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WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST 2025/2026
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
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
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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 drivers license." How does deductive
reasoning govern such rules? - ANSWER-By applying permission
schemas
Which conclusion is drawn from performance on conditional
reasoning tasks such as the Wason four-card problem? -
ANSWER-Performance improves when problems are stated in
real-world terms.
Why do humans naturally gravitate toward using the oblique effect
when constructing our own environments? - ANSWER-Because
horizontals and verticals occur more frequently in the natural
world
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How do intentions influence mirror neurons? - ANSWER-The
response of neurons is determined by the cognitive interpretation
of how functional the tasks are
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 student is in a study lounge watching a video for a class and
can fully focus on the video despite people chatting in the
background and a clock loudly ticking. How does the student
process different stimuli in order to focus on the desired task? -
ANSWER-The student filters stimuli through the cocktail party
effect.
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST 2025/2026
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
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
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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 drivers license." How does deductive
reasoning govern such rules? - ANSWER-By applying permission
schemas
Which conclusion is drawn from performance on conditional
reasoning tasks such as the Wason four-card problem? -
ANSWER-Performance improves when problems are stated in
real-world terms.
Why do humans naturally gravitate toward using the oblique effect
when constructing our own environments? - ANSWER-Because
horizontals and verticals occur more frequently in the natural
world
, Page |3
How do intentions influence mirror neurons? - ANSWER-The
response of neurons is determined by the cognitive interpretation
of how functional the tasks are
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 student is in a study lounge watching a video for a class and
can fully focus on the video despite people chatting in the
background and a clock loudly ticking. How does the student
process different stimuli in order to focus on the desired task? -
ANSWER-The student filters stimuli through the cocktail party
effect.
