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WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (2026 LATEST
UPDATE)
A traveler can attend to what the hotel's concierge says about lunch options
based on how loudly they are speaking, while disregarding other verbal
communications happening in the noisy lobby. How is Broadbent's model of
attention used in this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER: The traveler uses filtering
to focus on the lunch options over the lobby noise
A person went on a trip to the ocean. Which example shows the concept of
autobiographical memory as an integration of episodic and semantic memories
for this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER: The person remembers jumping in the
waves and the outdoor temperature that day.
How does the generation effect relate to attention in a paired-associate task?
CORRECT ANSWER: Having participants engage in word completion focused
attention longer on each word pair, compared to shallow word processing.
Which stimuli are remembered best in a long-term memory task according to
Nairne's evolutionary theory of encoding? CORRECT ANSWER: Stimuli judged
as useful for providing protection
Which example shows the difference between the standard model of
consolidation and the multiple trace model of consolidation regarding encoding
episodic memories about a trip to a lake? CORRECT ANSWER: The standard
model of consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
, 2
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that
the hippocampus remains active in long-term trip memories.
What has research determined about the association between neutral language r
profanity and enhanced memory? CORRECT ANSWER: arousing words that
reference profanity or explicit content are more memorable than neutral words
Which example demonstrates the application of Bartlett's repeated reproduction
when a student is tested on course content? CORRECT ANSWER: A student
discusses the content in their study guide four times, then five times, daily for
two days before a test to concisely recall the information.
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? CORRECT ANSWER: A person
smells freshly chopped wood and recalls a cabin vacation with their family.
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall? CORRECT ANSWER:
Increased time passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the
stories based on cultural context
Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony?
CORRECT ANSWER: Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? CORRECT ANSWER: Whether
imagery is spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? CORRECT ANSWER:
cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming? CORRECT ANSWER: a student is able to
determine the meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? CORRECT ANSWER: A
person fails to notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype? CORRECT ANSWER: The genes
they inherit from both parents
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How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? CORRECT ANSWER: It decreases
the severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how paper
degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots that leave no
carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to solve the problem of
designing their product in this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER: The engineer
applied analogical reasoning that considers semantic knowledge and
observations of how others solve problems while designing their product.
A group is asked to solve a complex puzzle by first stating its complex rules. Then
later, the puzzle is re-explained more simply, leading to a higher rate of success.
How would understanding the aspects of reasoning affect perception of the
problem? CORRECT ANSWER: By considering how context of presentation
influences judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a
future vacation? CORRECT ANSWER: A person can think clearly about the
vacation if they are an expert juggler
While preparing for a quiz, a student commits key terms to long-term memory by
associating those terms to meaningful moments in their life. How does this
practice help the student memorize the terms? CORRECT ANSWER: It employs
the technique of elaborative rehearsal
A person is walking and talking with a friend in the woods. How does the
visuospatial sketch pad differ from the phonological loop according to Baddeley's
model of working memory? CORRECT ANSWER: The visuospatial sketch pad
holds information about potential hazards, whereas the phonological loop holds
information related to the friend's words.
A person recalls a fond childhood memory after walking past a garden of fragrant
roses. Which type of memory is demonstrated in this scenario? CORRECT
ANSWER: Autobiographical memory
What was John Watson known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
Behaviorism
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What was Jean Piaget known for? CORRECT ANSWER: Creating the Stages of
Cognitive development
What was Alexander Huth known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
brain mapping
What was Stephen Kosslyn known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
perception
What was Noam Chomsky known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
language acquisition device (LAD)
What is the mind's central role? CORRECT ANSWER: determining our various
mental abilities such as perception, attention, memory, emotion, language,
deciding, thinking, and reasoning.
Cognitive psychology CORRECT ANSWER: study of mental processes, which
includes determining the characteristics and properties of the mind and how it
operates. Focuses on the basic mechanisms of the mind.
Who conducted on of the first experiments of Cognitive Psychology in 1868, 11
years before the founding of the 1st laboratory of scientific psychology?
CORRECT ANSWER: Franciscus Donders
What was Donder's Pioneering Experiment? CORRECT ANSWER: How long it
takes to make decisions
What cannot be measured directly, but must be inferred from behavior?
CORRECT ANSWER: Mental responses
How long it takes to respond to presentation of a stimulus CORRECT ANSWER:
reaction time
reacting to the presence or absence of a single stimulus CORRECT ANSWER:
Simple Reaction Time
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (2026 LATEST
UPDATE)
A traveler can attend to what the hotel's concierge says about lunch options
based on how loudly they are speaking, while disregarding other verbal
communications happening in the noisy lobby. How is Broadbent's model of
attention used in this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER: The traveler uses filtering
to focus on the lunch options over the lobby noise
A person went on a trip to the ocean. Which example shows the concept of
autobiographical memory as an integration of episodic and semantic memories
for this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER: The person remembers jumping in the
waves and the outdoor temperature that day.
How does the generation effect relate to attention in a paired-associate task?
CORRECT ANSWER: Having participants engage in word completion focused
attention longer on each word pair, compared to shallow word processing.
Which stimuli are remembered best in a long-term memory task according to
Nairne's evolutionary theory of encoding? CORRECT ANSWER: Stimuli judged
as useful for providing protection
Which example shows the difference between the standard model of
consolidation and the multiple trace model of consolidation regarding encoding
episodic memories about a trip to a lake? CORRECT ANSWER: The standard
model of consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
, 2
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that
the hippocampus remains active in long-term trip memories.
What has research determined about the association between neutral language r
profanity and enhanced memory? CORRECT ANSWER: arousing words that
reference profanity or explicit content are more memorable than neutral words
Which example demonstrates the application of Bartlett's repeated reproduction
when a student is tested on course content? CORRECT ANSWER: A student
discusses the content in their study guide four times, then five times, daily for
two days before a test to concisely recall the information.
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? CORRECT ANSWER: A person
smells freshly chopped wood and recalls a cabin vacation with their family.
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall? CORRECT ANSWER:
Increased time passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the
stories based on cultural context
Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony?
CORRECT ANSWER: Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? CORRECT ANSWER: Whether
imagery is spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? CORRECT ANSWER:
cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming? CORRECT ANSWER: a student is able to
determine the meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? CORRECT ANSWER: A
person fails to notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype? CORRECT ANSWER: The genes
they inherit from both parents
, 3
How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? CORRECT ANSWER: It decreases
the severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how paper
degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots that leave no
carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to solve the problem of
designing their product in this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER: The engineer
applied analogical reasoning that considers semantic knowledge and
observations of how others solve problems while designing their product.
A group is asked to solve a complex puzzle by first stating its complex rules. Then
later, the puzzle is re-explained more simply, leading to a higher rate of success.
How would understanding the aspects of reasoning affect perception of the
problem? CORRECT ANSWER: By considering how context of presentation
influences judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a
future vacation? CORRECT ANSWER: A person can think clearly about the
vacation if they are an expert juggler
While preparing for a quiz, a student commits key terms to long-term memory by
associating those terms to meaningful moments in their life. How does this
practice help the student memorize the terms? CORRECT ANSWER: It employs
the technique of elaborative rehearsal
A person is walking and talking with a friend in the woods. How does the
visuospatial sketch pad differ from the phonological loop according to Baddeley's
model of working memory? CORRECT ANSWER: The visuospatial sketch pad
holds information about potential hazards, whereas the phonological loop holds
information related to the friend's words.
A person recalls a fond childhood memory after walking past a garden of fragrant
roses. Which type of memory is demonstrated in this scenario? CORRECT
ANSWER: Autobiographical memory
What was John Watson known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
Behaviorism
, 4
What was Jean Piaget known for? CORRECT ANSWER: Creating the Stages of
Cognitive development
What was Alexander Huth known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
brain mapping
What was Stephen Kosslyn known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
perception
What was Noam Chomsky known for? CORRECT ANSWER: contributions to
language acquisition device (LAD)
What is the mind's central role? CORRECT ANSWER: determining our various
mental abilities such as perception, attention, memory, emotion, language,
deciding, thinking, and reasoning.
Cognitive psychology CORRECT ANSWER: study of mental processes, which
includes determining the characteristics and properties of the mind and how it
operates. Focuses on the basic mechanisms of the mind.
Who conducted on of the first experiments of Cognitive Psychology in 1868, 11
years before the founding of the 1st laboratory of scientific psychology?
CORRECT ANSWER: Franciscus Donders
What was Donder's Pioneering Experiment? CORRECT ANSWER: How long it
takes to make decisions
What cannot be measured directly, but must be inferred from behavior?
CORRECT ANSWER: Mental responses
How long it takes to respond to presentation of a stimulus CORRECT ANSWER:
reaction time
reacting to the presence or absence of a single stimulus CORRECT ANSWER:
Simple Reaction Time
