WGU D574 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAMINATION TEST
WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is the cornea?
Answer: The nonadjustable part of the eye that focuses light
◉ Which objects in the process of human sight are abundant in the
periphery of the retina?
Answer: Rods
◉ What is a characteristic of foveal vision?
Answer: It distinguishes among bright lights.
◉ What is responsible for creating the eye movements necessary for
attending to a stimulus?
Answer: Superior colliculus
◉ Which type of cell is in the primary visual cortex and has the
smallest receptive field?
Answer: Simple cell
, ◉ What is the ventral stream?
Answer: The visual stream that is referred to as the 'what' path
◉ What is the planum temporale?
Answer: The area of the brain that responds to imagined sounds
◉ Which somatosensory receptors are located on any skin area?
Answer: Free nerve endings
◉ What is a papilla?
Answer: A bump on the tongue that contains taste buds
◉ What is the role of the primary somatosensory cortex in
sensation?
Answer: Mapping sensory information from different parts of the
body
◉ Which process explains why a construction worker no longer
notices the weight of a heavy tool belt over time?
Answer: Sensory adaptation
◉ What is sensory adaptation?
STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAMINATION TEST
WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is the cornea?
Answer: The nonadjustable part of the eye that focuses light
◉ Which objects in the process of human sight are abundant in the
periphery of the retina?
Answer: Rods
◉ What is a characteristic of foveal vision?
Answer: It distinguishes among bright lights.
◉ What is responsible for creating the eye movements necessary for
attending to a stimulus?
Answer: Superior colliculus
◉ Which type of cell is in the primary visual cortex and has the
smallest receptive field?
Answer: Simple cell
, ◉ What is the ventral stream?
Answer: The visual stream that is referred to as the 'what' path
◉ What is the planum temporale?
Answer: The area of the brain that responds to imagined sounds
◉ Which somatosensory receptors are located on any skin area?
Answer: Free nerve endings
◉ What is a papilla?
Answer: A bump on the tongue that contains taste buds
◉ What is the role of the primary somatosensory cortex in
sensation?
Answer: Mapping sensory information from different parts of the
body
◉ Which process explains why a construction worker no longer
notices the weight of a heavy tool belt over time?
Answer: Sensory adaptation
◉ What is sensory adaptation?
