WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND PRE-ASSESSMENT
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
,## QUESTION ##
What is measured by the paper folding test?
Correct Answer:
⬛ C. Spatial Imagery
✓
Rationale:
The paper folding test evaluates spatial visualization ability, specifically
the capacity to imagine how a folded and hole-punched piece of paper
would appear when unfolded.
## Question ##
What is mental imagery?
Correct Answer:
⬛ A. The ability to recreate sensory information without physical
✓
stimuli
Rationale:
Mental imagery involves forming sensory experiences in the mind (like
visualizing or hearing something) without external input.
## Question ##
What is a component of psychosocial development?
Correct Answer:
✓ C. Personality
⬛
Rationale:
Personality development, shaped through social interactions and
experiences, is a major component of psychosocial development.
,## Question ##
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling
down the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates
causal inference?
Correct Answer:
⬛ D. The child infers that the hills being beautiful are caused by the
✓
motion of the moving car
Rationale:
Causal inference occurs when someone infers a cause-effect
relationship not explicitly stated, as the child does between the motion
and the scenery.
## Question ##
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment?
Correct Answer:
⬛ A. The students both start speaking loudly and gesturing.
✓
Rationale:
Entrainment is the synchronization of communication styles, like
volume and body language, between conversational partners.
## Question ##
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be physically attractive?
Correct Answer:
, ⬛ C. Frontal Cortex
✓
Rationale:
Evaluations of attractiveness involve higher-order cognitive processes
linked to the frontal cortex, especially areas involved in social and
aesthetic judgments.
Question:
What is the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
Correct Answer:
⬛ D. Action Potential
✓
Rationale:
An action potential is a rapid electrical signal that travels along the
axon, enabling communication between neurons.
Question:
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
Correct Answer:
✓ A. Axon
⬛
Rationale:
The axon carries electrical impulses away from the cell body toward
other neurons or muscles.
Question:
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder?
Correct Answer:
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
,## QUESTION ##
What is measured by the paper folding test?
Correct Answer:
⬛ C. Spatial Imagery
✓
Rationale:
The paper folding test evaluates spatial visualization ability, specifically
the capacity to imagine how a folded and hole-punched piece of paper
would appear when unfolded.
## Question ##
What is mental imagery?
Correct Answer:
⬛ A. The ability to recreate sensory information without physical
✓
stimuli
Rationale:
Mental imagery involves forming sensory experiences in the mind (like
visualizing or hearing something) without external input.
## Question ##
What is a component of psychosocial development?
Correct Answer:
✓ C. Personality
⬛
Rationale:
Personality development, shaped through social interactions and
experiences, is a major component of psychosocial development.
,## Question ##
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling
down the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates
causal inference?
Correct Answer:
⬛ D. The child infers that the hills being beautiful are caused by the
✓
motion of the moving car
Rationale:
Causal inference occurs when someone infers a cause-effect
relationship not explicitly stated, as the child does between the motion
and the scenery.
## Question ##
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment?
Correct Answer:
⬛ A. The students both start speaking loudly and gesturing.
✓
Rationale:
Entrainment is the synchronization of communication styles, like
volume and body language, between conversational partners.
## Question ##
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be physically attractive?
Correct Answer:
, ⬛ C. Frontal Cortex
✓
Rationale:
Evaluations of attractiveness involve higher-order cognitive processes
linked to the frontal cortex, especially areas involved in social and
aesthetic judgments.
Question:
What is the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
Correct Answer:
⬛ D. Action Potential
✓
Rationale:
An action potential is a rapid electrical signal that travels along the
axon, enabling communication between neurons.
Question:
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
Correct Answer:
✓ A. Axon
⬛
Rationale:
The axon carries electrical impulses away from the cell body toward
other neurons or muscles.
Question:
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder?
Correct Answer:
