |from |the |goal |state |in |Newell |and |Simon's |problem |solving
|approach
- |CORRECT |ANSWER-initial |state |is |the |situation |surrounding |the |problem |at |the |begining. |the
|goal |state |is |the |solution |to |the |problem
How |does |defining |the |problem |allow |a |student |to |initiate |the |problem |solution |process? |-
CORRECT ANSWER-defining the problem helps identify goals and their related soltions.
| | | | | | | | | |
How |do |insight |problems |and |non-insight |problems |differ? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a |person
|working |through |insight |problems |may |not |know |how |close |they |are |to |the |solution, |a |person
|on |a |non-insight |problem |may |have |a |sense |of |progressing |toward |the |solution.
Which |statement |describes |how |mind |wandering |is |related |to |incubation? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER- when working on a problem that cannot initially be solved, mind wandering can occur
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
during |a |break
|
Which |example |illustrates |how |insight |is |used |to |solve |problems? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
person |doesn't |understand |the |joke |and |suddenly |laughs |when |they |realize |it's |a |pun
Child |recognizes |a |3D |toy, |despite |several |angles |being |hidden. |How |do |perceptual |processes
|allow |them |to |make |this |recognition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Viewpoint |invariance |enables
|object |to |be |recognized |from |any |angle
How |do |the |3 |components |of |apparent |movement |into |action |to |create |the |misperception |of
actual |motion? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-they |combine |with |such |speed |the |eyes |perceive |motion
|
