WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OA EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025
Challenges include cases like patient KF, who had severely
impaired short-term memory but relatively preserved long-
term memory.
Modal Model of Memory
Primarily measures changes in blood oxygenation to map
brain activity.
fMRI
Illustrated by playing a familiar song on the piano from
memory without looking at the keys.
Procedural Memory
, Demonstrated when a participant recalls a list of visually
presented words while repeatedly saying 'the' aloud,
leading to significantly dropped recall performance.
Articulatory Suppression
Most closely associated with forming and consolidating
new declarative memories.
Hippocampus
Illustrated when a witness recalls more details about a
crime when interviewed in the same emotional state they
were in during the event.
State-Dependent Learning
Describes a peak in the recall of events that occurred
during late adolescence and early adulthood.
Reminiscence Bump
OA EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025
Challenges include cases like patient KF, who had severely
impaired short-term memory but relatively preserved long-
term memory.
Modal Model of Memory
Primarily measures changes in blood oxygenation to map
brain activity.
fMRI
Illustrated by playing a familiar song on the piano from
memory without looking at the keys.
Procedural Memory
, Demonstrated when a participant recalls a list of visually
presented words while repeatedly saying 'the' aloud,
leading to significantly dropped recall performance.
Articulatory Suppression
Most closely associated with forming and consolidating
new declarative memories.
Hippocampus
Illustrated when a witness recalls more details about a
crime when interviewed in the same emotional state they
were in during the event.
State-Dependent Learning
Describes a peak in the recall of events that occurred
during late adolescence and early adulthood.
Reminiscence Bump
