WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA
AND PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
WGU D570 PRE ASSESSMENT
If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the
cerebral cortex, how will cognitive ability suffer? -
....ANSWER...The damage will affect the ability to
comprehend language.
When is structural connectivity present in the brain?
- ....ANSWER...When communication between two
areas occurs by neural pathways
How does mental imagery improce memory
according to Pavio's research? - ....ANSWER...By
pairing words that are concrete nouns
,How does propositional representation describe the
relationship between objects in mental imagery? -
....ANSWER...it emphasizes the descriptive
characteristics of an image
Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and
remembers the light refracted off the spray of the
water to create rainbows. How does Daniel re-
experience this visit? - ....ANSWER...by using visual
imagery to imagine the falls
How is the method of Loci used to improve memory?
- ....ANSWER...by visualizing items in different spatial
locations.
What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology? -
....ANSWER...made of stored entries for all the words
we know and is similar to a mental dictionary.
What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation
times? - ....ANSWER...Fixation times are longer for
low-frequency words.
How does syntactic coordination help establish
common ground? - ....ANSWER...It helps people
,coordinate their grammatical statements during
conversation
How does the constraint-based approach explain
how humans understand language? - ....ANSWER...by
parsing sentences and not only using syntactic
influences
Begins with examination of the mind's dual
perspectives, emphasizing control and goal-oriented
representation. - ....ANSWER...Exploration of the
human cognition
What does the physiological foundations of cognition
explain? - ....ANSWER...role of neurons, brain
organization, distributed representation, neural
networks, history of imagery and its impact on
memory, and encoding and organization principles
through method of Loci
How is language examined? - ....ANSWER...As a
hierarchical, rule-based system with historical ties
to psycholinguistics.
, Where are spatial representations held? -
....ANSWER...in a specific location
how are propositional representations formed? -
....ANSWER...as an equation or statement
how is the visual cortex organized? - ....ANSWER...as
a topographic map
how does the pegword technique assist in memory?
- ....ANSWER...by placing objects with a concrete
word
which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use
regarding sensations? - ....ANSWER...structuralism
what is the second stage of Piaget's cognitive
development theory? - ....ANSWER...Pre-operational,
2-7 years old
Which theory was developed by Piaget -
....ANSWER...four stage theory
AND PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
WGU D570 PRE ASSESSMENT
If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the
cerebral cortex, how will cognitive ability suffer? -
....ANSWER...The damage will affect the ability to
comprehend language.
When is structural connectivity present in the brain?
- ....ANSWER...When communication between two
areas occurs by neural pathways
How does mental imagery improce memory
according to Pavio's research? - ....ANSWER...By
pairing words that are concrete nouns
,How does propositional representation describe the
relationship between objects in mental imagery? -
....ANSWER...it emphasizes the descriptive
characteristics of an image
Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and
remembers the light refracted off the spray of the
water to create rainbows. How does Daniel re-
experience this visit? - ....ANSWER...by using visual
imagery to imagine the falls
How is the method of Loci used to improve memory?
- ....ANSWER...by visualizing items in different spatial
locations.
What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology? -
....ANSWER...made of stored entries for all the words
we know and is similar to a mental dictionary.
What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation
times? - ....ANSWER...Fixation times are longer for
low-frequency words.
How does syntactic coordination help establish
common ground? - ....ANSWER...It helps people
,coordinate their grammatical statements during
conversation
How does the constraint-based approach explain
how humans understand language? - ....ANSWER...by
parsing sentences and not only using syntactic
influences
Begins with examination of the mind's dual
perspectives, emphasizing control and goal-oriented
representation. - ....ANSWER...Exploration of the
human cognition
What does the physiological foundations of cognition
explain? - ....ANSWER...role of neurons, brain
organization, distributed representation, neural
networks, history of imagery and its impact on
memory, and encoding and organization principles
through method of Loci
How is language examined? - ....ANSWER...As a
hierarchical, rule-based system with historical ties
to psycholinguistics.
, Where are spatial representations held? -
....ANSWER...in a specific location
how are propositional representations formed? -
....ANSWER...as an equation or statement
how is the visual cortex organized? - ....ANSWER...as
a topographic map
how does the pegword technique assist in memory?
- ....ANSWER...by placing objects with a concrete
word
which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use
regarding sensations? - ....ANSWER...structuralism
what is the second stage of Piaget's cognitive
development theory? - ....ANSWER...Pre-operational,
2-7 years old
Which theory was developed by Piaget -
....ANSWER...four stage theory
