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WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Exam
Questions and Answers 2026/2027
What is a component of psychosocial development? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-
Personality
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A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the hills were beautiful."
Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-
Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance abuse disorder? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Working Memory Tests
What is measured by the paper folding test? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Spatial
Imagery
What is mental imagery? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-The ability to recreate sensory
information without physical stimuli
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision when watching
fireworks? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Numbers are held in short-term
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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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-The first word presented receives the persons full
attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically significant semantic
memories? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Person recalls the name of the actor that
they saw in the airport years ago.
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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries, pairing each
with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry appears.
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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? - RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-
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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson? - RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS-Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended messages? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible without an image"? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-People who cannot visualize images are still capable of
thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual begin to understand
mathematical reasoning? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object according to
Piaget? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Centration
WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Exam
Questions and Answers 2026/2027
What is a component of psychosocial development? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-
Personality
,2
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the hills were beautiful."
Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-
Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance abuse disorder? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Working Memory Tests
What is measured by the paper folding test? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Spatial
Imagery
What is mental imagery? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-The ability to recreate sensory
information without physical stimuli
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision when watching
fireworks? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Numbers are held in short-term
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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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-The first word presented receives the persons full
attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically significant semantic
memories? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Person recalls the name of the actor that
they saw in the airport years ago.
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? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries, pairing each
with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry appears.
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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? - RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS-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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-
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? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson? - RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS-Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS-Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended messages? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible without an image"? -
RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-People who cannot visualize images are still capable of
thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual begin to understand
mathematical reasoning? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object according to
Piaget? - RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS-Centration
