WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 3
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"The main task of psychology is to understand the adaptive significance of various mental
attributes." This statement would most likely be made by an adherent to which school of
psychology?
a. strong form of behaviorism
b. weak form of behaviorism
c. cognitive psychology
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d. structuralism
e. functionalism - Answer ✓✓e. functionalism
"The task of psychology is to use observable behavior to make inferences about how the
mind, which is essentially non-observable, works." This statement would most likely be
made by an adherent to which school of psychology?
a. strong form behaviorism
b. weak form of behaviorism
c. cognitive
d. structuralism
e. functionalism - Answer ✓✓c. cognitive
Tolman conducted experiments in which rats first learned a maze. He would then block the
quickest route to the goal box and observe the rats' behavior. What did Tolman conclude
from his experiments concerning what rats learn when they learn a maze?
a. They learn a cognitive or mental map of the maze
b. They learn a series of stimulus-response associations at this intersection (stimulus), turn
left; at this one, turn right, and so on
c. That rats rely more on olfactory cues than visual cues when learning a maze
d. That rats rely more on visual cues than olfactory cues when learning a maze
e. That rats badly need a good GPS system - Answer ✓✓a. They learn a cognitive or
mental map of the maze
The cutoff for a C- in this class is a 70. What happens if your average is 69.25?
a. You get a C-
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b. You can raise your grade to C- by doing a special credit project
c. You get a D+
d. Your grade will be raised to C- if you took at least 75% of the quizzes - Answer ✓✓c.
You get a D+
In an early study by Segal and Fusella (1970, 1971), participants tried to detect faint
symbols (either visual or auditory) while forming a mental image (either visual or
auditory). What were the results?
A visual image interfered with the detection of a visual stimulus, and an auditory image
interfered with the detection of an auditory stimulus.
A visual image facilitated the detection of a visual stimulus and an auditory image
facilitated the detection of an auditory stimulus.
Either type of image facilitated the detection of either type of stimulus equally.
Either type of image interfered with the detection of either type of stimulus. –
Answer ✓✓A visual image interfered with the detection of a visual stimulus, and an
auditory image interfered with the detection of an auditory stimulus.
Suppose a blind person and a sighted person participate in a mental-rotation experiment.
Each participant is presented with an object at a fixed orientation and asked whether it can
be rotated to match a second, target object. (The blind person is given the objects to feel,
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whereas the sighted person sees a picture of the objects.) Which prediction would you make
about the performance of the two participants?
The blind person will not show a consistent relationship between degree of rotation and
response time.
Both participants will show a linear relationship between degree of rotation and reaction
time.
The sighted person will not show a consistent relationship between degree of rotation and
reaction time.
The blind person will be unable to perform the task.
- Answer ✓✓Both participants will show a linear relationship between degree of rotation
and reaction time.
Based on image-zooming experiments, which of the following would participants be slowest
to identify in a mental image?
Based on image-zooming experiments, which of the following would participants be slowest
to identify in a mental image?
the whiskers of a mouse standing alone
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WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 3
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"The main task of psychology is to understand the adaptive significance of various mental
attributes." This statement would most likely be made by an adherent to which school of
psychology?
a. strong form of behaviorism
b. weak form of behaviorism
c. cognitive psychology
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d. structuralism
e. functionalism - Answer ✓✓e. functionalism
"The task of psychology is to use observable behavior to make inferences about how the
mind, which is essentially non-observable, works." This statement would most likely be
made by an adherent to which school of psychology?
a. strong form behaviorism
b. weak form of behaviorism
c. cognitive
d. structuralism
e. functionalism - Answer ✓✓c. cognitive
Tolman conducted experiments in which rats first learned a maze. He would then block the
quickest route to the goal box and observe the rats' behavior. What did Tolman conclude
from his experiments concerning what rats learn when they learn a maze?
a. They learn a cognitive or mental map of the maze
b. They learn a series of stimulus-response associations at this intersection (stimulus), turn
left; at this one, turn right, and so on
c. That rats rely more on olfactory cues than visual cues when learning a maze
d. That rats rely more on visual cues than olfactory cues when learning a maze
e. That rats badly need a good GPS system - Answer ✓✓a. They learn a cognitive or
mental map of the maze
The cutoff for a C- in this class is a 70. What happens if your average is 69.25?
a. You get a C-
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b. You can raise your grade to C- by doing a special credit project
c. You get a D+
d. Your grade will be raised to C- if you took at least 75% of the quizzes - Answer ✓✓c.
You get a D+
In an early study by Segal and Fusella (1970, 1971), participants tried to detect faint
symbols (either visual or auditory) while forming a mental image (either visual or
auditory). What were the results?
A visual image interfered with the detection of a visual stimulus, and an auditory image
interfered with the detection of an auditory stimulus.
A visual image facilitated the detection of a visual stimulus and an auditory image
facilitated the detection of an auditory stimulus.
Either type of image facilitated the detection of either type of stimulus equally.
Either type of image interfered with the detection of either type of stimulus. –
Answer ✓✓A visual image interfered with the detection of a visual stimulus, and an
auditory image interfered with the detection of an auditory stimulus.
Suppose a blind person and a sighted person participate in a mental-rotation experiment.
Each participant is presented with an object at a fixed orientation and asked whether it can
be rotated to match a second, target object. (The blind person is given the objects to feel,
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whereas the sighted person sees a picture of the objects.) Which prediction would you make
about the performance of the two participants?
The blind person will not show a consistent relationship between degree of rotation and
response time.
Both participants will show a linear relationship between degree of rotation and reaction
time.
The sighted person will not show a consistent relationship between degree of rotation and
reaction time.
The blind person will be unable to perform the task.
- Answer ✓✓Both participants will show a linear relationship between degree of rotation
and reaction time.
Based on image-zooming experiments, which of the following would participants be slowest
to identify in a mental image?
Based on image-zooming experiments, which of the following would participants be slowest
to identify in a mental image?
the whiskers of a mouse standing alone
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