D570 WGU COURSE MATERIAL
QUIZZES AND TESTS EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
Which term refers to Ebbinghaus's finding that relearning lists of syllables
takes less time than the original session? ( Correct answers ) Savings
curve
What did Watson suggest that psychologists study when using a
stimulus-response approach? ( Correct answers ) Behavior
Which experimental framework was inspired by artificial intelligence and
sought to study mental processes either in stages or as sequential mental
operations? ( Correct answers ) Information processing
Which model of memory includes three stages: sensory store, short-term
memory, and long-term memory? ( Correct answers ) Atkinson-Shiffrin
model of memory
In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development do children
develop abstract thinking? ( Correct answers ) Formal operational
What did Chomsky discover about the cognitive development of language in
babies and young children? ( Correct answers ) Language is acquired
through a natural propensity for learning language.
What is the purpose of crystallized intelligence with regard to
cognition? ( Correct answers ) For gaining knowledge
Which sub-domain of cognitive psychology focuses on the conditions under
which new information is acquired? ( Correct answers ) Learning
What is the role of dendrites in the brain? ( Correct answers ) To receive
signals from other neurons
How does a neuron transmit a signal after a neural impulse travels the
length of the axon? ( Correct answers ) By releasing a neurotransmitter
If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex, how
will cognitive ability suffer? ( Correct answers ) The damage will affect
the ability to comprehend language.
GRADED
A+
, When is structural connectivity present in the brain? ( Correct
answers ) When communication between two areas occurs by neural
pathways
How does mental imagery improve memory according to Paivio's
research? ( Correct answers ) By pairing words that are concrete nouns
How does propositional representation describe the relationship between
objects in mental imagery? ( Correct answers ) It emphasizes the descriptive
characteristics of an image.
Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and remembers that the
light refracted off of the spray of the water to create rainbows.
How does Daniel re-experience this visit? ( Correct answers ) By using
visual imagery to imagine the falls.
How is the method of loci used to improve memory? ( Correct answers ) By
visualizing items in different spatial locations
What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology? ( Correct answers ) A lexicon
is made of stored entries for all the words we know and is similar to a mental
dictionary.
What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation times? ( Correct answers
) Fixation times are longer for low-frequency words.
How does syntactic coordination help establish common ground? ( Correct
answers ) It helps people coordinate their grammatical statements during
conversation.
How does the constraint-based approach explain how humans understand
language? ( Correct answers ) By parsing sentences and not only using
syntactic influences
Where are spatial representations of an image held? ( Correct answers ) In
a specific location
How are propositional representations formed? ( Correct answers ) As an
equation or statement
How is the visual cortex organized? ( Correct answers ) as a topographic
map
How does the pegword technique assist in memory? ( Correct answers )
By placing objects with a concrete word
Which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use regarding sensations?
( Correct answers ) Structuralism
GRADED
What is
A+ the second stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory? (
Correct answers
) Preoperational
QUIZZES AND TESTS EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
Which term refers to Ebbinghaus's finding that relearning lists of syllables
takes less time than the original session? ( Correct answers ) Savings
curve
What did Watson suggest that psychologists study when using a
stimulus-response approach? ( Correct answers ) Behavior
Which experimental framework was inspired by artificial intelligence and
sought to study mental processes either in stages or as sequential mental
operations? ( Correct answers ) Information processing
Which model of memory includes three stages: sensory store, short-term
memory, and long-term memory? ( Correct answers ) Atkinson-Shiffrin
model of memory
In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development do children
develop abstract thinking? ( Correct answers ) Formal operational
What did Chomsky discover about the cognitive development of language in
babies and young children? ( Correct answers ) Language is acquired
through a natural propensity for learning language.
What is the purpose of crystallized intelligence with regard to
cognition? ( Correct answers ) For gaining knowledge
Which sub-domain of cognitive psychology focuses on the conditions under
which new information is acquired? ( Correct answers ) Learning
What is the role of dendrites in the brain? ( Correct answers ) To receive
signals from other neurons
How does a neuron transmit a signal after a neural impulse travels the
length of the axon? ( Correct answers ) By releasing a neurotransmitter
If brain damage occurs in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex, how
will cognitive ability suffer? ( Correct answers ) The damage will affect
the ability to comprehend language.
GRADED
A+
, When is structural connectivity present in the brain? ( Correct
answers ) When communication between two areas occurs by neural
pathways
How does mental imagery improve memory according to Paivio's
research? ( Correct answers ) By pairing words that are concrete nouns
How does propositional representation describe the relationship between
objects in mental imagery? ( Correct answers ) It emphasizes the descriptive
characteristics of an image.
Daniel tells a story of a visit to a large waterfall and remembers that the
light refracted off of the spray of the water to create rainbows.
How does Daniel re-experience this visit? ( Correct answers ) By using
visual imagery to imagine the falls.
How is the method of loci used to improve memory? ( Correct answers ) By
visualizing items in different spatial locations
What is a lexicon within cognitive psychology? ( Correct answers ) A lexicon
is made of stored entries for all the words we know and is similar to a mental
dictionary.
What did Rayner and Duffy discover about fixation times? ( Correct answers
) Fixation times are longer for low-frequency words.
How does syntactic coordination help establish common ground? ( Correct
answers ) It helps people coordinate their grammatical statements during
conversation.
How does the constraint-based approach explain how humans understand
language? ( Correct answers ) By parsing sentences and not only using
syntactic influences
Where are spatial representations of an image held? ( Correct answers ) In
a specific location
How are propositional representations formed? ( Correct answers ) As an
equation or statement
How is the visual cortex organized? ( Correct answers ) as a topographic
map
How does the pegword technique assist in memory? ( Correct answers )
By placing objects with a concrete word
Which term did Wundt's theoretic approach use regarding sensations?
( Correct answers ) Structuralism
GRADED
What is
A+ the second stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory? (
Correct answers
) Preoperational
