WGU D570 COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall?
Increased time passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the
stories based on cultural context
Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony?
Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate?
Whether imagery is spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity?
cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming?
a student is able to determine the meaning of a word after recently encountering
a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest?
A person fails to notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype?
,The genes they inherit from both parents
How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal?
It decreases the severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how
paper degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots
that leave no carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to
solve the problem of designing their product in this scenario?
The engineer applied analogical reasoning that considers semantic knowledge
and observations of how others solve problems while designing their product.
A group is asked to solve a complex puzzle by first stating its complex
rules. Then later, the puzzle is re-explained more simply, leading to a
higher rate of success. How would understanding the aspects of reasoning
affect perception of the problem?
By considering how context of presentation influences judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a
future vacation?
A person can think clearly about the vacation if they are an expert juggler
While preparing for a quiz, a student commits key terms to long-term
memory by associating those terms to meaningful moments in their life.
How does this practice help the student memorize the terms?
It employs the technique of elaborative rehearsal
A person is walking and talking with a friend in the woods. How does the
visuospatial sketch pad differ from the phonological loop according to
Baddeley's model of working memory?
The visuospatial sketch pad holds information about potential hazards, whereas
the phonological loop holds information related to the friend's words.
A person recalls a fond childhood memory after walking past a garden of
fragrant roses. Which type of memory is demonstrated in this scenario?
Autobiographical memory
,What was John Watson known for?
contributions to Behaviorism
What was Jean Piaget known for?
Creating the Stages of Cognitive development
What was Alexander Huth known for?
contributions to brain mapping
What was Stephen Kosslyn known for?
contributions to perception
What was Noam Chomsky known for?
contributions to language acquisition device (LAD)
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?
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.
PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall?
Increased time passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the
stories based on cultural context
Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony?
Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate?
Whether imagery is spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity?
cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming?
a student is able to determine the meaning of a word after recently encountering
a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest?
A person fails to notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype?
,The genes they inherit from both parents
How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal?
It decreases the severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how
paper degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots
that leave no carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to
solve the problem of designing their product in this scenario?
The engineer applied analogical reasoning that considers semantic knowledge
and observations of how others solve problems while designing their product.
A group is asked to solve a complex puzzle by first stating its complex
rules. Then later, the puzzle is re-explained more simply, leading to a
higher rate of success. How would understanding the aspects of reasoning
affect perception of the problem?
By considering how context of presentation influences judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a
future vacation?
A person can think clearly about the vacation if they are an expert juggler
While preparing for a quiz, a student commits key terms to long-term
memory by associating those terms to meaningful moments in their life.
How does this practice help the student memorize the terms?
It employs the technique of elaborative rehearsal
A person is walking and talking with a friend in the woods. How does the
visuospatial sketch pad differ from the phonological loop according to
Baddeley's model of working memory?
The visuospatial sketch pad holds information about potential hazards, whereas
the phonological loop holds information related to the friend's words.
A person recalls a fond childhood memory after walking past a garden of
fragrant roses. Which type of memory is demonstrated in this scenario?
Autobiographical memory
,What was John Watson known for?
contributions to Behaviorism
What was Jean Piaget known for?
Creating the Stages of Cognitive development
What was Alexander Huth known for?
contributions to brain mapping
What was Stephen Kosslyn known for?
contributions to perception
What was Noam Chomsky known for?
contributions to language acquisition device (LAD)
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?
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.
