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WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology questions and
answers with solutions 2025.
A community construction project is proposed in two different
ways to an environmentally conscious audience. Group A is told
that only 20% of the trees will be torn down, while group B is told
that 80% of the trees will be saved. Which statement accurately
describes the groups' anticipated responses to the community
project, based on the principles of the framing effect? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Group B is more likely to favor the project since the
focus is on retention and gain of 80% of the trees, rather than the
20% loss of trees.
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.
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
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A hiker walks along a trail looking for a spot for a picture when
an unseen snake hisses from the nearby woods. Which
statement is true regarding the hiker's ability to notice the
snake? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ They will notice the snake's hiss if they
recognize it as a danger signal
A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with
such skill? Which response from the artist demonstrates expert-
induced amnesia? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ i dont know exactly. i dont
think about it. i just know how to do it when i do it.
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 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.
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What is an example of selective attention? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a
person intentionally tunes out sound of crew fixing street outside
while they focus on a video call
1-3 year olds need how much sleep? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 12-14
hours
10-18 year olds need how much sleep - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 8-10
hours
18 plus year olds need how much sleep - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 7-9
hours
3-5 year olds need how much sleep? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 11-13
hours
5-10 year olds need how much sleep - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 10-11
hours
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
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A brother and sister are arguing over who should get the last
slice of pizza. How do the siblings use the trade-off strategy to
decide who get s the last piece of pizza? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ the
brother realizes that he wants the pepperoni topping and sister
wants the crust, so he takes pepperoni and she takes crust.
A child hears the following sentence: "The driver slowed down,
looked in the mirror, then stopped the car." Which cognitive
process demonstrates a lexical priming? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ the
child processes the word car quickly because it is related to
driver.
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 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 person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children
playing see the ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty
WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology questions and
answers with solutions 2025.
A community construction project is proposed in two different
ways to an environmentally conscious audience. Group A is told
that only 20% of the trees will be torn down, while group B is told
that 80% of the trees will be saved. Which statement accurately
describes the groups' anticipated responses to the community
project, based on the principles of the framing effect? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Group B is more likely to favor the project since the
focus is on retention and gain of 80% of the trees, rather than the
20% loss of trees.
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.
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
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A hiker walks along a trail looking for a spot for a picture when
an unseen snake hisses from the nearby woods. Which
statement is true regarding the hiker's ability to notice the
snake? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ They will notice the snake's hiss if they
recognize it as a danger signal
A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with
such skill? Which response from the artist demonstrates expert-
induced amnesia? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ i dont know exactly. i dont
think about it. i just know how to do it when i do it.
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 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.
,3|Page
What is an example of selective attention? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a
person intentionally tunes out sound of crew fixing street outside
while they focus on a video call
1-3 year olds need how much sleep? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 12-14
hours
10-18 year olds need how much sleep - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 8-10
hours
18 plus year olds need how much sleep - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 7-9
hours
3-5 year olds need how much sleep? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 11-13
hours
5-10 year olds need how much sleep - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 10-11
hours
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
, 4|Page
A brother and sister are arguing over who should get the last
slice of pizza. How do the siblings use the trade-off strategy to
decide who get s the last piece of pizza? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ the
brother realizes that he wants the pepperoni topping and sister
wants the crust, so he takes pepperoni and she takes crust.
A child hears the following sentence: "The driver slowed down,
looked in the mirror, then stopped the car." Which cognitive
process demonstrates a lexical priming? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ the
child processes the word car quickly because it is related to
driver.
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 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 person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children
playing see the ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty
