WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA
AND PRE ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Question 1
Which example demonstrates how attention is controlled by Central executive?
Correct Answer
focusing on the variety of pets in a pet store to remember how affordable they were
later



Question 2
How did strayer and johnston's research influence the study of attention?
Correct Answer
By demonstrating that both attention and response time are negatively impacted by
talking on a mobile device while driving



Question 3
Which scenario demonstrates sensory memory moving into short-term memory?
Correct Answer
a person reads a phone number and repeats it to remember it.



Question 4
pragnanz
Correct Answer
gestalt principle stating that every stimulus pattern is seen in a way that is as simple
as possible to result in a structure




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,Question 5
memory reactivation
Correct Answer
process during consolidation where the hippocampus replays neural activity
associated with a memory and sends this information to the cortex



Question 6
pituitary gland
Correct Answer
endocrine gland that secretes hormones like FSH, LH and growth hormone during
sleep, regulating the reproductive system, physical growth, and maturation.



Question 7
autobiographical memory
Correct Answer
memory that pertains to personal experiences and events in one's life



Question 8
Dissociations
Correct Answer
cases in which there is a separation or difference between two cognitive functions,
such as imagery and perception



Question 9
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect?
Correct Answer
how often a word is used within a language




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,Question 10
.What is an example of selective attention?
Correct Answer
a person intentionally tunes out sound of crew fixing street outside while they focus
on a video call



Question 11
Event-related potential (ERP)
Correct Answer
a measured brain response recorded using electrodes placed on the scalp that
reflects neural activity associated with cognitive processes such as working memory



Question 12
neurotransmitter
Correct Answer
a chemical released at the synapse of a neuron, facilitating the transmission of
signals across the gap to another neuron



Question 13
decision-making process
Correct Answer
the mental process involved in making choices as inferred from behavior in
Donder's experiment



Question 14
Which method is effective for encoding information into long-term memory for later
retrieval according to the levels of processing theory?
Correct Answer
repeating and then associating song lyrics with the words of a favorite poem




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, Question 15
opioids
Correct Answer
category of drugs, including heroin, morphine, methadone, and codeine, with
analgesic properties



Question 16
Auditory coding
Correct Answer
representation of information in the mind in the form of sound, observed in both
STM and LTM



Question 17
control processes
Correct Answer
dynamic processes associated with the structural features of the modal model of
memory that can be controlled by the person and may differ from one task to
another



Question 18
What does Nader's rat experiment explain about memory reconstruction
Correct Answer
possibility that retrieved memories can become fragile upon retrieval



Question 19
Biological Milestones
Correct Answer
universal developmental events such as puberty




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