WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND
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QUESTIONS AND WELL-VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS | WGU D570 COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2025 [BRAND NEW]
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
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? - ANSWER- 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.
What has research determined about the association between neutral language r
profanity and enhanced memory? - ANSWER- Arousing words that reference
profanity or explicit content are more memorable than neutral words
Which example demonstrates the application of Bartlett's repeated reproduction
when a student is tested on course content? - ANSWER- A student discusses the
,content in their study guide four times, then five times, daily for two days before a
test to concisely recall the information.
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? - ANSWER- A person smells
freshly chopped wood and recalls a cabin vacation with their family.
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall? - ANSWER- Increased
time passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the stories based
on cultural context
Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony? -
ANSWER- Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? - ANSWER- Whether imagery is
spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? - ANSWER- cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming? - ANSWER- A student is able to determine
the meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? - ANSWER- A person fails to
notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype? - ANSWER- The genes they inherit
from both parents
,How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? - ANSWER- It decreases the
severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how paper
degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots that leave no
carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to solve the problem of
designing their product in this scenario? - ANSWER- The engineer applied
analogical reasoning that considers semantic knowledge and observations of how
others solve problems while designing their product.
A group is asked to solve a complex puzzle by first stating its complex rules. Then
later, the puzzle is re-explained more simply, leading to a higher rate of success.
How would understanding the aspects of reasoning affect perception of the
problem? - ANSWER- By considering how context of presentation influences
judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a future
vacation? - ANSWER- A person can think clearly about the vacation if they are an
expert juggler
While preparing for a quiz, a student commits key terms to long-term memory by
associating those terms to meaningful moments in their life. How does this practice
help the student memorize the terms? - ANSWER- It employs the technique of
elaborative rehearsal
A person is walking and talking with a friend in the woods. How does the
visuospatial sketch pad differ from the phonological loop according to Baddeley's
model of working memory? - ANSWER- The visuospatial sketch pad holds
information about potential hazards, whereas the phonological loop holds
information related to the friend's words.
, 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
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment? - ANSWER- The students both start speaking loudly and gesturing.
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines whether
another person appears to be physically attractive? - ANSWER- Frontal Cortex
What is the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - ANSWER-
Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - ANSWER- Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance
abuse disorder? - ANSWER- Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision
when watching fireworks? - ANSWER- Fireworks appear as falling trails of light
due to iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would contribute to
effective execution of a mental math problem? - ANSWER- Numbers are held in
short-term memory and manipulations are conducted on the numbers in working
memory when solving the math problem.
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process contributes to a
student's short-term memory for course lecture material, according to Baddeley's
PRE-ASSESSMENT LATEST EXAM WITH 450+
QUESTIONS AND WELL-VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS | WGU D570 COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2025 [BRAND NEW]
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
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? - ANSWER- 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.
What has research determined about the association between neutral language r
profanity and enhanced memory? - ANSWER- Arousing words that reference
profanity or explicit content are more memorable than neutral words
Which example demonstrates the application of Bartlett's repeated reproduction
when a student is tested on course content? - ANSWER- A student discusses the
,content in their study guide four times, then five times, daily for two days before a
test to concisely recall the information.
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? - ANSWER- A person smells
freshly chopped wood and recalls a cabin vacation with their family.
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall? - ANSWER- Increased
time passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the stories based
on cultural context
Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony? -
ANSWER- Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? - ANSWER- Whether imagery is
spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? - ANSWER- cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming? - ANSWER- A student is able to determine
the meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? - ANSWER- A person fails to
notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype? - ANSWER- The genes they inherit
from both parents
,How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? - ANSWER- It decreases the
severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how paper
degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots that leave no
carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to solve the problem of
designing their product in this scenario? - ANSWER- The engineer applied
analogical reasoning that considers semantic knowledge and observations of how
others solve problems while designing their product.
A group is asked to solve a complex puzzle by first stating its complex rules. Then
later, the puzzle is re-explained more simply, leading to a higher rate of success.
How would understanding the aspects of reasoning affect perception of the
problem? - ANSWER- By considering how context of presentation influences
judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a future
vacation? - ANSWER- A person can think clearly about the vacation if they are an
expert juggler
While preparing for a quiz, a student commits key terms to long-term memory by
associating those terms to meaningful moments in their life. How does this practice
help the student memorize the terms? - ANSWER- It employs the technique of
elaborative rehearsal
A person is walking and talking with a friend in the woods. How does the
visuospatial sketch pad differ from the phonological loop according to Baddeley's
model of working memory? - ANSWER- The visuospatial sketch pad holds
information about potential hazards, whereas the phonological loop holds
information related to the friend's words.
, 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
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment? - ANSWER- The students both start speaking loudly and gesturing.
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines whether
another person appears to be physically attractive? - ANSWER- Frontal Cortex
What is the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - ANSWER-
Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - ANSWER- Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance
abuse disorder? - ANSWER- Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision
when watching fireworks? - ANSWER- Fireworks appear as falling trails of light
due to iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would contribute to
effective execution of a mental math problem? - ANSWER- Numbers are held in
short-term memory and manipulations are conducted on the numbers in working
memory when solving the math problem.
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process contributes to a
student's short-term memory for course lecture material, according to Baddeley's
