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Question 1 qw
Definition: q w concept developed by William James that describes consciousness
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A. stream q w of q w consciousness
B. falsification q w principle
C. pineal gland qw
D. analytic introspection qw
Correct Answer: A. stream of consciousness
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Rationale: q w William James q w q w introduced "stream of consciousness" to describe
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Question 2 qw
Term: q w which q w specialized area of q w q w q w the q w temporal q w lobe q w allows a q w q w person to
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q w identify q w someone familiar qw q w in q w a q w crowded q w room?
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B. parahippocampal q w place q w area
C. fusiform q w face q w area
D. extrastriate q w body q w area
Correct Answer: C. fusiform face area
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Rationale: The fusiform face area (FFA) is specialized for facial recognition, enabling
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Question 3 qw
Definition: q w a decision-making strategy where individuals are willing to take
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A. Risk-taking q w strategy
B. Just-in-time q w strategy
C. Mental q w model q w approach
D. Pre-cueing
Correct Answer: A. Risk-taking strategy
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Rationale: q w This q w describes q w risk-taking in decision-making where uncertain
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Question 4 qw
Definition: the ability to focus on one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli,
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qw demonstrated in noisy environments qw qw qw
A. What is an example of Priming?
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B. National q w Sleep q w Foundation
C. Cocktail q w party q w effect
D. A brother and sister arguing over pizza
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Correct Answer: C. Cocktail party effect
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Rationale: The cocktail party effect is the ability to focus auditory attention on a
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, Question 5 qw
Definition: q w representation of information based on meaning, observed in both
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q w STM and LTM
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A. Auditory q w Coding
B. Semantic Coding qw
C. Acoustic Coding qw
D. Visual Coding qw
Correct Answer: B. Semantic Coding
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Rationale: Semantic coding stores information by its meaning rather than sound
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Question 6 qw
Term: Which model of memory includes 3 stages: sensory store, short-term
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qwmemory, and long-term memory?
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A. Darley-Latane q w memory q w model
B. Hobson-McCarley memory model qw qw
C. Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory qw qw qw
D. Melzack-Wall q w model q w of q w memory
Correct Answer: C. Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory
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Rationale: q w The q w Atkinson-Shiffrin q w modal q w model q w proposes q w three q w distinct q w memory q w stages.
Question 7 qw
Term: q w front part of the brain which is involved in various cognitive
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q w functions, including perception
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A. occipital lobe qw
B. parietal lobe qw
C. temporal q w lobe
D. frontal lobe qw
WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology|Explore New 458|PA and
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,Questions 1–50 qw
Question 1 qw
Definition: q w concept developed by William James that describes consciousness
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q w as a continuously
q w qw q w moving, q w shifting, q w and q w unbroken q w stream
A. stream q w of q w consciousness
B. falsification q w principle
C. pineal gland qw
D. analytic introspection qw
Correct Answer: A. stream of consciousness
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Rationale: q w William James q w q w introduced "stream of consciousness" to describe
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Question 2 qw
Term: q w which q w specialized area of q w q w q w the q w temporal q w lobe q w allows a q w q w person to
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q w identify q w someone familiar qw q w in q w a q w crowded q w room?
,A. occipital face area qw qw
B. parahippocampal q w place q w area
C. fusiform q w face q w area
D. extrastriate q w body q w area
Correct Answer: C. fusiform face area
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Rationale: The fusiform face area (FFA) is specialized for facial recognition, enabling
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qw identification q w of q w familiar q w people q w even q w in q w complex q w scenes.
Question 3 qw
Definition: q w a decision-making strategy where individuals are willing to take
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q w risks and prefer
q w qw q w uncertain q w outcomes q w over q w certain q w ones
A. Risk-taking q w strategy
B. Just-in-time q w strategy
C. Mental q w model q w approach
D. Pre-cueing
Correct Answer: A. Risk-taking strategy
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Rationale: q w This q w describes q w risk-taking in decision-making where uncertain
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Question 4 qw
Definition: the ability to focus on one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli,
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qw demonstrated in noisy environments qw qw qw
A. What is an example of Priming?
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B. National q w Sleep q w Foundation
C. Cocktail q w party q w effect
D. A brother and sister arguing over pizza
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Correct Answer: C. Cocktail party effect
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Rationale: The cocktail party effect is the ability to focus auditory attention on a
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qw single conversation
qw q w while q w filtering q w out q w other q w noises.
, Question 5 qw
Definition: q w representation of information based on meaning, observed in both
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q w STM and LTM
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A. Auditory q w Coding
B. Semantic Coding qw
C. Acoustic Coding qw
D. Visual Coding qw
Correct Answer: B. Semantic Coding
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Rationale: Semantic coding stores information by its meaning rather than sound
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Question 6 qw
Term: Which model of memory includes 3 stages: sensory store, short-term
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qwmemory, and long-term memory?
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A. Darley-Latane q w memory q w model
B. Hobson-McCarley memory model qw qw
C. Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory qw qw qw
D. Melzack-Wall q w model q w of q w memory
Correct Answer: C. Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory
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Rationale: q w The q w Atkinson-Shiffrin q w modal q w model q w proposes q w three q w distinct q w memory q w stages.
Question 7 qw
Term: q w front part of the brain which is involved in various cognitive
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q w functions, including perception
q w qw q w and q w imagery
A. occipital lobe qw
B. parietal lobe qw
C. temporal q w lobe
D. frontal lobe qw
