WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PRE
ASSESSEMENT EXAM VERSION 1 & 2
2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW VERSION
!!!|LATEST UPDATE
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?
The student reads their notes aloud after each class to determine if they are missing any
important information.
The student tests themselves on the material from their notes by mentally asking themselves
questions.
The student repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it down concisely on
paper.
The student tries to write down on paper exactly what the instructor says in order to have a full
set of notes.
The student repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it down concisely on
paper.
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?
The episodic buffer mentally rotates the pictures of the actors in working memory.
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,The episodic buffer coordinates visual and phonological information related to the actors' faces
and names in working memory.
The episodic buffer connects with long-term memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing
content into working memory.
The episodic buffer allocates attention to various aspects of the task in working memory.
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?
Imagining drawing the objects while solving mental rotation problems helps performance.
Continuous firing of neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems.
Visualizing fluid object movement while solving mental rotation problems helps performance.
Strengthening of connections between neurons helps performance on mental rotation
problems.
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?
The first word presented is attended to in sensory memory.
The first word presented interferes with the person attending to other words.
The first word presented receives the person's full attention.
The first word presented draws attention away from the word presented last.
The first word presented receives the person's full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically significant
semantic memories?
A person recalls the steps to a dance they learned in elementary school.
A person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
A person remembers the first time they stayed overnight at a friend's house.
A person remembers that there are pyramids in Egypt, which they learned in second grade.
A person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
A person went on a trip to the ocean.
Which example shows the concept of autobiographical memory as an integration of episodic
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,and semantic memories for this scenario?
The person recalls how long it takes to drive to the ocean and how much it costs to park there.
The person shows a friend how to body surf and talks about how much they loved playing in the
water.
The person remembers jumping in the waves and the outdoor temperature that day.
The person tells their friend how they felt while at the beach and relays their plan to return next
year.
The person remembers jumping in the waves and the outdoor temperature that day.
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?
The person looks at pictures of each fish so that the information is held in the visuospatial
sketch pad in working memory, to be manipulated by the central executive.
The person transfers procedural memories of themselves fishing into working memory and
generates a list of fish that are unfamiliar.
The person imagines each fish on a tree structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
The person writes notes about each fish, with attention to variables such as color, length, and
accessibility.
The person imagines each fish on a tree structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
How does the generation effect relate to attention in a paired-associate task?
Having participants associate each word to their own life experiences led to cognitive control by
the central executive.
Having participants engage in word completion focused attention longer on each word pair,
compared to shallow word processing.
Having participants group together similar items across the word pairs distributed attention
across the set of stimuli used in the task.
Having participants develop visual images of each word pair interacting yielded more attention
to the word pairs.
Having participants engage in word completion focused attention longer on each word pair,
compared to shallow word processing.
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, Which stimuli are remembered best in a long-term memory task according to Nairne's
evolutionary theory of encoding?
Stimuli retained in visual memory after auditory interference
Stimuli judged as useful for providing protection
Stimuli related to one's own early formative life experiences
Stimuli studied earlier in a lifespan development course
Stimuli judged as useful for providing protection
Which example shows the difference between the standard model of consolidation and the
multiple trace model of consolidation regarding encoding episodic memories about a trip to a
lake?
The standard model of consolidation argues that lake trip memories are encoded first in the
prefrontal cortex, but the multiple trace model argues that trip memories are encoded first in
the parietal lobe.
The standard model of consolidation argues that long-term neuron potentiation leads to
encoding of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that changes in thousands
of synapses lead to encoding of trip memories.
The standard model of consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that the hippocampus
remains active in long-term trip memories.
The standard model of consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that the hippocampus
remains active in long-term trip memories.
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?
The person draws their own organizational tree on paper, grouping the names of the pastries
according to categories of pastry type.
The person visualizes each pastry, its name, and the location of each pastry in the display case.
The person photographs each pastry and its name in the display case and reviews them at
home.
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ASSESSEMENT EXAM VERSION 1 & 2
2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW VERSION
!!!|LATEST UPDATE
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?
The student reads their notes aloud after each class to determine if they are missing any
important information.
The student tests themselves on the material from their notes by mentally asking themselves
questions.
The student repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it down concisely on
paper.
The student tries to write down on paper exactly what the instructor says in order to have a full
set of notes.
The student repeats silently what their instructor has said before writing it down concisely on
paper.
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?
The episodic buffer mentally rotates the pictures of the actors in working memory.
1|Page
,The episodic buffer coordinates visual and phonological information related to the actors' faces
and names in working memory.
The episodic buffer connects with long-term memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing
content into working memory.
The episodic buffer allocates attention to various aspects of the task in working memory.
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?
Imagining drawing the objects while solving mental rotation problems helps performance.
Continuous firing of neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems.
Visualizing fluid object movement while solving mental rotation problems helps performance.
Strengthening of connections between neurons helps performance on mental rotation
problems.
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?
The first word presented is attended to in sensory memory.
The first word presented interferes with the person attending to other words.
The first word presented receives the person's full attention.
The first word presented draws attention away from the word presented last.
The first word presented receives the person's full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically significant
semantic memories?
A person recalls the steps to a dance they learned in elementary school.
A person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
A person remembers the first time they stayed overnight at a friend's house.
A person remembers that there are pyramids in Egypt, which they learned in second grade.
A person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years ago.
A person went on a trip to the ocean.
Which example shows the concept of autobiographical memory as an integration of episodic
2|Page
,and semantic memories for this scenario?
The person recalls how long it takes to drive to the ocean and how much it costs to park there.
The person shows a friend how to body surf and talks about how much they loved playing in the
water.
The person remembers jumping in the waves and the outdoor temperature that day.
The person tells their friend how they felt while at the beach and relays their plan to return next
year.
The person remembers jumping in the waves and the outdoor temperature that day.
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?
The person looks at pictures of each fish so that the information is held in the visuospatial
sketch pad in working memory, to be manipulated by the central executive.
The person transfers procedural memories of themselves fishing into working memory and
generates a list of fish that are unfamiliar.
The person imagines each fish on a tree structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
The person writes notes about each fish, with attention to variables such as color, length, and
accessibility.
The person imagines each fish on a tree structure corresponding to categories of fish types.
How does the generation effect relate to attention in a paired-associate task?
Having participants associate each word to their own life experiences led to cognitive control by
the central executive.
Having participants engage in word completion focused attention longer on each word pair,
compared to shallow word processing.
Having participants group together similar items across the word pairs distributed attention
across the set of stimuli used in the task.
Having participants develop visual images of each word pair interacting yielded more attention
to the word pairs.
Having participants engage in word completion focused attention longer on each word pair,
compared to shallow word processing.
3|Page
, Which stimuli are remembered best in a long-term memory task according to Nairne's
evolutionary theory of encoding?
Stimuli retained in visual memory after auditory interference
Stimuli judged as useful for providing protection
Stimuli related to one's own early formative life experiences
Stimuli studied earlier in a lifespan development course
Stimuli judged as useful for providing protection
Which example shows the difference between the standard model of consolidation and the
multiple trace model of consolidation regarding encoding episodic memories about a trip to a
lake?
The standard model of consolidation argues that lake trip memories are encoded first in the
prefrontal cortex, but the multiple trace model argues that trip memories are encoded first in
the parietal lobe.
The standard model of consolidation argues that long-term neuron potentiation leads to
encoding of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that changes in thousands
of synapses lead to encoding of trip memories.
The standard model of consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that the hippocampus
remains active in long-term trip memories.
The standard model of consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that the hippocampus
remains active in long-term trip memories.
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?
The person draws their own organizational tree on paper, grouping the names of the pastries
according to categories of pastry type.
The person visualizes each pastry, its name, and the location of each pastry in the display case.
The person photographs each pastry and its name in the display case and reviews them at
home.
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