WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Exam 2024 -2025 Test Bank Complete
450 Actual Exam Questions with Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
1. What is measured by the paper folding Spatial Imagery
test?
2. What is mental imagery? The ability to recreate senso-
ry information without physi-
cal stimuli
3. What is a component of psychosocial de- Personality
velopment?
4. A child reads the following incorrect sen- The child infers that the hills
tence: "The car was traveling down the hills being beautiful are caused by
were beautiful." Which cognitive process the motion of the moving car
illustrates casual inference?
5. Which conversation between two students The students both start
demonstrates the process of entrainment? speaking loudly and gestur-
ing.
6. Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated Frontal Cortex
when someone determines whether anoth-
er person appears to be physically attrac-
tive?
7. What is the the electrical impulse fired Action Potential
down the axon of a neuron?
8. Which part of a neuron transports an elec- Axon
trical signal?
9. Which types of tasks have revealed cog- Working Memory Tests
nitive deficits in people with a substance
abuse disorder?
10. Which example shows how sensory memo- Fireworks appear as falling
ry results in the persistence of vision when trails of light due to iconic
watching fireworks? memories lasting fractions of
a second.
11.
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Which explanation shows how multiple Numbers are held in
forms of memory would contribute to effec- short-term memory and ma-
tive execution of a mental math problem? nipulations are conducted on
the numbers in working mem-
ory when solving the math
problem.
12. Which scenario exemplifies how the artic- The student repeats silently
ulatory rehearsal process contributes to what their instructor has said
a student's short-term memory for course before writing it down.
lecture material, according to Baddeley's
model?
13. A person is trying to recall the names of The episodic buffer connects
a set of seven actors whose pictures were with long-term memory of
briefly presented upside down. What ex- the actors' faces and names,
plains how the episodic buffer enhances bringing content into working
working memory in this scenario? memory.
14. How does activity-silent working memory Strengthening of connections
help performance on mental rotation prob- between neurons helps per-
lems? formance on mental rotation
problems
15. How is the primacy effect related to atten- The first word presented re-
tion for a set of words presented sequen- ceives the persons full atten-
tially? tion.
16. Which example shows Westmacott and Person recalls the name of
Moscovitch's concept of autobiographical- the actor that they saw in the
ly significant semantic memories? airport years ago.
17. A person is studying a list of types of fish The person imagines each
for a wildlife test that will occur in one week. fish on a tree structure corre-
Which example illustrates the combined sponding to categories of fish
long-term memory encoding strategies of types.
visual imagery and organization?
18. A person is studying a list of names of The person creates flash-
pastries for their new job at a bakery. Which cards for the names of the
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example shows the interaction between the pastries, pairing each with an
deep processing strategies of generation estimate of how appetizing
and self-reference? the pastry appears.
19. A person surprises themself in recalling Source monitoring
the name of an artist most have not heard
of. Which process occurs when the person
tries to remember how they learned that
fact?
20. Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Participants confessed to
Wade ran an experiment in which partici- cheating after being shown
pants played a gambling game on a com- the modified video, even
puter and were later shown a modified though they did not recall
video of themselves cheating. What did cheating indicating the pow-
this experiment reveal about false confes- er of suggestive questioning
sions? and tactics
21. Which example reflects the impact of the A person remembers gradu-
self-image hypothesis? ating from law school
22. What is a primary concern of behaviorism Identifying the relationship
according to John Watson? between environmental stim-
uli and behavior
23. Which concept supports the paired-associ- Conceptual peg hypothesis
ate learning results?
24. Which component of Broadbent's flow dia- Filter
gram of the mind blocks unattended mes-
sages?
25. Which evidence disproves Aristotle's as- People who cannot visualize
sertion that "thought is impossible without images are still capable of
an image"? thinking
26. Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Devel- Concrete Operational
opment Theory does an individual begin to
understand mathematical reasoning?
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27. Which term describes a child's tendency to Centration
fixate on just one aspect of a problem or
object according to Piaget?
28. Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive Preoperational
development is represented by a child's
ability to mentally represent objects and
events with words and images?
29. Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities Crystalized
drawn from experience?
30. Which mental framework is used in learn- Schemas
ing according to Piaget?
31. A child reads the following incorrect sen- The child changes their mind
tence: "The car was traceling down the hills from the subject being the car
were beautiful." Which cognitive process to the hills
illustrates the garden path model of pars-
ing?
32. A student reads these two sentences: The student infers that the
A dog was running. It slipped and fell. word "it" refers to the dog
which thought process is an example of an
anaphoric inference?
33. Why is establishing common ground im- It aids in having an engaging
portant to conversations? discussion
34. Which property of words contributes to the how often a word is used
word frequency effect? within a language
35. While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a Selective attention
student is able to focus solely on their
textbook, tuning out the surrounding con-
versations and background music. Which
cognitive phenomenon does this scenario
illustrate?
36. wakeful state
450 Actual Exam Questions with Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
1. What is measured by the paper folding Spatial Imagery
test?
2. What is mental imagery? The ability to recreate senso-
ry information without physi-
cal stimuli
3. What is a component of psychosocial de- Personality
velopment?
4. A child reads the following incorrect sen- The child infers that the hills
tence: "The car was traveling down the hills being beautiful are caused by
were beautiful." Which cognitive process the motion of the moving car
illustrates casual inference?
5. Which conversation between two students The students both start
demonstrates the process of entrainment? speaking loudly and gestur-
ing.
6. Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated Frontal Cortex
when someone determines whether anoth-
er person appears to be physically attrac-
tive?
7. What is the the electrical impulse fired Action Potential
down the axon of a neuron?
8. Which part of a neuron transports an elec- Axon
trical signal?
9. Which types of tasks have revealed cog- Working Memory Tests
nitive deficits in people with a substance
abuse disorder?
10. Which example shows how sensory memo- Fireworks appear as falling
ry results in the persistence of vision when trails of light due to iconic
watching fireworks? memories lasting fractions of
a second.
11.
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Which explanation shows how multiple Numbers are held in
forms of memory would contribute to effec- short-term memory and ma-
tive execution of a mental math problem? nipulations are conducted on
the numbers in working mem-
ory when solving the math
problem.
12. Which scenario exemplifies how the artic- The student repeats silently
ulatory rehearsal process contributes to what their instructor has said
a student's short-term memory for course before writing it down.
lecture material, according to Baddeley's
model?
13. A person is trying to recall the names of The episodic buffer connects
a set of seven actors whose pictures were with long-term memory of
briefly presented upside down. What ex- the actors' faces and names,
plains how the episodic buffer enhances bringing content into working
working memory in this scenario? memory.
14. How does activity-silent working memory Strengthening of connections
help performance on mental rotation prob- between neurons helps per-
lems? formance on mental rotation
problems
15. How is the primacy effect related to atten- The first word presented re-
tion for a set of words presented sequen- ceives the persons full atten-
tially? tion.
16. Which example shows Westmacott and Person recalls the name of
Moscovitch's concept of autobiographical- the actor that they saw in the
ly significant semantic memories? airport years ago.
17. A person is studying a list of types of fish The person imagines each
for a wildlife test that will occur in one week. fish on a tree structure corre-
Which example illustrates the combined sponding to categories of fish
long-term memory encoding strategies of types.
visual imagery and organization?
18. A person is studying a list of names of The person creates flash-
pastries for their new job at a bakery. Which cards for the names of the
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example shows the interaction between the pastries, pairing each with an
deep processing strategies of generation estimate of how appetizing
and self-reference? the pastry appears.
19. A person surprises themself in recalling Source monitoring
the name of an artist most have not heard
of. Which process occurs when the person
tries to remember how they learned that
fact?
20. Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Participants confessed to
Wade ran an experiment in which partici- cheating after being shown
pants played a gambling game on a com- the modified video, even
puter and were later shown a modified though they did not recall
video of themselves cheating. What did cheating indicating the pow-
this experiment reveal about false confes- er of suggestive questioning
sions? and tactics
21. Which example reflects the impact of the A person remembers gradu-
self-image hypothesis? ating from law school
22. What is a primary concern of behaviorism Identifying the relationship
according to John Watson? between environmental stim-
uli and behavior
23. Which concept supports the paired-associ- Conceptual peg hypothesis
ate learning results?
24. Which component of Broadbent's flow dia- Filter
gram of the mind blocks unattended mes-
sages?
25. Which evidence disproves Aristotle's as- People who cannot visualize
sertion that "thought is impossible without images are still capable of
an image"? thinking
26. Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Devel- Concrete Operational
opment Theory does an individual begin to
understand mathematical reasoning?
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27. Which term describes a child's tendency to Centration
fixate on just one aspect of a problem or
object according to Piaget?
28. Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive Preoperational
development is represented by a child's
ability to mentally represent objects and
events with words and images?
29. Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities Crystalized
drawn from experience?
30. Which mental framework is used in learn- Schemas
ing according to Piaget?
31. A child reads the following incorrect sen- The child changes their mind
tence: "The car was traceling down the hills from the subject being the car
were beautiful." Which cognitive process to the hills
illustrates the garden path model of pars-
ing?
32. A student reads these two sentences: The student infers that the
A dog was running. It slipped and fell. word "it" refers to the dog
which thought process is an example of an
anaphoric inference?
33. Why is establishing common ground im- It aids in having an engaging
portant to conversations? discussion
34. Which property of words contributes to the how often a word is used
word frequency effect? within a language
35. While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a Selective attention
student is able to focus solely on their
textbook, tuning out the surrounding con-
versations and background music. Which
cognitive phenomenon does this scenario
illustrate?
36. wakeful state
