WGUl D570l Finall Exam–l Cognitivel
Psychologyl Guidel (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Whichl examplel demonstratesl Newelll andl Simon'sl approachl tol probleml solving?
Answer:
Al personl planningl anl eventl makesl al listl ofl to-dosl andl beginsl workingl onl onel taskl atl
al timel untill theyl arel alll completed.
Q:l Al studentl startedl al newl clubl forl theirl schooll andl isl thinkingl ofl waysl tol increasel
participation.l Whichl scenariol isl basedl onl thel student'sl usel ofl analogicall transfer?
Answer:
Thel studentl usesl colorfull flyersl tol advertisel thel clubl becausel theyl rememberl thatl thisl
strategyl previouslyl ledl tol increasedl schooll voting.
Q:l Whatl isl thel relationshipl betweenl openl monitoringl meditationl andl creativity?
Answer:
Openl monitoringl meditationl isl associatedl withl enhancedl creativityl becausel itl causesl
greaterl activationl ofl thel defaultl model network.
Q:l Al first-yearl universityl studentl readilyl makesl newl friendsl withl theirl engineeringl
classmates.l Thel studentl assumesl thatl alll engineersl mustl bel outgoingl likel theirl
classmates.l Howl doesl thisl casel demonstratel misusel ofl thel representativenessl heuristic?
Answer:
Thel studentl showsl al biasl involvingl al smalll samplel ofl thel population.
,Q:l Somel statesl applyl rulesl suchl as,l "Ifl al citizenl reachesl thel agel ofl 16,l thenl theyl
mayl obtainl al driver'sl license."l Howl doesl deductivel reasoningl governl suchl rules?
Answer:
Byl applyingl permissionl schemas
Q:l Whichl conclusionl isl drawnl froml performancel onl conditionall reasoningl tasks,l suchl
asl thel Wasonl four-cardl problem?
Answer:
Performancel improvesl whenl problemsl arel statedl inl real-worldl terms.
Q:l Whyl dol humansl naturallyl gravitatel towardl usingl thel obliquel effectl whenl
constructingl ourl ownl environments?
Answer:
Becausel horizontalsl andl verticalsl occurl morel frequentlyl inl thel naturall world
Q:l Howl dol intentionsl influencel mirrorl neurons?
Answer:
Mirrorl neuronsl addressl thel causel ofl actions,l andl respondl withl varyingl degreesl ofl
activityl basedl onl intentionsl andl context.
Q:l Al communityl constructionl projectl isl proposedl inl twol differentl waysl tol anl
environmentallyl consciousl audience.l Groupl Al isl toldl thatl onlyl 20%l ofl thel treesl willl bel
tornl down,l whilel Groupl Bl isl toldl thatl 80%l ofl thel treesl willl bel saved.l Whichl
statementl accuratelyl describesl thel groups'l anticipatedl responsesl tol thel communityl
project,l basedl onl thel principlesl ofl thel framingl effect?
Answer:
,Groupl Bl isl morel likelyl tol favorl thel projectl sincel thel focusl isl onl retentionl andl gainl
ofl 80%l ofl thel trees,l ratherl thanl thel 20%l lossl ofl trees.
Q:l Al studentl isl inl al studyl loungel watchingl al videol forl al classl andl canl fullyl focusl
onl thel videol despitel peoplel chattingl inl thel backgroundl andl al clockl loudlyl ticking.l
Howl doesl thel studentl processl differentl stimulil inl orderl tol focusl onl thel desiredl task?
Answer:
Thel studentl filtersl stimulil throughl thel cocktaill partyl effect.
Q:l Howl didl Strayerl andl Johnston'sl researchl influencel thel studyl ofl attention?
Answer:
Byl demonstratingl thatl bothl attentionl andl responsel timel arel negativelyl impactedl byl
talkingl onl al mobilel devicel whilel driving
Q:l Al researcherl presentsl al videol ofl al streetl intersectionl andl asksl thatl participantsl
countl howl manyl peoplel walkedl throughl thel intersection.l Inl thel video,l al limousinel
passesl throughl thel intersection.l Whichl examplel wouldl demonstratel inattentionall
blindness?
Answer:
Somel participantsl dol notl noticel thel limousinel becausel theyl arel focusedl onl thel people.
Q:l Whyl isl bindingl importantl inl attention?
Answer:
Bindingl makesl itl possiblel tol perceivel al wholel objectl ratherl thanl al collectionl ofl itsl
parts
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl sensoryl memoryl resultsl inl thel persistencel ofl visionl
whenl watchingl fireworks?
, Answer:
Fireworksl appearl asl fallingl trailsl ofl lightl duel tol iconicl memoriesl lastingl fractionsl ofl al
second.
Q:l Whichl explanationl showsl howl multiplel formsl ofl memoryl wouldl contributel tol
effectivel executionl ofl al mentall mathl problem?
Answer:
Numbersl arel heldl inl short-terml memoryl andl manipulationsl arel conductedl onl thel
numbersl inl workingl memoryl whenl solvingl thel mathl problem.
Q:l Whichl scenariol exemplifiesl howl thel articulatoryl rehearsall processl contributesl tol al
student'sl short-terml memoryl forl coursel lecturel material,l accordingl tol Baddeley'sl model?
Answer:
Thel studentl repeatsl silentlyl whatl theirl instructorl hasl saidl beforel writingl itl downl
conciselyl onl paper.
Q:l Al personl isl tryingl tol recalll thel namesl ofl al setl ofl sevenl actorsl whosel picturesl
werel brieflyl presentedl upsidel down.l Whatl explainsl howl thel episodicl bufferl enhancesl
workingl memoryl inl thisl scenario?
Answer:
Thel episodicl bufferl connectsl withl long-terml memoryl ofl thel actors'l facesl andl names,l
bringingl contentl intol workingl memory.
Q:l Howl doesl activity-silentl workingl memoryl helpl performancel onl mentall rotationl
problems?
Answer:
Strengtheningl ofl connectionsl betweenl neuronsl helpsl performancel onl mentall rotationl
problems.
Psychologyl Guidel (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Whichl examplel demonstratesl Newelll andl Simon'sl approachl tol probleml solving?
Answer:
Al personl planningl anl eventl makesl al listl ofl to-dosl andl beginsl workingl onl onel taskl atl
al timel untill theyl arel alll completed.
Q:l Al studentl startedl al newl clubl forl theirl schooll andl isl thinkingl ofl waysl tol increasel
participation.l Whichl scenariol isl basedl onl thel student'sl usel ofl analogicall transfer?
Answer:
Thel studentl usesl colorfull flyersl tol advertisel thel clubl becausel theyl rememberl thatl thisl
strategyl previouslyl ledl tol increasedl schooll voting.
Q:l Whatl isl thel relationshipl betweenl openl monitoringl meditationl andl creativity?
Answer:
Openl monitoringl meditationl isl associatedl withl enhancedl creativityl becausel itl causesl
greaterl activationl ofl thel defaultl model network.
Q:l Al first-yearl universityl studentl readilyl makesl newl friendsl withl theirl engineeringl
classmates.l Thel studentl assumesl thatl alll engineersl mustl bel outgoingl likel theirl
classmates.l Howl doesl thisl casel demonstratel misusel ofl thel representativenessl heuristic?
Answer:
Thel studentl showsl al biasl involvingl al smalll samplel ofl thel population.
,Q:l Somel statesl applyl rulesl suchl as,l "Ifl al citizenl reachesl thel agel ofl 16,l thenl theyl
mayl obtainl al driver'sl license."l Howl doesl deductivel reasoningl governl suchl rules?
Answer:
Byl applyingl permissionl schemas
Q:l Whichl conclusionl isl drawnl froml performancel onl conditionall reasoningl tasks,l suchl
asl thel Wasonl four-cardl problem?
Answer:
Performancel improvesl whenl problemsl arel statedl inl real-worldl terms.
Q:l Whyl dol humansl naturallyl gravitatel towardl usingl thel obliquel effectl whenl
constructingl ourl ownl environments?
Answer:
Becausel horizontalsl andl verticalsl occurl morel frequentlyl inl thel naturall world
Q:l Howl dol intentionsl influencel mirrorl neurons?
Answer:
Mirrorl neuronsl addressl thel causel ofl actions,l andl respondl withl varyingl degreesl ofl
activityl basedl onl intentionsl andl context.
Q:l Al communityl constructionl projectl isl proposedl inl twol differentl waysl tol anl
environmentallyl consciousl audience.l Groupl Al isl toldl thatl onlyl 20%l ofl thel treesl willl bel
tornl down,l whilel Groupl Bl isl toldl thatl 80%l ofl thel treesl willl bel saved.l Whichl
statementl accuratelyl describesl thel groups'l anticipatedl responsesl tol thel communityl
project,l basedl onl thel principlesl ofl thel framingl effect?
Answer:
,Groupl Bl isl morel likelyl tol favorl thel projectl sincel thel focusl isl onl retentionl andl gainl
ofl 80%l ofl thel trees,l ratherl thanl thel 20%l lossl ofl trees.
Q:l Al studentl isl inl al studyl loungel watchingl al videol forl al classl andl canl fullyl focusl
onl thel videol despitel peoplel chattingl inl thel backgroundl andl al clockl loudlyl ticking.l
Howl doesl thel studentl processl differentl stimulil inl orderl tol focusl onl thel desiredl task?
Answer:
Thel studentl filtersl stimulil throughl thel cocktaill partyl effect.
Q:l Howl didl Strayerl andl Johnston'sl researchl influencel thel studyl ofl attention?
Answer:
Byl demonstratingl thatl bothl attentionl andl responsel timel arel negativelyl impactedl byl
talkingl onl al mobilel devicel whilel driving
Q:l Al researcherl presentsl al videol ofl al streetl intersectionl andl asksl thatl participantsl
countl howl manyl peoplel walkedl throughl thel intersection.l Inl thel video,l al limousinel
passesl throughl thel intersection.l Whichl examplel wouldl demonstratel inattentionall
blindness?
Answer:
Somel participantsl dol notl noticel thel limousinel becausel theyl arel focusedl onl thel people.
Q:l Whyl isl bindingl importantl inl attention?
Answer:
Bindingl makesl itl possiblel tol perceivel al wholel objectl ratherl thanl al collectionl ofl itsl
parts
Q:l Whichl examplel showsl howl sensoryl memoryl resultsl inl thel persistencel ofl visionl
whenl watchingl fireworks?
, Answer:
Fireworksl appearl asl fallingl trailsl ofl lightl duel tol iconicl memoriesl lastingl fractionsl ofl al
second.
Q:l Whichl explanationl showsl howl multiplel formsl ofl memoryl wouldl contributel tol
effectivel executionl ofl al mentall mathl problem?
Answer:
Numbersl arel heldl inl short-terml memoryl andl manipulationsl arel conductedl onl thel
numbersl inl workingl memoryl whenl solvingl thel mathl problem.
Q:l Whichl scenariol exemplifiesl howl thel articulatoryl rehearsall processl contributesl tol al
student'sl short-terml memoryl forl coursel lecturel material,l accordingl tol Baddeley'sl model?
Answer:
Thel studentl repeatsl silentlyl whatl theirl instructorl hasl saidl beforel writingl itl downl
conciselyl onl paper.
Q:l Al personl isl tryingl tol recalll thel namesl ofl al setl ofl sevenl actorsl whosel picturesl
werel brieflyl presentedl upsidel down.l Whatl explainsl howl thel episodicl bufferl enhancesl
workingl memoryl inl thisl scenario?
Answer:
Thel episodicl bufferl connectsl withl long-terml memoryl ofl thel actors'l facesl andl names,l
bringingl contentl intol workingl memory.
Q:l Howl doesl activity-silentl workingl memoryl helpl performancel onl mentall rotationl
problems?
Answer:
Strengtheningl ofl connectionsl betweenl neuronsl helpsl performancel onl mentall rotationl
problems.
