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D570/ WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS - 100%
CORRECT ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS |
2026-2027 | WGU
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? - ANS ✓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? -
ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓The standard model of
consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early 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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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.
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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? - ANS ✓The traveler uses filtering to focus on the
lunch options over the lobby noise
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS
✓Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? - ANS ✓Whether imagery is spatial or
propositional
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? - ANS ✓A person fails to
notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
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? - ANS ✓The visuospatial sketch pad holds information
about potential hazards, whereas the phonological loop holds information related to
the friend's words.
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? - ANS ✓cognitive
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What is an example of lexical priming? - ANS ✓a student is able to determine the
meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
A person recalls a fond childhood memory after walking past a garden of
fragrant roses. Which type of memory is demonstrated in this scenario? - ANS
✓Autobiographical memory
What was John Watson known for? - ANS ✓contributions to Behaviorism
What was Jean Piaget known for? - ANS ✓Creating the Stages of Cognitive
development
What was Alexander Huth known for? - ANS ✓contributions to brain mapping
What was Stephen Kosslyn known for? - ANS ✓contributions to perception
What was Noam Chomsky known for? - ANS ✓contributions to language
acquisition device (LAD)
What is the mind's central role? - ANS ✓determining our various mental abilities
such as perception, attention, memory, emotion, language, deciding, thinking, and
reasoning.
Cognitive psychology - ANS ✓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.
What was Donder's Pioneering Experiment? - ANS ✓How long it takes to make
decisions
What cannot be measured directly, but must be inferred from behavior? -
ANS ✓Mental responses
How long it takes to respond to presentation of a stimulus - ANS ✓reaction time
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reacting to the presence or absence of a single stimulus - ANS ✓Simple Reaction
Time
time to respond to one of two or more stimuli. Response to one stimulus and a
different response to another stimuli. - ANS ✓Choice reaction time
Who founded the first laboratory of scientific psychology? - ANS ✓Wilhelm
Wundt
What determines an individual's chronotype? - ANS ✓The genes they inherit from
both parents
How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓By considering how context of presentation influences judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a
future vacation? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓It employs the technique of
elaborative rehearsal
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WGU
D570/ WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS - 100%
CORRECT ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS |
2026-2027 | WGU
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? - ANS ✓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? -
ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓The standard model of
consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early 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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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.
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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? - ANS ✓The traveler uses filtering to focus on the
lunch options over the lobby noise
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS
✓Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? - ANS ✓Whether imagery is spatial or
propositional
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? - ANS ✓A person fails to
notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
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? - ANS ✓The visuospatial sketch pad holds information
about potential hazards, whereas the phonological loop holds information related to
the friend's words.
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? - ANS ✓cognitive
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What is an example of lexical priming? - ANS ✓a student is able to determine the
meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
A person recalls a fond childhood memory after walking past a garden of
fragrant roses. Which type of memory is demonstrated in this scenario? - ANS
✓Autobiographical memory
What was John Watson known for? - ANS ✓contributions to Behaviorism
What was Jean Piaget known for? - ANS ✓Creating the Stages of Cognitive
development
What was Alexander Huth known for? - ANS ✓contributions to brain mapping
What was Stephen Kosslyn known for? - ANS ✓contributions to perception
What was Noam Chomsky known for? - ANS ✓contributions to language
acquisition device (LAD)
What is the mind's central role? - ANS ✓determining our various mental abilities
such as perception, attention, memory, emotion, language, deciding, thinking, and
reasoning.
Cognitive psychology - ANS ✓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.
What was Donder's Pioneering Experiment? - ANS ✓How long it takes to make
decisions
What cannot be measured directly, but must be inferred from behavior? -
ANS ✓Mental responses
How long it takes to respond to presentation of a stimulus - ANS ✓reaction time
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reacting to the presence or absence of a single stimulus - ANS ✓Simple Reaction
Time
time to respond to one of two or more stimuli. Response to one stimulus and a
different response to another stimuli. - ANS ✓Choice reaction time
Who founded the first laboratory of scientific psychology? - ANS ✓Wilhelm
Wundt
What determines an individual's chronotype? - ANS ✓The genes they inherit from
both parents
How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓By considering how context of presentation influences judgment
Which statement explains why it is possible to juggle while thinking about a
future vacation? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓It employs the technique of
elaborative rehearsal
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