WGUl D570l Objectivel Assessment–l
Cognitivel Psychologyl Reviewl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Al personl isl askedl tol solvel al puzzle.l Theyl arel givenl al candle,l thumbtacks,l andl al
boxl ofl matches.l Theyl mustl mountl thel litl candlel onl al walll sol itl canl burnl withoutl
drippingl waxl onl thel floor.l
Howl canl thel personl correctlyl solvel thel puzzle?
Answer:
Byl overcomingl theirl functionall fixednessl andl usingl thel materialsl inl newl ways
Q:l Byl overcomingl theirl mentall setl andl redefiningl thel probleml tol bel solved
Answer:
Al personl failsl tol seel thatl al bookl canl bel usedl tol fixl al wobblyl deskl becausel theyl arel
lookingl forl al screwdriver.
Q:l Howl doesl digitl spanl relatel tol short-terml memory?
Answer:
Thel longestl stringl ofl numbersl recalledl withoutl errorl providesl anl estimatel ofl short-terml
memoryl capacity.
Q:l Howl dol theoriesl ofl workingl memoryl differl froml thel modall modell ofl memoryl
conceptl ofl short-terml memory?
,Answer:
Workingl memoryl relatesl tol informationl processing,l whereasl thel modall memoryl modell
describesl short-terml memoryl asl briefl informationl storage.
Q:l Whichl errorl illustratesl thel influencel ofl thel phonologicall similarityl effectl onl short-
terml recalll forl English-languagel lettersl presentedl visually?
Answer:
Misidentifyingl al "M"l asl anl "N"
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl long-terml memoryl interactsl withl workingl memory?
Answer:
Al personl recallsl detailsl ofl al recipel learnedl al fewl yearsl priorl andl knowsl howl longl
theyl havel beenl stirringl al saucel onl thel stove.
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl proactivel interferencel affectsl short-terml memoryl ofl
listsl ofl fruitsl andl vegetables?
Answer:
Al personl performsl poorlyl onl al short-terml memoryl taskl ofl al brieflyl presentedl listl ofl
fruitsl becausel theyl havel justl triedl tol recalll al listl ofl al differentl setl ofl fruits,l afterl
earlierl recallingl al listl ofl al setl ofl vegetables.
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl thatl detailedl episodicl memoryl forl specificl eventsl canl bel
lostl afterl al headl injury,l butl semanticl memoryl canl stilll bel intact?
Answer:
Al personl forgetsl enjoyingl peanutl butterl asl al childl butl recallsl wherel theyl werel born.
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl episodicl memoryl ofl al person'sl visitl tol anl artl museuml
isl influencedl byl semanticl memory?
,Answer:
Al person'sl recalll ofl thel museuml visitl isl influencedl byl whatl theyl knewl aboutl thel
artistsl beforel goingl tol thel museum.
Q:l Howl doesl thel expert-inducedl amnesial effectl relatel tol procedurall memoryl forl
competitivel diving?
Answer:
Expertl competitivel diversl cannotl providel detailsl ofl theirl bodilyl movementsl inl al
particularl divel butl canl executel thel divel withoutl error.
Q:l Howl doesl thel self-referencel effectl relatel tol wordl recognition,l accordingl tol workl
byl Leshikarl andl colleagues?
Answer:
Peoplel havel betterl recognitionl forl wordsl thatl havel personall meaningl tol them.
Q:l Whichl developmentl milestonel marksl thel formall operationall stagel ofl Piaget'sl
Cognitivel Developmentl Theory?
Answer:
Utilizingl morall reasoning
Q:l Whichl stagel inl Piaget'sl Theoryl ofl Cognitivel Developmentl isl representedl byl al
child'sl abilityl tol mentallyl representl objectsl andl eventsl withl wordsl andl images?
Answer:
Preoperational
Q:l Whatl isl thel firstl stagel ofl Piaget'sl Cognitivel Developmentl Theory?
Answer:
, Sensorimotor
Q:l Whichl functionl ofl knowledgel didl Piagetl seekl tol understand?
Answer:
Howl itl grows
Q:l Whatl isl thel terml forl thel awarenessl ofl knowingl thingsl stilll existl evenl whenl outl
ofl sight,l accordingl tol Piaget?
Answer:
Objectl permanence
Q:l Whichl typel ofl psychologyl focusesl onl thel cognitive,l social,l physical,l andl
emotionall changesl throughoutl al person'sl lifetime?
Answer:
Developmental
Q:l Whatl isl thel periodl ofl adjustingl tol newl experiences,l accordingl tol Piaget?
Answer:
Accommodation
Q:l Whichl theoryl explainsl howl childrenl thinkl differentlyl thanl adults?
Answer:
Piaget'sl Cognitivel Developmentl Theory
Q:l Whichl psychologistl isl knownl forl theirl workl aboutl thel stagesl ofl cognitivel
development?
Cognitivel Psychologyl Reviewl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Al personl isl askedl tol solvel al puzzle.l Theyl arel givenl al candle,l thumbtacks,l andl al
boxl ofl matches.l Theyl mustl mountl thel litl candlel onl al walll sol itl canl burnl withoutl
drippingl waxl onl thel floor.l
Howl canl thel personl correctlyl solvel thel puzzle?
Answer:
Byl overcomingl theirl functionall fixednessl andl usingl thel materialsl inl newl ways
Q:l Byl overcomingl theirl mentall setl andl redefiningl thel probleml tol bel solved
Answer:
Al personl failsl tol seel thatl al bookl canl bel usedl tol fixl al wobblyl deskl becausel theyl arel
lookingl forl al screwdriver.
Q:l Howl doesl digitl spanl relatel tol short-terml memory?
Answer:
Thel longestl stringl ofl numbersl recalledl withoutl errorl providesl anl estimatel ofl short-terml
memoryl capacity.
Q:l Howl dol theoriesl ofl workingl memoryl differl froml thel modall modell ofl memoryl
conceptl ofl short-terml memory?
,Answer:
Workingl memoryl relatesl tol informationl processing,l whereasl thel modall memoryl modell
describesl short-terml memoryl asl briefl informationl storage.
Q:l Whichl errorl illustratesl thel influencel ofl thel phonologicall similarityl effectl onl short-
terml recalll forl English-languagel lettersl presentedl visually?
Answer:
Misidentifyingl al "M"l asl anl "N"
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl long-terml memoryl interactsl withl workingl memory?
Answer:
Al personl recallsl detailsl ofl al recipel learnedl al fewl yearsl priorl andl knowsl howl longl
theyl havel beenl stirringl al saucel onl thel stove.
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl proactivel interferencel affectsl short-terml memoryl ofl
listsl ofl fruitsl andl vegetables?
Answer:
Al personl performsl poorlyl onl al short-terml memoryl taskl ofl al brieflyl presentedl listl ofl
fruitsl becausel theyl havel justl triedl tol recalll al listl ofl al differentl setl ofl fruits,l afterl
earlierl recallingl al listl ofl al setl ofl vegetables.
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl thatl detailedl episodicl memoryl forl specificl eventsl canl bel
lostl afterl al headl injury,l butl semanticl memoryl canl stilll bel intact?
Answer:
Al personl forgetsl enjoyingl peanutl butterl asl al childl butl recallsl wherel theyl werel born.
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl episodicl memoryl ofl al person'sl visitl tol anl artl museuml
isl influencedl byl semanticl memory?
,Answer:
Al person'sl recalll ofl thel museuml visitl isl influencedl byl whatl theyl knewl aboutl thel
artistsl beforel goingl tol thel museum.
Q:l Howl doesl thel expert-inducedl amnesial effectl relatel tol procedurall memoryl forl
competitivel diving?
Answer:
Expertl competitivel diversl cannotl providel detailsl ofl theirl bodilyl movementsl inl al
particularl divel butl canl executel thel divel withoutl error.
Q:l Howl doesl thel self-referencel effectl relatel tol wordl recognition,l accordingl tol workl
byl Leshikarl andl colleagues?
Answer:
Peoplel havel betterl recognitionl forl wordsl thatl havel personall meaningl tol them.
Q:l Whichl developmentl milestonel marksl thel formall operationall stagel ofl Piaget'sl
Cognitivel Developmentl Theory?
Answer:
Utilizingl morall reasoning
Q:l Whichl stagel inl Piaget'sl Theoryl ofl Cognitivel Developmentl isl representedl byl al
child'sl abilityl tol mentallyl representl objectsl andl eventsl withl wordsl andl images?
Answer:
Preoperational
Q:l Whatl isl thel firstl stagel ofl Piaget'sl Cognitivel Developmentl Theory?
Answer:
, Sensorimotor
Q:l Whichl functionl ofl knowledgel didl Piagetl seekl tol understand?
Answer:
Howl itl grows
Q:l Whatl isl thel terml forl thel awarenessl ofl knowingl thingsl stilll existl evenl whenl outl
ofl sight,l accordingl tol Piaget?
Answer:
Objectl permanence
Q:l Whichl typel ofl psychologyl focusesl onl thel cognitive,l social,l physical,l andl
emotionall changesl throughoutl al person'sl lifetime?
Answer:
Developmental
Q:l Whatl isl thel periodl ofl adjustingl tol newl experiences,l accordingl tol Piaget?
Answer:
Accommodation
Q:l Whichl theoryl explainsl howl childrenl thinkl differentlyl thanl adults?
Answer:
Piaget'sl Cognitivel Developmentl Theory
Q:l Whichl psychologistl isl knownl forl theirl workl aboutl thel stagesl ofl cognitivel
development?
