WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is measured by the paper folding test? - CORRECT ANSWER Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery? - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to recreate sensory
information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development? - CORRECT
ANSWER Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the hills were
beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference? - CORRECT
ANSWER The child infers that the hills being beautiful are caused by the motion of the
moving car
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of entrainment? -
CORRECT ANSWER The students both start speaking loudly and gesturing.
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines whether another
person appears to be physically attractive? - CORRECT ANSWER Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - CORRECT
ANSWER Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - CORRECT ANSWER Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance abuse
disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER Working Memory Tests
,Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision when
watching fireworks? - CORRECT ANSWER Fireworks appear as falling trails of light
due to iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would contribute to effective
execution of a mental math problem? - CORRECT ANSWER Numbers are held in
short-term memory and manipulations are conducted on the numbers in working memory
when solving the math problem.
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process contributes to a student's
short-term memory for course lecture material, according to Baddeley's model? - CORRECT
ANSWER The student repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it
down.
A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors whose pictures were briefly
presented upside down. What explains how the episodic buffer enhances working memory in
this scenario? - CORRECT ANSWER The episodic buffer connects with long-term
memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing content into working memory.
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental rotation problems? -
CORRECT ANSWER Strengthening of connections between neurons helps
performance on mental rotation problems
How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words presented sequentially? -
CORRECT ANSWER The first word presented receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically
significant semantic memories? - CORRECT ANSWER Person recalls the name of the
actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that will occur in one week.
Which example illustrates the combined long-term memory encoding strategies of visual
imagery and organization? - CORRECT ANSWER The person imagines each fish on a
tree structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
,A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job at a bakery. Which example
shows the interaction between the deep processing strategies of generation and self-
reference? - CORRECT ANSWER The person creates flashcards for the names of the
pastries, pairing each with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry appears.
A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist most have not heard of. Which
process occurs when the person tries to remember how they learned that fact? - CORRECT
ANSWER Source monitoring
Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment in which participants
played a gambling game on a computer and were later shown a modified video of themselves
cheating. What did this experiment reveal about false confessions? - CORRECT
ANSWER Participants confessed to cheating after being shown the modified video,
even though they did not recall cheating indicating the power of suggestive questioning and
tactics
Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis? - CORRECT
ANSWER A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson? - CORRECT
ANSWER Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? - CORRECT
ANSWER Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended messages? -
CORRECT ANSWER Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible without an
image"? - CORRECT ANSWER People who cannot visualize images are still capable
of thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual begin to
understand mathematical reasoning? - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete Operational
, Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object
according to Piaget? - CORRECT ANSWER Centration
Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is represented by a child's ability to
mentally represent objects and events with words and images? - CORRECT
ANSWER Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience? - CORRECT
ANSWER Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget? - CORRECT
ANSWER Schemas
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traceling down the hills were
beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates the garden path model of parsing? -
CORRECT ANSWER The child changes their mind from the subject being the car to
the hills
A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell. which thought
process is an example of an anaphoric inference? - CORRECT ANSWER The student
infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? - CORRECT
ANSWER It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect? - CORRECT
ANSWER how often a word is used within a language
While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely on their textbook,
tuning out the surrounding conversations and background music. Which cognitive
phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? - CORRECT ANSWER Selective attention
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is measured by the paper folding test? - CORRECT ANSWER Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery? - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to recreate sensory
information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development? - CORRECT
ANSWER Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the hills were
beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference? - CORRECT
ANSWER The child infers that the hills being beautiful are caused by the motion of the
moving car
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of entrainment? -
CORRECT ANSWER The students both start speaking loudly and gesturing.
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines whether another
person appears to be physically attractive? - CORRECT ANSWER Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - CORRECT
ANSWER Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - CORRECT ANSWER Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance abuse
disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER Working Memory Tests
,Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision when
watching fireworks? - CORRECT ANSWER Fireworks appear as falling trails of light
due to iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would contribute to effective
execution of a mental math problem? - CORRECT ANSWER Numbers are held in
short-term memory and manipulations are conducted on the numbers in working memory
when solving the math problem.
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process contributes to a student's
short-term memory for course lecture material, according to Baddeley's model? - CORRECT
ANSWER The student repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it
down.
A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors whose pictures were briefly
presented upside down. What explains how the episodic buffer enhances working memory in
this scenario? - CORRECT ANSWER The episodic buffer connects with long-term
memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing content into working memory.
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental rotation problems? -
CORRECT ANSWER Strengthening of connections between neurons helps
performance on mental rotation problems
How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words presented sequentially? -
CORRECT ANSWER The first word presented receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically
significant semantic memories? - CORRECT ANSWER Person recalls the name of the
actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that will occur in one week.
Which example illustrates the combined long-term memory encoding strategies of visual
imagery and organization? - CORRECT ANSWER The person imagines each fish on a
tree structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
,A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job at a bakery. Which example
shows the interaction between the deep processing strategies of generation and self-
reference? - CORRECT ANSWER The person creates flashcards for the names of the
pastries, pairing each with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry appears.
A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist most have not heard of. Which
process occurs when the person tries to remember how they learned that fact? - CORRECT
ANSWER Source monitoring
Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment in which participants
played a gambling game on a computer and were later shown a modified video of themselves
cheating. What did this experiment reveal about false confessions? - CORRECT
ANSWER Participants confessed to cheating after being shown the modified video,
even though they did not recall cheating indicating the power of suggestive questioning and
tactics
Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis? - CORRECT
ANSWER A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson? - CORRECT
ANSWER Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? - CORRECT
ANSWER Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended messages? -
CORRECT ANSWER Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible without an
image"? - CORRECT ANSWER People who cannot visualize images are still capable
of thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual begin to
understand mathematical reasoning? - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete Operational
, Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object
according to Piaget? - CORRECT ANSWER Centration
Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is represented by a child's ability to
mentally represent objects and events with words and images? - CORRECT
ANSWER Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience? - CORRECT
ANSWER Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget? - CORRECT
ANSWER Schemas
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traceling down the hills were
beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates the garden path model of parsing? -
CORRECT ANSWER The child changes their mind from the subject being the car to
the hills
A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell. which thought
process is an example of an anaphoric inference? - CORRECT ANSWER The student
infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? - CORRECT
ANSWER It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect? - CORRECT
ANSWER how often a word is used within a language
While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely on their textbook,
tuning out the surrounding conversations and background music. Which cognitive
phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? - CORRECT ANSWER Selective attention
