WGUl D570l Objectivel Assessment–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 Whol foundedl thel Modall Modell ofl memory?
Answer:
Richardl Atkinsonl &l Richardl Shiffrinl inl 1968
Q:l Definel articulatoryl suppression
Answer:
Al phenomenonl thatl occursl whenl al personl isl preventedl froml rehearsingl itemsl tol bel
rememberedl byl repeatingl anl irrelevantl sound,l suchl asl "the,l the,l the"
Q:l Definel centrall executive
Answer:
Thel controll centerl ofl thel workingl memoryl system,l coordinatesl howl informationl isl usedl
byl thel phonologicall loopl andl visuospatiall sketchl pad
Q:l Definel controll processes
Answer:
Al dynamicl processesl associatedl withl thel structurall featuresl ofl thel modall modell ofl
memoryl thatl canl bel controlledl byl thel personl andl mayl differl froml onel taskl tol another.
,Q:l Definel episodicl buffer
Answer:
Anl additionall componentl proposedl byl Baddeleyl tol addressl thel abilitiesl ofl workingl
memoryl tol holdl morel thanl expectedl andl tol facilitatel interchangel betweenl workingl
memoryl andl LTM
Q:l Definel event-relatedl potentialsl (ERPs)
Answer:
Al measuredl brainl responsel recordedl usingl electrodesl placedl onl thel scalpl thatl reflectsl
neurall activityl associatedl withl cognitivel processesl suchl asl workingl memory
Q:l Definel thel multiplel tracel model
Answer:
Al modell ofl consolidationl proposingl thatl thel hippocampusl remainsl inl activel
communicationl withl corticall areas,l evenl forl remotel memories
Q:l Definel analogicall coding
Answer:
Tradel offl strategy:l I'lll givel youl Al ifl youl givel mel B.l
Contingencyl strategy:l Il willl dol Al ifl youl dol Bl first.
Q:l Whatl arel thel 4l stagesl ofl Basadur'sl probleml solving?
Answer:
Stagel 1:l Probleml generation
Stagel 2:l Probleml formulation
Stagel 3:l Probleml Solving
,Stagel 4:l Solutionl implementation
Q:l Definel analogicall coding
Answer:
Thel processl byl whichl twol problemsl arel comparedl andl similaritiesl betweenl theml arel
determined
Q:l Definel creativel incubation
Answer:
Thel phenomenonl wherel solutionsl tol problemsl appearl afterl puttingl thel probleml asidel forl
al certainl periodl ofl time
Q:l Definel means-endl analysis
Answer:
al wayl ofl solvingl al probleml inl whichl thel goall isl tol reducel thel differencel betweenl thel
initiall andl goall states
Q:l Definel thel Towerl ofl Hanoil problem
Answer:
Al probleml usedl tol illustratel thel Newell-Simonl approachl tol problem-solving,l includingl
movingl discsl froml anl initiall statel tol al goall statel usingl specificsl rulesl andl operators
Q:l Definel transcraniall directl currentl stimulationl (tDCS)
Answer:
Al procedurel forl stimulatingl thel brainl usingl electrodesl tol deliverl directl current,l
influencingl thel excitabilityl ofl neuronsl inl specificl areas
, Q:l Definel thel two-stringl problem
Answer:
Anotherl demonstrationl ofl functionall fixedness,l whichl illustratesl thel difficultyl ofl tyingl
twol distantl strings,l inhibitedl byl al fixedl perceptionl ofl theirl conventionall use
Q:l Explainl Top-Downl vs.l Bottom-upl processing
Answer:
Bottom-Up:l Whatl aml Il seeing?l (Takingl sensoryl informationl andl thenl assemblingl andl
integratingl it)
Top-Down:l Isl thatl somethingl I'vel seenl before?l (usingl models,l ideasl andl expectationsl tol
interpretl sensoryl information)
Q:l Definel thel Gestaltl approach
Answer:
Anl approachl tol perceptionl thatl emphasizesl built-inl principlesl ofl organization.l Gestaltl
psychologistsl arguedl thatl thesel principlesl wouldl overridel pastl experiences,l assigningl al
centrall rolel tol bottom-upl processingl inl perception
Q:l Definel Helmholtz'sl theoryl ofl unconsciousl inference
Answer:
Proposedl byl Hermannl Vonl Helmholtz,l thisl theoryl suggestsl thatl perceptionl involvesl
unconsciousl assumptionsl orl inferencesl basedl onl pastl experiences
Q:l Definel thel likelihoodl principle
Answer:
Hermannl Vonl Helmholtz'sl ideal thatl thel perceptuall systeml "decides"l whatl objectl causedl
al patternl ofl stimulil basedl onl thel likelihoodl ofl thatl objectl producingl thel pattern
Cognitivel Psychologyl Guidel (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Solutions)
Q:l Whol foundedl thel Modall Modell ofl memory?
Answer:
Richardl Atkinsonl &l Richardl Shiffrinl inl 1968
Q:l Definel articulatoryl suppression
Answer:
Al phenomenonl thatl occursl whenl al personl isl preventedl froml rehearsingl itemsl tol bel
rememberedl byl repeatingl anl irrelevantl sound,l suchl asl "the,l the,l the"
Q:l Definel centrall executive
Answer:
Thel controll centerl ofl thel workingl memoryl system,l coordinatesl howl informationl isl usedl
byl thel phonologicall loopl andl visuospatiall sketchl pad
Q:l Definel controll processes
Answer:
Al dynamicl processesl associatedl withl thel structurall featuresl ofl thel modall modell ofl
memoryl thatl canl bel controlledl byl thel personl andl mayl differl froml onel taskl tol another.
,Q:l Definel episodicl buffer
Answer:
Anl additionall componentl proposedl byl Baddeleyl tol addressl thel abilitiesl ofl workingl
memoryl tol holdl morel thanl expectedl andl tol facilitatel interchangel betweenl workingl
memoryl andl LTM
Q:l Definel event-relatedl potentialsl (ERPs)
Answer:
Al measuredl brainl responsel recordedl usingl electrodesl placedl onl thel scalpl thatl reflectsl
neurall activityl associatedl withl cognitivel processesl suchl asl workingl memory
Q:l Definel thel multiplel tracel model
Answer:
Al modell ofl consolidationl proposingl thatl thel hippocampusl remainsl inl activel
communicationl withl corticall areas,l evenl forl remotel memories
Q:l Definel analogicall coding
Answer:
Tradel offl strategy:l I'lll givel youl Al ifl youl givel mel B.l
Contingencyl strategy:l Il willl dol Al ifl youl dol Bl first.
Q:l Whatl arel thel 4l stagesl ofl Basadur'sl probleml solving?
Answer:
Stagel 1:l Probleml generation
Stagel 2:l Probleml formulation
Stagel 3:l Probleml Solving
,Stagel 4:l Solutionl implementation
Q:l Definel analogicall coding
Answer:
Thel processl byl whichl twol problemsl arel comparedl andl similaritiesl betweenl theml arel
determined
Q:l Definel creativel incubation
Answer:
Thel phenomenonl wherel solutionsl tol problemsl appearl afterl puttingl thel probleml asidel forl
al certainl periodl ofl time
Q:l Definel means-endl analysis
Answer:
al wayl ofl solvingl al probleml inl whichl thel goall isl tol reducel thel differencel betweenl thel
initiall andl goall states
Q:l Definel thel Towerl ofl Hanoil problem
Answer:
Al probleml usedl tol illustratel thel Newell-Simonl approachl tol problem-solving,l includingl
movingl discsl froml anl initiall statel tol al goall statel usingl specificsl rulesl andl operators
Q:l Definel transcraniall directl currentl stimulationl (tDCS)
Answer:
Al procedurel forl stimulatingl thel brainl usingl electrodesl tol deliverl directl current,l
influencingl thel excitabilityl ofl neuronsl inl specificl areas
, Q:l Definel thel two-stringl problem
Answer:
Anotherl demonstrationl ofl functionall fixedness,l whichl illustratesl thel difficultyl ofl tyingl
twol distantl strings,l inhibitedl byl al fixedl perceptionl ofl theirl conventionall use
Q:l Explainl Top-Downl vs.l Bottom-upl processing
Answer:
Bottom-Up:l Whatl aml Il seeing?l (Takingl sensoryl informationl andl thenl assemblingl andl
integratingl it)
Top-Down:l Isl thatl somethingl I'vel seenl before?l (usingl models,l ideasl andl expectationsl tol
interpretl sensoryl information)
Q:l Definel thel Gestaltl approach
Answer:
Anl approachl tol perceptionl thatl emphasizesl built-inl principlesl ofl organization.l Gestaltl
psychologistsl arguedl thatl thesel principlesl wouldl overridel pastl experiences,l assigningl al
centrall rolel tol bottom-upl processingl inl perception
Q:l Definel Helmholtz'sl theoryl ofl unconsciousl inference
Answer:
Proposedl byl Hermannl Vonl Helmholtz,l thisl theoryl suggestsl thatl perceptionl involvesl
unconsciousl assumptionsl orl inferencesl basedl onl pastl experiences
Q:l Definel thel likelihoodl principle
Answer:
Hermannl Vonl Helmholtz'sl ideal thatl thel perceptuall systeml "decides"l whatl objectl causedl
al patternl ofl stimulil basedl onl thel likelihoodl ofl thatl objectl producingl thel pattern
