WGU D570 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS, PRE- ASSESSMENTS & FINAL EXAMS–
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE
PACKAGE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A
1. Which experimental framework was inspired by artificial intelligence and sought to
study mental process either in stages or as sequential mental operations? -
ANSWERS-information processing
2. Which model of memory includes 3 stages: sensory store, short-term memory, and
long-term memory? - ANSWERS-Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory
3. In which of piagets stages of cognitive development do children develop abstract
thinking? - ANSWERS-Formal operational
4. What did Chomsky discover about the cognitive development of language in babies
and young children? - ANSWERS-Languages is acquired through a natural propensity
for learning language.
5. What is the purpose of crystallized intelligence with regard to cognition? - ANSWERS-
for gaining knowledge
6. Which sub-domain of cognitive psychology focuses on the conditions under which
new information is acquired? - ANSWERS-learning
7. What is the role of dendrites in the brain? - ANSWERS-To receive signals from other
neurons
8. How does a neuron transmit a signal after a neural impulse travels the length of the
axon? - ANSWERS-By releasing a neurotransmitter
9. If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex, how will cognitive
ability suffer? - ANSWERS-The damage will affect the ability to comprehend language.
10. When is structural connectivity present in the brain? - ANSWERS-When
communication between two areas occurs by neural pathways
11. How does mental imagery improce memory according to Pavio's research? -
ANSWERS-By pairing words that are concrete nouns
12. How does propositional representation describe the relationship between objects in
mental imagery? - ANSWERS-it emphasizes the descriptive characteristics of an
image
13. Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and remembers the light refracted off
the spray of the water to create rainbows. How does Daniel re-experience this visit? -
ANSWERS-by using visual imagery to imagine the falls
,14. How is the method of Loci used to improve memory? - ANSWERS-by visualizing items
in different spatial locations.
15. What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology? - ANSWERS-made of stored entries for
all the words we know and is similar to a mental dictionary.
16. What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation times? - ANSWERS-Fixation times
are longer for low-frequency words.
17. How does syntactic coordination help establish common ground? - ANSWERS-It
helps people coordinate their grammatical statements during conversation
18. How does the constraint-based approach explain how humans understand
language? - ANSWERS-by parsing sentences and not only using syntactic influences
19. Begins with examination of the mind's dual perspectives, emphasizing control and
goal-oriented representation. - ANSWERS-Exploration of the human cognition
20. What does the physiological foundations of cognition explain? - ANSWERS-role of
neurons, brain organization, distributed representation, neural networks, history of
imagery and its impact on memory, and encoding and organization principles through
method of Loci
21. How is language examined? - ANSWERS-As a hierarchical, rule-based system with
historical ties to psycholinguistics.
22. Where are spatial representations held? - ANSWERS-in a specific location
23. How are propositional representations formed? - ANSWERS-as an equation or
statement
24. How is the visual cortex organized? - ANSWERS-as a topographic map
25. How does the pegword technique assist in memory? - ANSWERS-by placing objects
with a concrete word
26. Which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use regarding sensations? - ANSWERS-
structuralism
27. What is the second stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory? - ANSWERS-Pre-
operational, 2-7 years old
28. Which theory was developed by Piaget - ANSWERS-four stage theory
29. What is defined as intelligence that refers to information processing abilities? -
ANSWERS-fluid intelligence
,30. Which aspect of lifespan development examines language? - ANSWERS-cognitive
31. Which specialized area of the temporal lobe allows a person to identify someone
familiar in a crowded room? - ANSWERS-fusiform face area
32. What is an example of localization of function in the brain? - ANSWERS-an area in the
temporal lobe is responsible for recognizing faces
33. Which lobe integrates sensory information and uses it to guide behavior? - ANSWERS-
frontal
34. What are neurons that respond to specific visual properties called? - ANSWERS-
feature detectors
35. Which lobe of the brain contains areas associated with facial recognition, object
recognition, and language acquisition? - ANSWERS-temporal
36. Which term refers to a person's knowledge of what words mean, how they sound, and
how they are used in a sentence? - ANSWERS-lexicon
37. What is meant by given information in the given-new contract? - ANSWERS-
information the listener already knows
38. What is an example of lexical ambiguity? - ANSWERS-the word light has more than
one meaning
39. Why do children use word segmentation? - ANSWERS-it helps them recognize
individual words within continuous speech
40. A child hears the following sentence: "The driver slowed down, looked in the mirror,
then stopped the car." Which cognitive process demonstrates a lexical priming? -
ANSWERS-the child processes the word car quickly because it is related to driver.
41. You notice a must-have sweater on TV commercial and want to remember the store's
name so you can buy it. Which scenario demonstrates use of the Modal Model of
Memory to remember what store sold the sweater? - ANSWERS-Repeating the store's
name for over a minute to remember it later
42. Which scenario demonstrates sensory memory moving into short-term memory? -
ANSWERS-a person reads a phone number and repeats it to remember it.
43. Which example demonstrates how attention is controlled by Central executive? -
ANSWERS-focusing on the variety of pets in a pet store to remember how affordable
they were later
, 44. Which is an effective way to remember an 8-digit account number? - ANSWERS-By
chunking numbers into sets and associating those sets with meaningful information
45. What scenario demonstrates the semanticization of remote memories? - ANSWERS-
A child remembers being taught how to draw a lion in a classroom with blue walls and
a space-themed carpet
46. Which example demonstrates the interaction between episodic and personal
semantic memories? - ANSWERS-A person is building a bookshelf and remembers
the last one they built was unsteady and kept falling so they now build the bookshelf
on a level surface
47. A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with such skill? Which
response from the artist demonstrates expert-induced amnesia? - ANSWERS-i dont
know exactly. I dont think about it. I just know how to do it when i do it.
48. What is an example of Priming? - ANSWERS-kevin smells pizza while driving through
the city and then has a intense craving for pizza later that night when thinking of what
to order.
49. Which method is effective for encoding information into long-term memory for later
retrieval according to the levels of processing theory? - ANSWERS-repeating and then
associating song lyrics with the words of a favorite poem
50. Which is an example of matching in the memory retrieval process - ANSWERS-going
back to a childhood home and recalling more details of an old memory
51. What does Nader's rat experiment explain about memory reconstruction - ANSWERS-
possibility that retrieved memories can become fragile upon retrieval
52. Which scenario is example of trying to recall information from long-term memory? -
ANSWERS-six nouns that you remember three hours later because you saw and
image of the items in the store window that morning
53. Which example demonstrates a researcher measuring the multidimensional nature
of autobiographical memory? - ANSWERS-measuring brain activity when a
participant sees their cat in a set of random cat images.
54. How does visual cortex injury affect memory errors? - ANSWERS-it impairs a person's
motor functioning capabilities
55. Which is an example of misleading post event information? - ANSWERS-inference
through false information presented by another person that alters a memory
56. Which is an example of the post-identification feedback effect? - ANSWERS-a person
implants false memories of them going to camp so they believe they had a happy
childhood
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE
PACKAGE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A
1. Which experimental framework was inspired by artificial intelligence and sought to
study mental process either in stages or as sequential mental operations? -
ANSWERS-information processing
2. Which model of memory includes 3 stages: sensory store, short-term memory, and
long-term memory? - ANSWERS-Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory
3. In which of piagets stages of cognitive development do children develop abstract
thinking? - ANSWERS-Formal operational
4. What did Chomsky discover about the cognitive development of language in babies
and young children? - ANSWERS-Languages is acquired through a natural propensity
for learning language.
5. What is the purpose of crystallized intelligence with regard to cognition? - ANSWERS-
for gaining knowledge
6. Which sub-domain of cognitive psychology focuses on the conditions under which
new information is acquired? - ANSWERS-learning
7. What is the role of dendrites in the brain? - ANSWERS-To receive signals from other
neurons
8. How does a neuron transmit a signal after a neural impulse travels the length of the
axon? - ANSWERS-By releasing a neurotransmitter
9. If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex, how will cognitive
ability suffer? - ANSWERS-The damage will affect the ability to comprehend language.
10. When is structural connectivity present in the brain? - ANSWERS-When
communication between two areas occurs by neural pathways
11. How does mental imagery improce memory according to Pavio's research? -
ANSWERS-By pairing words that are concrete nouns
12. How does propositional representation describe the relationship between objects in
mental imagery? - ANSWERS-it emphasizes the descriptive characteristics of an
image
13. Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and remembers the light refracted off
the spray of the water to create rainbows. How does Daniel re-experience this visit? -
ANSWERS-by using visual imagery to imagine the falls
,14. How is the method of Loci used to improve memory? - ANSWERS-by visualizing items
in different spatial locations.
15. What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology? - ANSWERS-made of stored entries for
all the words we know and is similar to a mental dictionary.
16. What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation times? - ANSWERS-Fixation times
are longer for low-frequency words.
17. How does syntactic coordination help establish common ground? - ANSWERS-It
helps people coordinate their grammatical statements during conversation
18. How does the constraint-based approach explain how humans understand
language? - ANSWERS-by parsing sentences and not only using syntactic influences
19. Begins with examination of the mind's dual perspectives, emphasizing control and
goal-oriented representation. - ANSWERS-Exploration of the human cognition
20. What does the physiological foundations of cognition explain? - ANSWERS-role of
neurons, brain organization, distributed representation, neural networks, history of
imagery and its impact on memory, and encoding and organization principles through
method of Loci
21. How is language examined? - ANSWERS-As a hierarchical, rule-based system with
historical ties to psycholinguistics.
22. Where are spatial representations held? - ANSWERS-in a specific location
23. How are propositional representations formed? - ANSWERS-as an equation or
statement
24. How is the visual cortex organized? - ANSWERS-as a topographic map
25. How does the pegword technique assist in memory? - ANSWERS-by placing objects
with a concrete word
26. Which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use regarding sensations? - ANSWERS-
structuralism
27. What is the second stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory? - ANSWERS-Pre-
operational, 2-7 years old
28. Which theory was developed by Piaget - ANSWERS-four stage theory
29. What is defined as intelligence that refers to information processing abilities? -
ANSWERS-fluid intelligence
,30. Which aspect of lifespan development examines language? - ANSWERS-cognitive
31. Which specialized area of the temporal lobe allows a person to identify someone
familiar in a crowded room? - ANSWERS-fusiform face area
32. What is an example of localization of function in the brain? - ANSWERS-an area in the
temporal lobe is responsible for recognizing faces
33. Which lobe integrates sensory information and uses it to guide behavior? - ANSWERS-
frontal
34. What are neurons that respond to specific visual properties called? - ANSWERS-
feature detectors
35. Which lobe of the brain contains areas associated with facial recognition, object
recognition, and language acquisition? - ANSWERS-temporal
36. Which term refers to a person's knowledge of what words mean, how they sound, and
how they are used in a sentence? - ANSWERS-lexicon
37. What is meant by given information in the given-new contract? - ANSWERS-
information the listener already knows
38. What is an example of lexical ambiguity? - ANSWERS-the word light has more than
one meaning
39. Why do children use word segmentation? - ANSWERS-it helps them recognize
individual words within continuous speech
40. A child hears the following sentence: "The driver slowed down, looked in the mirror,
then stopped the car." Which cognitive process demonstrates a lexical priming? -
ANSWERS-the child processes the word car quickly because it is related to driver.
41. You notice a must-have sweater on TV commercial and want to remember the store's
name so you can buy it. Which scenario demonstrates use of the Modal Model of
Memory to remember what store sold the sweater? - ANSWERS-Repeating the store's
name for over a minute to remember it later
42. Which scenario demonstrates sensory memory moving into short-term memory? -
ANSWERS-a person reads a phone number and repeats it to remember it.
43. Which example demonstrates how attention is controlled by Central executive? -
ANSWERS-focusing on the variety of pets in a pet store to remember how affordable
they were later
, 44. Which is an effective way to remember an 8-digit account number? - ANSWERS-By
chunking numbers into sets and associating those sets with meaningful information
45. What scenario demonstrates the semanticization of remote memories? - ANSWERS-
A child remembers being taught how to draw a lion in a classroom with blue walls and
a space-themed carpet
46. Which example demonstrates the interaction between episodic and personal
semantic memories? - ANSWERS-A person is building a bookshelf and remembers
the last one they built was unsteady and kept falling so they now build the bookshelf
on a level surface
47. A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with such skill? Which
response from the artist demonstrates expert-induced amnesia? - ANSWERS-i dont
know exactly. I dont think about it. I just know how to do it when i do it.
48. What is an example of Priming? - ANSWERS-kevin smells pizza while driving through
the city and then has a intense craving for pizza later that night when thinking of what
to order.
49. Which method is effective for encoding information into long-term memory for later
retrieval according to the levels of processing theory? - ANSWERS-repeating and then
associating song lyrics with the words of a favorite poem
50. Which is an example of matching in the memory retrieval process - ANSWERS-going
back to a childhood home and recalling more details of an old memory
51. What does Nader's rat experiment explain about memory reconstruction - ANSWERS-
possibility that retrieved memories can become fragile upon retrieval
52. Which scenario is example of trying to recall information from long-term memory? -
ANSWERS-six nouns that you remember three hours later because you saw and
image of the items in the store window that morning
53. Which example demonstrates a researcher measuring the multidimensional nature
of autobiographical memory? - ANSWERS-measuring brain activity when a
participant sees their cat in a set of random cat images.
54. How does visual cortex injury affect memory errors? - ANSWERS-it impairs a person's
motor functioning capabilities
55. Which is an example of misleading post event information? - ANSWERS-inference
through false information presented by another person that alters a memory
56. Which is an example of the post-identification feedback effect? - ANSWERS-a person
implants false memories of them going to camp so they believe they had a happy
childhood
