WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 458
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Bottom-Up Processing.
Answer: Perception driven by sensory input and physical features of
stimuli.
◉ Top-Down Processing.
Answer: Perception influenced by prior knowledge, expectations,
and context.
◉ Stages of Perception.
Answer: Detection → Attention → Recognition → Interpretation.
◉ Parallel Processing.
Answer: Processing multiple features of a stimulus simultaneously.
◉ Serial Processing.
Answer: Processing one piece of information at a time in sequence.
◉ Attention.
, Answer: The selective focus on certain stimuli while ignoring others.
◉ Selective Attention.
Answer: Focusing on one stimulus while filtering out others.
◉ Divided Attention.
Answer: Attempting to attend to multiple tasks at once.
◉ Working Memory.
Answer: A limited-capacity system for temporarily storing and
manipulating information.
◉ Controlled Processing.
Answer: Slow, effortful, conscious processing requiring attention.
◉ Automatic Processing.
Answer: Fast, unconscious processing that requires little attention.
◉ Explicit Memory.
Answer: Conscious recollection of facts and events.
◉ Implicit Memory.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Bottom-Up Processing.
Answer: Perception driven by sensory input and physical features of
stimuli.
◉ Top-Down Processing.
Answer: Perception influenced by prior knowledge, expectations,
and context.
◉ Stages of Perception.
Answer: Detection → Attention → Recognition → Interpretation.
◉ Parallel Processing.
Answer: Processing multiple features of a stimulus simultaneously.
◉ Serial Processing.
Answer: Processing one piece of information at a time in sequence.
◉ Attention.
, Answer: The selective focus on certain stimuli while ignoring others.
◉ Selective Attention.
Answer: Focusing on one stimulus while filtering out others.
◉ Divided Attention.
Answer: Attempting to attend to multiple tasks at once.
◉ Working Memory.
Answer: A limited-capacity system for temporarily storing and
manipulating information.
◉ Controlled Processing.
Answer: Slow, effortful, conscious processing requiring attention.
◉ Automatic Processing.
Answer: Fast, unconscious processing that requires little attention.
◉ Explicit Memory.
Answer: Conscious recollection of facts and events.
◉ Implicit Memory.