WGU COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
PREPARATION SCRIPT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS
⩥ paper folding test. Answer: Measures spatial imagery—your ability to
visualize how shapes look when folded.
⩥ conceptual peg hypothesis. Answer: The idea that concrete words
create mental images that help 'anchor' new associations for better
memory.
⩥ filter in Broadbent's attention model. Answer: It blocks unattended
information so only important stimuli are processed further.
⩥ mental imagery. Answer: Recreating sensory experiences in your
mind without actual input.
⩥ disproving Aristotle's idea about thought. Answer: People who can't
visualize images can still think logically and abstractly.
⩥ Concrete Operational stage. Answer: Includes understanding math and
logic (ages 7-11).
, ⩥ centration. Answer: Focusing on one aspect of a situation and ignoring
others (common in young children).
⩥ Preoperational Stage. Answer: Allows use of words and images to
represent objects.
⩥ crystallized intelligence. Answer: Knowledge and skills built from
experience and education over time.
⩥ key component of psychosocial development. Answer: Personality—
how individuals grow and develop a sense of self.
⩥ schemas. Answer: Mental frameworks we use to organize and
interpret information.
⩥ brain region linked to judging physical attraction. Answer: Lower
frontal cortex.
⩥ action potential. Answer: An electrical impulse that travels down a
neuron's axon.
⩥ axon. Answer: The part of a neuron that carries electrical signals.
PREPARATION SCRIPT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS
⩥ paper folding test. Answer: Measures spatial imagery—your ability to
visualize how shapes look when folded.
⩥ conceptual peg hypothesis. Answer: The idea that concrete words
create mental images that help 'anchor' new associations for better
memory.
⩥ filter in Broadbent's attention model. Answer: It blocks unattended
information so only important stimuli are processed further.
⩥ mental imagery. Answer: Recreating sensory experiences in your
mind without actual input.
⩥ disproving Aristotle's idea about thought. Answer: People who can't
visualize images can still think logically and abstractly.
⩥ Concrete Operational stage. Answer: Includes understanding math and
logic (ages 7-11).
, ⩥ centration. Answer: Focusing on one aspect of a situation and ignoring
others (common in young children).
⩥ Preoperational Stage. Answer: Allows use of words and images to
represent objects.
⩥ crystallized intelligence. Answer: Knowledge and skills built from
experience and education over time.
⩥ key component of psychosocial development. Answer: Personality—
how individuals grow and develop a sense of self.
⩥ schemas. Answer: Mental frameworks we use to organize and
interpret information.
⩥ brain region linked to judging physical attraction. Answer: Lower
frontal cortex.
⩥ action potential. Answer: An electrical impulse that travels down a
neuron's axon.
⩥ axon. Answer: The part of a neuron that carries electrical signals.
