WGU D570 COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What is measured by the paper folding test? ( Correct answers ) Spatial
Imagery
What is mental imagery? ( Correct answers ) The ability to
recreate sensory information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development? ( Correct
answers ) Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual
inference? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct
answers ) Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
( Correct answers ) Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? ( Correct answers )
Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder? ( Correct answers ) Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of
vision when watching fireworks? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers )
Numbers are held in short- term memory and manipulations are
conducted on the numbers in working memory when solving the math
problem.
GRADED
A+
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process
contributes to a student's short-term memory for course lecture
material, according to Baddeley's
,model? ( Correct answers ) The student repeats silently what their
instructor has said before writing it down.
A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors whose
pictures were briefly presented upside down. What explains how the
episodic buffer enhances working memory in this scenario? ( Correct
answers ) The episodic buffer connects with long-term memory of the
actors' faces and names, bringing content into working memory.
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental
rotation problems? ( Correct answers ) Strengthening of connections
between neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems
How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words
presented sequentially? ( Correct answers ) The first word presented
receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
autobiographically significant semantic memories? ( Correct answers )
Person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years
ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that will occur
in one week. Which example illustrates the combined long-term memory
encoding strategies of visual imagery and organization? ( Correct
answers ) The person imagines each fish on a tree structure
corresponding to categories of fish types.
A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job at a
bakery. Which example shows the interaction between the deep
processing strategies of generation and self-reference? ( Correct answers )
The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries, pairing each
with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry appears.
A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist most have
not heard of. Which process occurs when the person tries to remember
how they learned that fact? ( Correct answers ) Source monitoring
Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment in which
participants played a gambling game on a computer and were later
shown a modified video of themselves cheating. What did this
experiment reveal about false confessions? ( Correct answers )
Participants confessed to cheating after being shown the modified video,
even though they did not recall cheating indicating the power of
suggestive questioning and tactics
Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis? ( Correct
GRADED
answers
A+ ) A person remembers graduating from law school
,What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
( Correct answers ) Identifying the relationship between environmental
stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? ( Correct
answers ) Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks
unattended messages? ( Correct answers ) Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible
without an image"? ( Correct answers ) People who cannot visualize
images are still capable of thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an
individual begin to understand mathematical reasoning? ( Correct
answers ) Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a
problem or object according to Piaget? ( Correct answers ) Centration
Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is represented
by a child's ability to mentally represent objects and events with words
and images? ( Correct answers ) Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience?
( Correct answers
) Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget? ( Correct
answers ) Schemas
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? ( Correct answers ) The child changes their mind
from the subject being the car to the hills
A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and
fell. which thought process is an example of an anaphoric inference?
( Correct answers ) The student infers that the word "it" refers to the
dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? ( Correct
answers ) It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect?
GRADED
(A+Correct answers ) how often a word is used within a language
, While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely
on their textbook, tuning out the surrounding conversations and
background music. Which cognitive phenomenon does this scenario
illustrate? ( Correct answers ) Selective attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing
see the ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty air and smell
sunscreen. Which state of consciousness is this person experiencing?
( Correct answers ) wakeful state
How does rotating shift work affect consciousness? ( Correct answers ) it
can affect a person's sleep regulation, leading to insomnia and fatigue.
Which statement describes circadian rhythm in the sleep-wake cycle and
consciousness? ( Correct answers ) Circadian rhythms regulate the sleep-
wake cycle and impact alertness
Which test measures brain activity to determine a person's stage
of sleep or sonsciousness? ( Correct answers )
Electroencephalogram EEG
What does the Stroop interference task use to demonstrate a slower
reaction time? ( Correct answers ) By displaying color words in different
color fonts
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? ( Correct answers ) Fixation
causes the student to focus too much on the last part of the maze and to
overlook important steps at the beginning
A teenager's car won't start because the battery is drained after leaving
the headlights on overnight. He realizes he needs jumper cables after
recalling a childhood memory of his parents jump-starting the family car
after the battery died. Which recognition and memory retrieval processes
were involved in this problem-solving? ( Correct answers ) Noticing,
mapping, and applying
Which example demonstrates Newell and Simon's approach to problem
solving? ( Correct answers ) A person planning an event makes a list
of to-dos and begins working on one task at a time until they are all
completed
Which example demonstrates the importance of how a problem statement
is presented for effective problem solving? ( Correct answers ) A person
GRADED
reads
A+ a prompt for an essay question and notices that the teacher used
certain language, which helped the person eliminate incorrect answers.
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What is measured by the paper folding test? ( Correct answers ) Spatial
Imagery
What is mental imagery? ( Correct answers ) The ability to
recreate sensory information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development? ( Correct
answers ) Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual
inference? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct
answers ) Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
( Correct answers ) Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? ( Correct answers )
Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder? ( Correct answers ) Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of
vision when watching fireworks? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers )
Numbers are held in short- term memory and manipulations are
conducted on the numbers in working memory when solving the math
problem.
GRADED
A+
Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process
contributes to a student's short-term memory for course lecture
material, according to Baddeley's
,model? ( Correct answers ) The student repeats silently what their
instructor has said before writing it down.
A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors whose
pictures were briefly presented upside down. What explains how the
episodic buffer enhances working memory in this scenario? ( Correct
answers ) The episodic buffer connects with long-term memory of the
actors' faces and names, bringing content into working memory.
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental
rotation problems? ( Correct answers ) Strengthening of connections
between neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems
How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words
presented sequentially? ( Correct answers ) The first word presented
receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
autobiographically significant semantic memories? ( Correct answers )
Person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in the airport years
ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that will occur
in one week. Which example illustrates the combined long-term memory
encoding strategies of visual imagery and organization? ( Correct
answers ) The person imagines each fish on a tree structure
corresponding to categories of fish types.
A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job at a
bakery. Which example shows the interaction between the deep
processing strategies of generation and self-reference? ( Correct answers )
The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries, pairing each
with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry appears.
A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist most have
not heard of. Which process occurs when the person tries to remember
how they learned that fact? ( Correct answers ) Source monitoring
Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment in which
participants played a gambling game on a computer and were later
shown a modified video of themselves cheating. What did this
experiment reveal about false confessions? ( Correct answers )
Participants confessed to cheating after being shown the modified video,
even though they did not recall cheating indicating the power of
suggestive questioning and tactics
Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis? ( Correct
GRADED
answers
A+ ) A person remembers graduating from law school
,What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
( Correct answers ) Identifying the relationship between environmental
stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? ( Correct
answers ) Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks
unattended messages? ( Correct answers ) Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible
without an image"? ( Correct answers ) People who cannot visualize
images are still capable of thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an
individual begin to understand mathematical reasoning? ( Correct
answers ) Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a
problem or object according to Piaget? ( Correct answers ) Centration
Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is represented
by a child's ability to mentally represent objects and events with words
and images? ( Correct answers ) Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience?
( Correct answers
) Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget? ( Correct
answers ) Schemas
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? ( Correct answers ) The child changes their mind
from the subject being the car to the hills
A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and
fell. which thought process is an example of an anaphoric inference?
( Correct answers ) The student infers that the word "it" refers to the
dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? ( Correct
answers ) It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect?
GRADED
(A+Correct answers ) how often a word is used within a language
, While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely
on their textbook, tuning out the surrounding conversations and
background music. Which cognitive phenomenon does this scenario
illustrate? ( Correct answers ) Selective attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing
see the ocean waves feel the warm sun taste the salty air and smell
sunscreen. Which state of consciousness is this person experiencing?
( Correct answers ) wakeful state
How does rotating shift work affect consciousness? ( Correct answers ) it
can affect a person's sleep regulation, leading to insomnia and fatigue.
Which statement describes circadian rhythm in the sleep-wake cycle and
consciousness? ( Correct answers ) Circadian rhythms regulate the sleep-
wake cycle and impact alertness
Which test measures brain activity to determine a person's stage
of sleep or sonsciousness? ( Correct answers )
Electroencephalogram EEG
What does the Stroop interference task use to demonstrate a slower
reaction time? ( Correct answers ) By displaying color words in different
color fonts
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? ( Correct answers ) Fixation
causes the student to focus too much on the last part of the maze and to
overlook important steps at the beginning
A teenager's car won't start because the battery is drained after leaving
the headlights on overnight. He realizes he needs jumper cables after
recalling a childhood memory of his parents jump-starting the family car
after the battery died. Which recognition and memory retrieval processes
were involved in this problem-solving? ( Correct answers ) Noticing,
mapping, and applying
Which example demonstrates Newell and Simon's approach to problem
solving? ( Correct answers ) A person planning an event makes a list
of to-dos and begins working on one task at a time until they are all
completed
Which example demonstrates the importance of how a problem statement
is presented for effective problem solving? ( Correct answers ) A person
GRADED
reads
A+ a prompt for an essay question and notices that the teacher used
certain language, which helped the person eliminate incorrect answers.
