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WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT FINAL VERIFIED EXAM VERSION 1
NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which is an example of the post-identification feedback
effect? - 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? - 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? - 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? -
ANSWER-Suprachiasmatic nucleus
What is dual processing? - ANSWER-the unconscious
processing of information alongside conscious processing
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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? - ANSWER-Dual Processing
Which sleep stage is characterized by decreased
respiration, heart rate, body temperature, muscle tension,
and is easy to wake? - ANSWER-Non-rapid eye
movement (NREM)1
What are depressant drugs - 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? - ANSWER-
hypothalamus
Which term is described as being "a special dual
processing state of 'split consciousness'?" - ANSWER-
dissociation
Which substance causes a euphoric high, feelings of
intense elation, or pleasure? - ANSWER-
methamphetamine
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How does an individual solve problems using the Gestalt
approach? - 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? -
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? -
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? - ANSWER-The
programmers agree to take a 2 hour lunch break, and
once they return, they come up with several possible
solutions
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Which example demonstrates the interaction between
episodic and personal semantic memories? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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 - ANSWER-going back to a childhood home and
recalling more details of an old memory
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT FINAL VERIFIED EXAM VERSION 1
NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which is an example of the post-identification feedback
effect? - 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? - 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? - 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? -
ANSWER-Suprachiasmatic nucleus
What is dual processing? - ANSWER-the unconscious
processing of information alongside conscious processing
,2|Page
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? - ANSWER-Dual Processing
Which sleep stage is characterized by decreased
respiration, heart rate, body temperature, muscle tension,
and is easy to wake? - ANSWER-Non-rapid eye
movement (NREM)1
What are depressant drugs - 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? - ANSWER-
hypothalamus
Which term is described as being "a special dual
processing state of 'split consciousness'?" - ANSWER-
dissociation
Which substance causes a euphoric high, feelings of
intense elation, or pleasure? - ANSWER-
methamphetamine
,3|Page
How does an individual solve problems using the Gestalt
approach? - 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? -
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? -
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? - ANSWER-The
programmers agree to take a 2 hour lunch break, and
once they return, they come up with several possible
solutions
, 4|Page
Which example demonstrates the interaction between
episodic and personal semantic memories? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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 - ANSWER-going back to a childhood home and
recalling more details of an old memory
