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WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology OA: Memory, Language & Brain Function Q&A

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: Prepare for the WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Objective Assessment with this detailed Q&A study guide. Covers key cognitive psychology topics like crystallized vs. fluid intelligence, brain anatomy (temporal lobe, Wernicke's area), memory models (modal model, procedural, episodic), mental chronometry, problem-solving (Gestalt), language, and attention.

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WGU D570 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS / WGU
D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA EXAM |
GUARANTEED PASS | D570 COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY OA EXAM



Most reliant on culturally influenced knowledge, while fluid intelligence
is more independent of cultural background. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Crystallized Intelligence


Identified in a neuropsychological evaluation where a patient reports
difficulty recognizing familiar faces and understanding spoken language.
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Temporal Lobe



The psychological approach used when breaking down conscious
experience into its basic components, such as intensity, quality, and
duration of sensations. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Structuralism


Most likely affected in a 62-year-old man with unusual speech patterns
and difficulty comprehending spoken questions, indicated by MRI
revealing damage in the posterior part of the left temporal lobe. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Wernicke's Area




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, Involves participants pressing a button as quickly as possible after seeing
a light appear, with variations requiring different buttons for different
lights. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reaction Time Experiment


An early psychologist best known for pioneering the method of
measuring mental processes through reaction time. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Franciscus Donders


Challenges include cases like patient KF, who had severely impaired
short-term memory but relatively preserved long-term memory. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Modal Model of Memory



Primarily measures changes in blood oxygenation to map brain activity.
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > fmri




Illustrated by playing a familiar song on the piano from memory without
looking at the keys. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Procedural Memory


Demonstrated when a participant recalls a list of visually presented
words while repeatedly saying 'the' aloud, leading to significantly
dropped recall performance. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Articulatory
Suppression




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