WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM SCRIPT PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET
TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● paper folding test
Answer: Measures spatial imagery—your ability to visualize how shapes
look when folded.
●● conceptual peg hypothesis
Answer: The idea that concrete words create mental images that help
'anchor' new associations for better memory.
●● filter in Broadbent's attention model
Answer: It blocks unattended information so only important stimuli are
processed further.
●● mental imagery
Answer: Recreating sensory experiences in your mind without actual
input.
●● disproving Aristotle's idea about thought
Answer: People who can't visualize images can still think logically and
abstractly.
, ●● Concrete Operational stage
Answer: Includes understanding math and logic (ages 7-11).
●● centration
Answer: Focusing on one aspect of a situation and ignoring others
(common in young children).
●● Preoperational Stage
Answer: Allows use of words and images to represent objects.
●● crystallized intelligence
Answer: Knowledge and skills built from experience and education over
time.
●● key component of psychosocial development
Answer: Personality—how individuals grow and develop a sense of self.
●● schemas
Answer: Mental frameworks we use to organize and interpret
information.
●● brain region linked to judging physical attraction
EXAM SCRIPT PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET
TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● paper folding test
Answer: Measures spatial imagery—your ability to visualize how shapes
look when folded.
●● conceptual peg hypothesis
Answer: The idea that concrete words create mental images that help
'anchor' new associations for better memory.
●● filter in Broadbent's attention model
Answer: It blocks unattended information so only important stimuli are
processed further.
●● mental imagery
Answer: Recreating sensory experiences in your mind without actual
input.
●● disproving Aristotle's idea about thought
Answer: People who can't visualize images can still think logically and
abstractly.
, ●● Concrete Operational stage
Answer: Includes understanding math and logic (ages 7-11).
●● centration
Answer: Focusing on one aspect of a situation and ignoring others
(common in young children).
●● Preoperational Stage
Answer: Allows use of words and images to represent objects.
●● crystallized intelligence
Answer: Knowledge and skills built from experience and education over
time.
●● key component of psychosocial development
Answer: Personality—how individuals grow and develop a sense of self.
●● schemas
Answer: Mental frameworks we use to organize and interpret
information.
●● brain region linked to judging physical attraction
