WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What is measured by the paper folding test? - answer-Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery? - answer-The ability to recreate sensory information
without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development? - answer-Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the
hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference? -
answer-The child infers that the hills being beautiful are caused by the motion
of the moving car
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traceling down the
hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates the garden path
model of parsing? - answer-The child changes their mind from the subject
being the car to the hills
,A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell.
which thought process is an example of an anaphoric inference? - answer-The
student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? - answer-It
aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect? - answer-
how often a word is used within a language
While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely on their
textbook, tuning out the surrounding conversations and background music.
Which cognitive phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? - answer-Selective
attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing see the
ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty air and smell sunscreen. Which
state of consciousness is this person experiencing? - answer-wakeful state
How does rotating shift work affect consciousness? - answer-it can affect a
person's sleep regulation, leading to insomnia and fatigue.
Which statement describes circadian rhythm in the sleep-wake cycle and
consciousness? - answer-Circadian rhythms regulate the sleep-wake cycle and
impact alertness
,Which test measures brain activity to determine a person's stage of sleep or
sonsciousness? - answer-Electroencephalogram EEG
What does the Stroop interference task use to demonstrate a slower reaction
time? - answer-By displaying color words in different color fonts
A kindergarten student is trying to solve a handheld maze. The student focuses
on the last step of the maze, causing them to miss earlier steps. What process
describes why the student has a difficult time discovering the first step
required to solve the maze? - answer-Fixation causes the student to focus too
much on the last part of the maze and to overlook important steps at the
beginning
A teenager's car won't start because the battery is drained after leaving the
headlights on overnight. He realizes he needs jumper cables after recalling a
childhood memory of his parents jump-starting the family car after the battery
died. Which recognition and memory retrieval processes were involved in this
problem-solving? - answer-Noticing, mapping, and applying
Which example demonstrates Newell and Simon's approach to problem
solving? - answer-A person planning an event makes a list of to-dos and begins
working on one task at a time until they are all completed
Which example demonstrates the importance of how a problem statement is
presented for effective problem solving? - answer-A person reads a prompt for
an essay question and notices that the teacher used certain language, which
helped the person eliminate incorrect answers.
, A student started a new club for their school and is thinking of ways to
increase participation. Which scenario is based on the student's use of
analogical transfer? - answer-The student uses colorful flyers to advertise the
club because they remember that this strategy previously led to increased
school voting.
A musician is having a difficult time composing a new song. They spend a week
camping alone in the mountains, completing the song while in the wilderness.
How can the musician's solitude contribute to this creativity and solve the
problem? - answer-The musician could avoid distractions and find space to
think, allowing them to generate new ideas.
What is the relationship between open monitoring meditation and creativity? -
answer-Open monitoring meditation is associated with enhanced creativity
because it causes greater activation of the default mode network.
A basketball coach is judging two potential players for recruitment and
presumes that the taller athlete is more talented than the shorter one. What
thought process does the coach utilize? - answer-A stereotype about height
and performance
A first-year university student readily makes new friends with their engineering
classmates. The student assumes that all engineers must be outgoing like their
classmates. How does this case demonstrate misuse of the representativeness
heuristic? - answer-The student shows a bias involving a small sample of the
population.
Some states apply rules such as "if a citizen reaches the age of 16, then they
may obtain a driver's license." how does deductive reasoning govern such
rules? - answer-by applying permission schemas
ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What is measured by the paper folding test? - answer-Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery? - answer-The ability to recreate sensory information
without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development? - answer-Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the
hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference? -
answer-The child infers that the hills being beautiful are caused by the motion
of the moving car
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traceling down the
hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates the garden path
model of parsing? - answer-The child changes their mind from the subject
being the car to the hills
,A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell.
which thought process is an example of an anaphoric inference? - answer-The
student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? - answer-It
aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect? - answer-
how often a word is used within a language
While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely on their
textbook, tuning out the surrounding conversations and background music.
Which cognitive phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? - answer-Selective
attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing see the
ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty air and smell sunscreen. Which
state of consciousness is this person experiencing? - answer-wakeful state
How does rotating shift work affect consciousness? - answer-it can affect a
person's sleep regulation, leading to insomnia and fatigue.
Which statement describes circadian rhythm in the sleep-wake cycle and
consciousness? - answer-Circadian rhythms regulate the sleep-wake cycle and
impact alertness
,Which test measures brain activity to determine a person's stage of sleep or
sonsciousness? - answer-Electroencephalogram EEG
What does the Stroop interference task use to demonstrate a slower reaction
time? - answer-By displaying color words in different color fonts
A kindergarten student is trying to solve a handheld maze. The student focuses
on the last step of the maze, causing them to miss earlier steps. What process
describes why the student has a difficult time discovering the first step
required to solve the maze? - answer-Fixation causes the student to focus too
much on the last part of the maze and to overlook important steps at the
beginning
A teenager's car won't start because the battery is drained after leaving the
headlights on overnight. He realizes he needs jumper cables after recalling a
childhood memory of his parents jump-starting the family car after the battery
died. Which recognition and memory retrieval processes were involved in this
problem-solving? - answer-Noticing, mapping, and applying
Which example demonstrates Newell and Simon's approach to problem
solving? - answer-A person planning an event makes a list of to-dos and begins
working on one task at a time until they are all completed
Which example demonstrates the importance of how a problem statement is
presented for effective problem solving? - answer-A person reads a prompt for
an essay question and notices that the teacher used certain language, which
helped the person eliminate incorrect answers.
, A student started a new club for their school and is thinking of ways to
increase participation. Which scenario is based on the student's use of
analogical transfer? - answer-The student uses colorful flyers to advertise the
club because they remember that this strategy previously led to increased
school voting.
A musician is having a difficult time composing a new song. They spend a week
camping alone in the mountains, completing the song while in the wilderness.
How can the musician's solitude contribute to this creativity and solve the
problem? - answer-The musician could avoid distractions and find space to
think, allowing them to generate new ideas.
What is the relationship between open monitoring meditation and creativity? -
answer-Open monitoring meditation is associated with enhanced creativity
because it causes greater activation of the default mode network.
A basketball coach is judging two potential players for recruitment and
presumes that the taller athlete is more talented than the shorter one. What
thought process does the coach utilize? - answer-A stereotype about height
and performance
A first-year university student readily makes new friends with their engineering
classmates. The student assumes that all engineers must be outgoing like their
classmates. How does this case demonstrate misuse of the representativeness
heuristic? - answer-The student shows a bias involving a small sample of the
population.
Some states apply rules such as "if a citizen reaches the age of 16, then they
may obtain a driver's license." how does deductive reasoning govern such
rules? - answer-by applying permission schemas
