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WGU D570 Pre- Assessment– Cognitive Psychology Guide (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION contingency strategy Answer: A negotiating strategy is one in which a person gets what he or she wants if something else happens. "In the event of"... " "I WILL DO A, IF YOU DO B FIRST" QUESTION Trade-Off Strategy Answer: A negotiating strategy in which one person says to another, "I'll give you A, if you will give me B." QUESTION Functional Fixedness Answer: The tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions; an impediment to problem solving QUESTION Oblique effect Answer: An effect where humans perceive horizontals and verticals more quickly than other orientations due to the physical regularity of more frequent vertical and horizontal orientations in the environment. QUESTION Gestalt Approach Answer: The mind perceives things as whole forms rather than just a collection of parts. "GESTALT" IS GERMAN FOR "SHAPE" OR "FORM. QUESTION Weapon Focus

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WGUl D570l Pre-l 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 contingencyl strategy

Answer:
Al negotiatingl strategyl isl onel inl whichl al personl getsl whatl hel orl shel wantsl ifl
somethingl elsel happens.l

"Inl thel eventl of"...l "l "Il WILLl DOl A,l IFl YOUl DOl Bl FIRST"




Q:l Trade-Offl Strategy

Answer:
Al negotiatingl strategyl inl whichl onel personl saysl tol another,l "I'lll givel youl A,l ifl youl
willl givel mel B."




Q:l Functionall Fixedness

Answer:
Thel tendencyl tol thinkl ofl thingsl onlyl inl termsl ofl theirl usuall functions;l anl impedimentl
tol probleml solving

,Q:l Obliquel effect

Answer:
Anl effectl wherel humans
perceivel horizontalsl and
verticalsl morel quicklyl than
otherl orientationsl duel to
thel physicall regularityl of
morel frequentl verticall and
horizontall orientationsl in
thel environment.




Q:l Gestaltl Approach

Answer:
Thel mindl perceives
thingsl asl wholel forms
ratherl thanl justl a
collectionl ofl parts.

"GESTALT"l ISl GERMAN
FORl "SHAPE"l ORl "FORM.




Q:l Weaponl Focus

Answer:
WEAPONl BLINDNESSl

thel tendencyl tol focusl attentionl onl al weaponl thatl resultsl inl al narrowingl ofl attention.l
Apparently,l thel presencel ofl al weaponl thatl wasl firedl distractedl attentionl froml otherl
thingsl thatl werel happening

, Q:l Sourcel Monitoringl Error

Answer:
misidentifyingl thel sourcel ofl al memory




Q:l Misinformationl Effect

Answer:
misleadingl informationl presentedl afterl al personl witnessesl anl eventl canl changel howl thel
personl describesl thatl eventl later.




Q:l Misidentificationsl Duel tol Familiarity

Answer:
Thel resultsl indicatel thatl participantsl inl thel experimentall group,l whol hadl seenl thel malel
readingl tol thel students,l werel threel timesl morel likelyl tol pickl thel malel teacherl thanl
werel participantsl inl thel controll group.




Q:l Eyel Witnessl Error

Answer:
Mistakesl madel byl peoplel whenl recallingl detailsl ofl al crimel orl eventl theyl witnessed.l
Memoryl canl bel distorted:

l byl stress

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