WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA EXAM COMPLETE
2026 ACTUAL EXAM 450 REAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS COVERING THE MOST FREQUENT
TESTED QUESTIONS GUARANTEE HIGH PASSMARK
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? - correct answer -the child processes the
word car quickly because it is related to driver.
You notice a must-have sweater on TV commercial and want to remember the store's name so you can
buy it. Which scenario demonstrates use of the Modal Model of Memory to remember what store sold
the sweater? - correct answer -Repeating the store's name for over a minute to remember it later
Which scenario demonstrates sensory memory moving into short-term memory? - correct answer -a
person reads a phone number and repeats it to remember it.
Which example demonstrates how attention is controlled by Central executive? - correct answer -
focusing on the variety of pets in a pet store to remember how affordable they were later
Which is an effective way to remember an 8-digit account number? - correct answer -By chunking
numbers into sets and associating those sets with meaningful information
What scenario demonstrates the semanticization of remote memories? - correct answer -A child
remembers being taught how to draw a lion in a classroom with blue walls and a space-themed carpet
Which example demonstrates the interaction between episodic and personal semantic memories? -
correct answer -A person is building a bookshelf and remembers the last one they built was unsteady
and kept falling so they now build the bookshelf on a level surface
A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with such skill? Which response from the
artist demonstrates expert-induced amnesia? - correct answer -i dont know exactly. i dont think about
it. i just know how to do it when i do it.
,What is an example of Priming? - correct answer -kevin smells pizza while driving through the city and
then has a intense craving for pizza later that night when thinking of what to order.
Which method is effective for encoding information into long-term memory for later retrieval according
to the levels of processing theory? - correct answer -repeating and then associating song lyrics with the
words of a favorite poem
Which is an example of matching in the memory retrieval process - correct answer -going back to a
childhood home and recalling more details of an old memory
What does Nader's rat experiment explain about memory reconstruction - correct answer -possibility
that retrieved memories can become fragile upon retrieval
Which scenario is example of trying to recall information from long-term memory? - correct answer -six
nouns that you remember three hours later because you saw and image of the items in the store
window that morning
Which example demonstrates a researcher measuring the multidimensional nature of autobiographical
memory? - correct answer -measuring brain activity when a participant sees their cat in a set of random
cat images.
How does visual cortex injury affect memory errors? - correct answer -it impairs a person's motor
functioning capabilities
Which is an example of misleading post event information? - correct answer -inference through false
information presented by another person that alters a memory
Which is an example of the post-identification feedback effect? - correct answer -a person implants false
memories of them going to camp so they believe they had a happy childhood
.What is an example of selective attention? - correct answer -a person intentionally tunes out sound of
crew fixing street outside while they focus on a video call
,Which function does the suprachiasmatic nucleus help regulate? - correct answer -the brain's biological
clock
Which area of the brain is responsible for regulating sleep cycles by helping the body recognize day and
night? - correct answer -Suprachiasmatic nucleus
What is dual processing? - correct answer -the unconscious processing of information alongside
conscious processing
An individual drives along a familiar route to work, consciously making decisions like signaling and
checking for traffic, while unconsciously maintaining a steady speed and reacting to hazards. Which
cognitive phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? - correct answer -Dual Processing
Which sleep stage is characterized by decreased respiration, heart rate, body temperature, muscle
tension, and is easy to wake? - correct answer -Non-rapid eye movement (NREM)1
What are depressant drugs - correct answer -substances that reduce central nervous system activity and
consciousness
Which part of the brain controls the biological clock of the body impacting sleep-wake cycles? - correct
answer -hypothalamus
Which term is described as being "a special dual processing state of 'split consciousness'?" - correct
answer -dissociation
Which substance causes a euphoric high, feelings of intense elation, or pleasure? - correct answer -
methamphetamine
How does an individual solve problems using the Gestalt approach? - correct answer -by picturing the
problem in one's mind and then representing it in a different way
, How do individuals solve the Tower of Hanoi Problem? - correct answer -by implementing means-end
analysis, individuals move discs from one set of pegs to another between the initial and goal states by
creating subgoals.
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? - correct answer -the brother realizes that
he wants the pepperoni topping and sister wants the crust, so he takes pepperoni and she takes crust.
A team of computer programmers is trying to find a solution to fix a problem with their company's email
system. After working on the problem for several hours, they have yet to solve it. How can the
programmers use incubation to solve the problem? - correct answer -The programmers agree to take a
2 hour lunch break, and once they return, they come up with several possible solutions
Sophia is a mental health therapist and her client, oliver, expressed grief over recent death of his
mother. Sophia also finds herself sad. How do mirror neurons explain sophia's empathy for her client? -
correct answer -when she observed her client's sadness, Mirror neurons in her brain fired, allowing her
to feel empathy for him as a result.
How does top-down processing explain perception? - correct answer -perception is shaped by an
individual's prior knowledge and experience
How do psychologists view the role of experience in perception according to Gestalt's principles? -
correct answer -Gestalt Principles believe role experience in forming what perception is minor
compared to built in perception principles of organism
How does Natural selection explain the oblique effect? - correct answer -Through evolution visual
system was shaped to contain neuron that respond to things frequently found in the environment
What does the phrase "leaky filter" mean in Treisman's attenuation model - correct answer -some
unattended messages pass through the attenuator.
Jack was excited and cheered when his child scored at a soccer game and then became confused when
the ref called a foul and siallowed the goal. How does inattentional blindness explain Jack's confusion
over the ref's call? - correct answer -Jack was directing his attention to his child, so he did not see the
2026 ACTUAL EXAM 450 REAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS COVERING THE MOST FREQUENT
TESTED QUESTIONS GUARANTEE HIGH PASSMARK
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? - correct answer -the child processes the
word car quickly because it is related to driver.
You notice a must-have sweater on TV commercial and want to remember the store's name so you can
buy it. Which scenario demonstrates use of the Modal Model of Memory to remember what store sold
the sweater? - correct answer -Repeating the store's name for over a minute to remember it later
Which scenario demonstrates sensory memory moving into short-term memory? - correct answer -a
person reads a phone number and repeats it to remember it.
Which example demonstrates how attention is controlled by Central executive? - correct answer -
focusing on the variety of pets in a pet store to remember how affordable they were later
Which is an effective way to remember an 8-digit account number? - correct answer -By chunking
numbers into sets and associating those sets with meaningful information
What scenario demonstrates the semanticization of remote memories? - correct answer -A child
remembers being taught how to draw a lion in a classroom with blue walls and a space-themed carpet
Which example demonstrates the interaction between episodic and personal semantic memories? -
correct answer -A person is building a bookshelf and remembers the last one they built was unsteady
and kept falling so they now build the bookshelf on a level surface
A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with such skill? Which response from the
artist demonstrates expert-induced amnesia? - correct answer -i dont know exactly. i dont think about
it. i just know how to do it when i do it.
,What is an example of Priming? - correct answer -kevin smells pizza while driving through the city and
then has a intense craving for pizza later that night when thinking of what to order.
Which method is effective for encoding information into long-term memory for later retrieval according
to the levels of processing theory? - correct answer -repeating and then associating song lyrics with the
words of a favorite poem
Which is an example of matching in the memory retrieval process - correct answer -going back to a
childhood home and recalling more details of an old memory
What does Nader's rat experiment explain about memory reconstruction - correct answer -possibility
that retrieved memories can become fragile upon retrieval
Which scenario is example of trying to recall information from long-term memory? - correct answer -six
nouns that you remember three hours later because you saw and image of the items in the store
window that morning
Which example demonstrates a researcher measuring the multidimensional nature of autobiographical
memory? - correct answer -measuring brain activity when a participant sees their cat in a set of random
cat images.
How does visual cortex injury affect memory errors? - correct answer -it impairs a person's motor
functioning capabilities
Which is an example of misleading post event information? - correct answer -inference through false
information presented by another person that alters a memory
Which is an example of the post-identification feedback effect? - correct answer -a person implants false
memories of them going to camp so they believe they had a happy childhood
.What is an example of selective attention? - correct answer -a person intentionally tunes out sound of
crew fixing street outside while they focus on a video call
,Which function does the suprachiasmatic nucleus help regulate? - correct answer -the brain's biological
clock
Which area of the brain is responsible for regulating sleep cycles by helping the body recognize day and
night? - correct answer -Suprachiasmatic nucleus
What is dual processing? - correct answer -the unconscious processing of information alongside
conscious processing
An individual drives along a familiar route to work, consciously making decisions like signaling and
checking for traffic, while unconsciously maintaining a steady speed and reacting to hazards. Which
cognitive phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? - correct answer -Dual Processing
Which sleep stage is characterized by decreased respiration, heart rate, body temperature, muscle
tension, and is easy to wake? - correct answer -Non-rapid eye movement (NREM)1
What are depressant drugs - correct answer -substances that reduce central nervous system activity and
consciousness
Which part of the brain controls the biological clock of the body impacting sleep-wake cycles? - correct
answer -hypothalamus
Which term is described as being "a special dual processing state of 'split consciousness'?" - correct
answer -dissociation
Which substance causes a euphoric high, feelings of intense elation, or pleasure? - correct answer -
methamphetamine
How does an individual solve problems using the Gestalt approach? - correct answer -by picturing the
problem in one's mind and then representing it in a different way
, How do individuals solve the Tower of Hanoi Problem? - correct answer -by implementing means-end
analysis, individuals move discs from one set of pegs to another between the initial and goal states by
creating subgoals.
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? - correct answer -the brother realizes that
he wants the pepperoni topping and sister wants the crust, so he takes pepperoni and she takes crust.
A team of computer programmers is trying to find a solution to fix a problem with their company's email
system. After working on the problem for several hours, they have yet to solve it. How can the
programmers use incubation to solve the problem? - correct answer -The programmers agree to take a
2 hour lunch break, and once they return, they come up with several possible solutions
Sophia is a mental health therapist and her client, oliver, expressed grief over recent death of his
mother. Sophia also finds herself sad. How do mirror neurons explain sophia's empathy for her client? -
correct answer -when she observed her client's sadness, Mirror neurons in her brain fired, allowing her
to feel empathy for him as a result.
How does top-down processing explain perception? - correct answer -perception is shaped by an
individual's prior knowledge and experience
How do psychologists view the role of experience in perception according to Gestalt's principles? -
correct answer -Gestalt Principles believe role experience in forming what perception is minor
compared to built in perception principles of organism
How does Natural selection explain the oblique effect? - correct answer -Through evolution visual
system was shaped to contain neuron that respond to things frequently found in the environment
What does the phrase "leaky filter" mean in Treisman's attenuation model - correct answer -some
unattended messages pass through the attenuator.
Jack was excited and cheered when his child scored at a soccer game and then became confused when
the ref called a foul and siallowed the goal. How does inattentional blindness explain Jack's confusion
over the ref's call? - correct answer -Jack was directing his attention to his child, so he did not see the
