WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
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Which of the following was an influence on the emergence of cognitive psychology? (select
as many as are correct)
a. The challenges of behaviorism
b. The failure of other approaches to capture what humans on a day-to-day basis, such as
using language
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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
c. The emergence of social psychology
d. The emergence of new technologies (calculators, computers, communication systems -
Answer ✓✓a,b, & d
a. The challenges of behaviorism
b. The failure of other approaches to capture what humans on a day-to-day basis, such as
using language
d. The emergence of new technologies (calculators, computers, communication systems
Psychophysics refers to the study of the relationship between the __________ properties of
a stimulus and the properties taken on when the stimulus is filtered through subjective
experience.
a. behavioral
b. cognitive
c. developmental
d. physical
- Answer ✓✓d. physical
_____________ breaks down everyday things into distinct, basic elements such as
sensations, feelings, and images.
a. Behavioralism
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b. Connectionism
c. Structuralism
d. Functionalism
- Answer ✓✓c. Structuralism
Which of these descriptions most accurately relates to the traditional role cognitive
psychologists typically play in psychology?
a. Studying mental processes and how they relate to perception, attention, and decision
making.
b. Studying in the ways cognitive processes change throughout the lifespan.
c. Studying the mental processes involved in thinking about others and their social
interactions
d. Studying the association between mental processing and brain activity.
- Answer ✓✓a. Studying mental processes and how they relate to perception, attention,
and decision making.
Which statement(s) about introspection are false? (select as many as apply)
a. We can study our own thoughts objectively and easily collect data
b. Our thoughts are automatic and happen too fast to detect their processes
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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
c. It is hard to study our thoughts because they are not directly observable
d. It's possible to observe qualia in another person.
- Answer ✓✓a & d
a. We can study our own thoughts objectively and easily collect data
d. It's possible to observe qualia in another person.
William James believed that all thoughts came from the brain, and thus came from the
thoughts before them. This is a ______ viewpoint.
a. Structuralist
b. Psychophysical
c. Behaviorist
d. Deterministic
- Answer ✓✓d. Deterministic
Which of the following statements are true regarding receptive fields on retinal cells
described in class? (select all that apply)
a. when light covers the entire receptive field, the cell's firing slows down
b. when light strikes the surround, the cell's firing slows down
c. when light covers the entire receptive field, the cell's firing speeds up
d. when light strikes the center, the cell's firing speeds up
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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
2 Verified Questions and Answers with
Detailed Rationales Already Graded A+
Guaranteed Pass – Ace your Exam
Pdf Download
Which of the following was an influence on the emergence of cognitive psychology? (select
as many as are correct)
a. The challenges of behaviorism
b. The failure of other approaches to capture what humans on a day-to-day basis, such as
using language
TEST BANK 1
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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
c. The emergence of social psychology
d. The emergence of new technologies (calculators, computers, communication systems -
Answer ✓✓a,b, & d
a. The challenges of behaviorism
b. The failure of other approaches to capture what humans on a day-to-day basis, such as
using language
d. The emergence of new technologies (calculators, computers, communication systems
Psychophysics refers to the study of the relationship between the __________ properties of
a stimulus and the properties taken on when the stimulus is filtered through subjective
experience.
a. behavioral
b. cognitive
c. developmental
d. physical
- Answer ✓✓d. physical
_____________ breaks down everyday things into distinct, basic elements such as
sensations, feelings, and images.
a. Behavioralism
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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
b. Connectionism
c. Structuralism
d. Functionalism
- Answer ✓✓c. Structuralism
Which of these descriptions most accurately relates to the traditional role cognitive
psychologists typically play in psychology?
a. Studying mental processes and how they relate to perception, attention, and decision
making.
b. Studying in the ways cognitive processes change throughout the lifespan.
c. Studying the mental processes involved in thinking about others and their social
interactions
d. Studying the association between mental processing and brain activity.
- Answer ✓✓a. Studying mental processes and how they relate to perception, attention,
and decision making.
Which statement(s) about introspection are false? (select as many as apply)
a. We can study our own thoughts objectively and easily collect data
b. Our thoughts are automatic and happen too fast to detect their processes
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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
c. It is hard to study our thoughts because they are not directly observable
d. It's possible to observe qualia in another person.
- Answer ✓✓a & d
a. We can study our own thoughts objectively and easily collect data
d. It's possible to observe qualia in another person.
William James believed that all thoughts came from the brain, and thus came from the
thoughts before them. This is a ______ viewpoint.
a. Structuralist
b. Psychophysical
c. Behaviorist
d. Deterministic
- Answer ✓✓d. Deterministic
Which of the following statements are true regarding receptive fields on retinal cells
described in class? (select all that apply)
a. when light covers the entire receptive field, the cell's firing slows down
b. when light strikes the surround, the cell's firing slows down
c. when light covers the entire receptive field, the cell's firing speeds up
d. when light strikes the center, the cell's firing speeds up
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