WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND PRE ASSESSMENT
EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
What is a component of psychosocial development?
......ANSWER......Personality
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
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment? ......ANSWER......The students both start speaking loudly
and gesturing.
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be physically attractive?
......ANSWER......Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
......ANSWER......Action Potential
pg. 1
,Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
......ANSWER......Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder? ......ANSWER......Working Memory Tests
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.
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.
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.
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.
pg. 2
,How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental
rotation problems? ......ANSWER......Strengthening of connections
between neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems
How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words
presented sequentially? ......ANSWER......The first word presented
receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
autobiographically significant semantic memories?
......ANSWER......Person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in
the airport years ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that will
occur in one week. Which example illustrates the combined long-term
memory encoding strategies of visual imagery and organization?
......ANSWER......The person imagines each fish on a tree structure
corresponding to categories of fish types.
A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job at a
bakery. Which example shows the interaction between the deep
processing strategies of generation and self-reference?
......ANSWER......The person creates flashcards for the names of the
pastries, pairing each with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry
appears.
pg. 3
, A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist most have
not heard of. Which process occurs when the person tries to remember
how they learned that fact? ......ANSWER......Source monitoring
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
Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis?
......ANSWER......A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
......ANSWER......Identifying the relationship between environmental
stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results?
......ANSWER......Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks
unattended messages? ......ANSWER......Filter
pg. 4
EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
What is a component of psychosocial development?
......ANSWER......Personality
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
Which conversation between two students demonstrates the process of
entrainment? ......ANSWER......The students both start speaking loudly
and gesturing.
Which cortex of the frontal lobe is activated when someone determines
whether another person appears to be physically attractive?
......ANSWER......Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
......ANSWER......Action Potential
pg. 1
,Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
......ANSWER......Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a
substance abuse disorder? ......ANSWER......Working Memory Tests
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.
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.
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.
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.
pg. 2
,How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental
rotation problems? ......ANSWER......Strengthening of connections
between neurons helps performance on mental rotation problems
How is the primacy effect related to attention for a set of words
presented sequentially? ......ANSWER......The first word presented
receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of
autobiographically significant semantic memories?
......ANSWER......Person recalls the name of the actor that they saw in
the airport years ago.
A person is studying a list of types of fish for a wildlife test that will
occur in one week. Which example illustrates the combined long-term
memory encoding strategies of visual imagery and organization?
......ANSWER......The person imagines each fish on a tree structure
corresponding to categories of fish types.
A person is studying a list of names of pastries for their new job at a
bakery. Which example shows the interaction between the deep
processing strategies of generation and self-reference?
......ANSWER......The person creates flashcards for the names of the
pastries, pairing each with an estimate of how appetizing the pastry
appears.
pg. 3
, A person surprises themself in recalling the name of an artist most have
not heard of. Which process occurs when the person tries to remember
how they learned that fact? ......ANSWER......Source monitoring
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
Which example reflects the impact of the self-image hypothesis?
......ANSWER......A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
......ANSWER......Identifying the relationship between environmental
stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results?
......ANSWER......Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks
unattended messages? ......ANSWER......Filter
pg. 4
