WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Complete
Exam Study Guide (Questions and
Answers) | Expert Graded A+
1. What is measured by the paper folding test? - ANSWER Spatial Imagery
2. What is mental imagery? - ANSWER The ability to recreate sensory
information without physical stimuli
3. What is a component of psychosocial development? - ANSWER
Personality
4. A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual
inference? - ANSWER The child infers that the hills being beautiful are
caused by the motion of the moving car
5. Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment in which
participants played a gambling game on a computer and were later shown a
modified video of themselves cheating. What did this experiment reveal
about false confessions? - ANSWER Participants confessed to cheating
after being shown the modified video, even though they did not recall
cheating indicating the power of suggestive questioning and tactics
6. Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis? -
ANSWER A person remembers graduating from law school
,7. What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson? -
ANSWER Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and
behavior
8. Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? - ANSWER
Conceptual peg hypothesis
9. Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks
unattended messages? - ANSWER Filter
10.Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible
without an image"? - ANSWER People who cannot visualize images are
still capable of thinking
11.Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual
begin to understand mathematical reasoning? - ANSWER Concrete
Operational
12.Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a
problem or object according to Piaget? - ANSWER Centration
13.Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is represented by a
child's ability to mentally represent objects and events with words and
images? - ANSWER Preoperational
14.Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience? -
ANSWER Crystalized
15.Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget? -
ANSWER Schemas
,16.A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traceling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates the garden path
model of parsing? - ANSWER The child changes their mind from the
subject being the car to the hills
17.A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell.
which thought process is an example of an anaphoric inference? -
ANSWER The student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
18.Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? -
ANSWER It aids in having an engaging discussion
19.Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect? -
ANSWER how often a word is used within a language
20.While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely on
their textbook, tuning out the surrounding conversations and background
music. Which cognitive phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? -
ANSWER Selective attention
21.Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment? - ANSWER The students both start speaking loudly and
gesturing.
22.Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be physically attractive? - ANSWER
Frontal Cortex
, 23.What is the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - ANSWER
Action Potential
24.Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - ANSWER Axon
25.Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder? - ANSWER Working Memory Tests
26.Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of
vision when watching fireworks? - ANSWER Fireworks appear as falling
trails of light due to iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
27.Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would contribute
to effective execution of a mental math problem? - ANSWER Numbers are
held in short-term memory and manipulations are conducted on the numbers
in working memory when solving the math problem.
28.Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process
contributes to a student's short-term memory for course lecture material,
according to Baddeley's model? - ANSWER The student repeats silently
what their instructor has said before writing it down.
29.A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors whose pictures
were briefly presented upside down. What explains how the episodic buffer
enhances working memory in this scenario? - ANSWER The episodic
buffer connects with long-term memory of the actors' faces and names,
bringing content into working memory.
Exam Study Guide (Questions and
Answers) | Expert Graded A+
1. What is measured by the paper folding test? - ANSWER Spatial Imagery
2. What is mental imagery? - ANSWER The ability to recreate sensory
information without physical stimuli
3. What is a component of psychosocial development? - ANSWER
Personality
4. A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual
inference? - ANSWER The child infers that the hills being beautiful are
caused by the motion of the moving car
5. Researchers Robert Nash and Kimberley Wade ran an experiment in which
participants played a gambling game on a computer and were later shown a
modified video of themselves cheating. What did this experiment reveal
about false confessions? - ANSWER Participants confessed to cheating
after being shown the modified video, even though they did not recall
cheating indicating the power of suggestive questioning and tactics
6. Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis? -
ANSWER A person remembers graduating from law school
,7. What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson? -
ANSWER Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and
behavior
8. Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results? - ANSWER
Conceptual peg hypothesis
9. Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks
unattended messages? - ANSWER Filter
10.Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible
without an image"? - ANSWER People who cannot visualize images are
still capable of thinking
11.Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual
begin to understand mathematical reasoning? - ANSWER Concrete
Operational
12.Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a
problem or object according to Piaget? - ANSWER Centration
13.Which stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is represented by a
child's ability to mentally represent objects and events with words and
images? - ANSWER Preoperational
14.Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience? -
ANSWER Crystalized
15.Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget? -
ANSWER Schemas
,16.A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traceling down
the hills were beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates the garden path
model of parsing? - ANSWER The child changes their mind from the
subject being the car to the hills
17.A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell.
which thought process is an example of an anaphoric inference? -
ANSWER The student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
18.Why is establishing common ground important to conversations? -
ANSWER It aids in having an engaging discussion
19.Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect? -
ANSWER how often a word is used within a language
20.While studying in a noisy coffee shop, a student is able to focus solely on
their textbook, tuning out the surrounding conversations and background
music. Which cognitive phenomenon does this scenario illustrate? -
ANSWER Selective attention
21.Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment? - ANSWER The students both start speaking loudly and
gesturing.
22.Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be physically attractive? - ANSWER
Frontal Cortex
, 23.What is the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron? - ANSWER
Action Potential
24.Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal? - ANSWER Axon
25.Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder? - ANSWER Working Memory Tests
26.Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of
vision when watching fireworks? - ANSWER Fireworks appear as falling
trails of light due to iconic memories lasting fractions of a second.
27.Which explanation shows how multiple forms of memory would contribute
to effective execution of a mental math problem? - ANSWER Numbers are
held in short-term memory and manipulations are conducted on the numbers
in working memory when solving the math problem.
28.Which scenario exemplifies how the articulatory rehearsal process
contributes to a student's short-term memory for course lecture material,
according to Baddeley's model? - ANSWER The student repeats silently
what their instructor has said before writing it down.
29.A person is trying to recall the names of a set of seven actors whose pictures
were briefly presented upside down. What explains how the episodic buffer
enhances working memory in this scenario? - ANSWER The episodic
buffer connects with long-term memory of the actors' faces and names,
bringing content into working memory.
