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“WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA EXAM “ NEWEST
UPDATED EXAM 2026 – 2027 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
What is measured by the paper folding test?
Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery?
The ability to recreate sensory information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development?
Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference?
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?
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?
Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
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Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder?
Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of
vision when watching fireworks?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
The first word presented receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
autobiographically significant semantic memories?
Person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
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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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results?
Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended
messages?
Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible
without an image"?
People who cannot visualize images are still capable of thinking
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Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual
begin to understand mathematical reasoning?
Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a
problem or object according to Piaget?
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?
Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience?
Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget?
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?
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?
The student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations?
It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect?
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?
Selective attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing see the
ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty air and smell sunscreen. Which
state of consciousness is this person experiencing?
wakeful state
“WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA EXAM “ NEWEST
UPDATED EXAM 2026 – 2027 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
What is measured by the paper folding test?
Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery?
The ability to recreate sensory information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development?
Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference?
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?
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?
Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
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Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder?
Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of
vision when watching fireworks?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
The first word presented receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
autobiographically significant semantic memories?
Person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
, Page 3 of 60
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results?
Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended
messages?
Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible
without an image"?
People who cannot visualize images are still capable of thinking
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Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual
begin to understand mathematical reasoning?
Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a
problem or object according to Piaget?
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?
Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience?
Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget?
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?
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?
The student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations?
It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect?
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?
Selective attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing see the
ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty air and smell sunscreen. Which
state of consciousness is this person experiencing?
wakeful state
