WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology
1. What is measured by the paper folding Spatial Imagery
test?
2. What is mental imagery? The ability to recreate sensory information with-
out physical stimuli
3. What is a component of psychosocial Personality
development?
4. A child reads the following incorrect sen- The child infers that the hills being beautiful are
tence: "The car was traveling down the caused by the motion of the moving car
hills were beautiful." Which cognitive
process illustrates casual inference?
5. Which conversation between two stu- The students both start speaking loudly and
dents demonstrates the process of en- gesturing.
trainment?
6. Which cortex of the frontal lobe is Frontal Cortex
activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be
physically attractive?
7. What is the the electrical impulse fired Action Potential
down the axon of a neuron?
8. Which part of a neuron transports an Axon
electrical signal?
9. Which types of tasks have revealed cog- Working Memory Tests
nitive deficits in people with a substance
abuse disorder?
10.
, WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology
Which example shows how sensory Fireworks appear as falling trails of light due to
memory results in the persistence of vi- iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
sion when watching fireworks?
11. Which explanation shows how multiple Numbers are held in short-term memory and
forms of memory would contribute to manipulations are conducted on the numbers
effective execution of a mental math in working memory when solving the math
problem? problem.
12. Which scenario exemplifies how the ar- The student repeats silently what their instruc-
ticulatory rehearsal process contributes tor has said before writing it down.
to a student's short-term memory for
course lecture material, according to
Baddeley's model?
13. A person is trying to recall the names The episodic buffer connects with long-term
of a set of seven actors whose pictures memory of the actors' faces and names, bring-
were briefly presented upside down. ing content into working memory.
What explains how the episodic buffer
enhances working memory in this sce-
nario?
14. How does activity-silent working memo- Strengthening of connections between neu-
ry help performance on mental rotation rons helps performance on mental rotation
problems? problems
15. How is the primacy effect related to at- The first word presented receives the persons
tention for a set of words presented se- full attention.
quentially?
16. Which example shows Westmacott and Person recalls the name of the actor that they
Moscovitch's concept of autobiographi- saw in the airport years ago.
cally significant semantic memories?
, WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology
17. A person is studying a list of types of The person imagines each fish on a tree struc-
fish for a wildlife test that will occur in ture corresponding to categories of fish types.
one week. Which example illustrates the
combined long-term memory encoding
strategies of visual imagery and organi-
zation?
18. A person is studying a list of names of The person creates flashcards for the names of
pastries for their new job at a bakery. the pastries, pairing each with an estimate of
Which example shows the interaction how appetizing the pastry appears.
between the deep processing strategies
of generation and self-reference?
19. A person surprises themself in recalling Source monitoring
the name of an artist most have not
heard of. Which process occurs when
the person tries to remember how they
learned that fact?
20. Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Participants confessed to cheating after being
Wade ran an experiment in which par- shown the modified video, even though they
ticipants played a gambling game on a did not recall cheating indicating the power of
computer and were later shown a modi- suggestive questioning and tactics
fied video of themselves cheating. What
did this experiment reveal about false
confessions?
21. Which example reflects the impact of A person remembers graduating from law
the self-image hypothesis? school
22. What is a primary concern of behavior- Identifying the relationship between environ-
ism according to John Watson? mental stimuli and behavior
, WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology
23. Which concept supports the paired-as- Conceptual peg hypothesis
sociate learning results?
24. Which component of Broadbent's flow Filter
diagram of the mind blocks unattended
messages?
25. Which evidence disproves Aristotle's as- People who cannot visualize images are still
sertion that "thought is impossible with- capable of thinking
out an image"?
26. Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive De- Concrete Operational
velopment Theory does an individual
begin to understand mathematical rea-
soning?
27. Which term describes a child's tendency Centration
to fixate on just one aspect of a problem
or object according to Piaget?
28. Which stage in Piaget's theory of cog- Preoperational
nitive development is represented by a
child's ability to mentally represent ob-
jects and events with words and im-
ages?
29. Which kind of intelligence reflects abili- Crystalized
ties drawn from experience?
30. Which mental framework is used in Schemas
learning according to Piaget?
31. A child reads the following incorrect The child changes their mind from the subject
sentence: "The car was traceling down being the car to the hills
1. What is measured by the paper folding Spatial Imagery
test?
2. What is mental imagery? The ability to recreate sensory information with-
out physical stimuli
3. What is a component of psychosocial Personality
development?
4. A child reads the following incorrect sen- The child infers that the hills being beautiful are
tence: "The car was traveling down the caused by the motion of the moving car
hills were beautiful." Which cognitive
process illustrates casual inference?
5. Which conversation between two stu- The students both start speaking loudly and
dents demonstrates the process of en- gesturing.
trainment?
6. Which cortex of the frontal lobe is Frontal Cortex
activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be
physically attractive?
7. What is the the electrical impulse fired Action Potential
down the axon of a neuron?
8. Which part of a neuron transports an Axon
electrical signal?
9. Which types of tasks have revealed cog- Working Memory Tests
nitive deficits in people with a substance
abuse disorder?
10.
, WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology
Which example shows how sensory Fireworks appear as falling trails of light due to
memory results in the persistence of vi- iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
sion when watching fireworks?
11. Which explanation shows how multiple Numbers are held in short-term memory and
forms of memory would contribute to manipulations are conducted on the numbers
effective execution of a mental math in working memory when solving the math
problem? problem.
12. Which scenario exemplifies how the ar- The student repeats silently what their instruc-
ticulatory rehearsal process contributes tor has said before writing it down.
to a student's short-term memory for
course lecture material, according to
Baddeley's model?
13. A person is trying to recall the names The episodic buffer connects with long-term
of a set of seven actors whose pictures memory of the actors' faces and names, bring-
were briefly presented upside down. ing content into working memory.
What explains how the episodic buffer
enhances working memory in this sce-
nario?
14. How does activity-silent working memo- Strengthening of connections between neu-
ry help performance on mental rotation rons helps performance on mental rotation
problems? problems
15. How is the primacy effect related to at- The first word presented receives the persons
tention for a set of words presented se- full attention.
quentially?
16. Which example shows Westmacott and Person recalls the name of the actor that they
Moscovitch's concept of autobiographi- saw in the airport years ago.
cally significant semantic memories?
, WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology
17. A person is studying a list of types of The person imagines each fish on a tree struc-
fish for a wildlife test that will occur in ture corresponding to categories of fish types.
one week. Which example illustrates the
combined long-term memory encoding
strategies of visual imagery and organi-
zation?
18. A person is studying a list of names of The person creates flashcards for the names of
pastries for their new job at a bakery. the pastries, pairing each with an estimate of
Which example shows the interaction how appetizing the pastry appears.
between the deep processing strategies
of generation and self-reference?
19. A person surprises themself in recalling Source monitoring
the name of an artist most have not
heard of. Which process occurs when
the person tries to remember how they
learned that fact?
20. Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Participants confessed to cheating after being
Wade ran an experiment in which par- shown the modified video, even though they
ticipants played a gambling game on a did not recall cheating indicating the power of
computer and were later shown a modi- suggestive questioning and tactics
fied video of themselves cheating. What
did this experiment reveal about false
confessions?
21. Which example reflects the impact of A person remembers graduating from law
the self-image hypothesis? school
22. What is a primary concern of behavior- Identifying the relationship between environ-
ism according to John Watson? mental stimuli and behavior
, WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology
23. Which concept supports the paired-as- Conceptual peg hypothesis
sociate learning results?
24. Which component of Broadbent's flow Filter
diagram of the mind blocks unattended
messages?
25. Which evidence disproves Aristotle's as- People who cannot visualize images are still
sertion that "thought is impossible with- capable of thinking
out an image"?
26. Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive De- Concrete Operational
velopment Theory does an individual
begin to understand mathematical rea-
soning?
27. Which term describes a child's tendency Centration
to fixate on just one aspect of a problem
or object according to Piaget?
28. Which stage in Piaget's theory of cog- Preoperational
nitive development is represented by a
child's ability to mentally represent ob-
jects and events with words and im-
ages?
29. Which kind of intelligence reflects abili- Crystalized
ties drawn from experience?
30. Which mental framework is used in Schemas
learning according to Piaget?
31. A child reads the following incorrect The child changes their mind from the subject
sentence: "The car was traceling down being the car to the hills
