WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology – 458
Questions & Correct Answers | 2025
Updated Complete Exam Study Guide.
What is measured by the paper folding test?
Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery?
The ability to recreate sensory information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development?
Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the hills were
beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference?
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?
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?
Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance abuse
disorder?
Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision when watching
fireworks?
,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?
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?
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?
The episodic buffer connects with long-term memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing
content into working memory.
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental rotation problems?
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?
The first word presented receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically significant
semantic memories?
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?
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?
The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries, pairing each with an estimate of
how appetizing the pastry appears.
,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?
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?
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?
A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results?
Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended messages?
Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible without an image"?
People who cannot visualize images are still capable of thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual begin to understand
mathematical reasoning?
Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object
according to Piaget?
Centration
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?
Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience?
, Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget?
Schemas
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?
The child changes their mind from the subject being the car to the hills
A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell. which thought
process is an example of an anaphoric inference?
The student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations?
It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect?
how often a word is used within a language
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?
Selective attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing see the ocean waves feel the
warm sun taste the salty air and smell sunscreen. Which state of consciousness is this person
experiencing?
wakeful state
How does rotating shift work affect consciousness?
it can affect a person's sleep regulation, leading to insomnia and fatigue.
Which statement describes circadian rhythm in the sleep-wake cycle and consciousness?
Circadian rhythms regulate the sleep-wake cycle and impact alertness
Which test measures brain activity to determine a person's stage of sleep or sonsciousness?
Electroencephalogram EEG
What does the Stroop interference task use to demonstrate a slower reaction time?
Questions & Correct Answers | 2025
Updated Complete Exam Study Guide.
What is measured by the paper folding test?
Spatial Imagery
What is mental imagery?
The ability to recreate sensory information without physical stimuli
What is a component of psychosocial development?
Personality
A child reads the following incorrect sentence: "The car was traveling down the hills were
beautiful." Which cognitive process illustrates casual inference?
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?
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?
Frontal Cortex
What is the the electrical impulse fired down the axon of a neuron?
Action Potential
Which part of a neuron transports an electrical signal?
Axon
Which types of tasks have revealed cognitive deficits in people with a substance abuse
disorder?
Working Memory Tests
Which example shows how sensory memory results in the persistence of vision when watching
fireworks?
,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?
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?
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?
The episodic buffer connects with long-term memory of the actors' faces and names, bringing
content into working memory.
How does activity-silent working memory help performance on mental rotation problems?
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?
The first word presented receives the persons full attention.
Which example shows Westmacott and Moscovitch's concept of autobiographically significant
semantic memories?
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?
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?
The person creates flashcards for the names of the pastries, pairing each with an estimate of
how appetizing the pastry appears.
,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?
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?
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?
A person remembers graduating from law school
What is a primary concern of behaviorism according to John Watson?
Identifying the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavior
Which concept supports the paired-associate learning results?
Conceptual peg hypothesis
Which component of Broadbent's flow diagram of the mind blocks unattended messages?
Filter
Which evidence disproves Aristotle's assertion that "thought is impossible without an image"?
People who cannot visualize images are still capable of thinking
Which stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory does an individual begin to understand
mathematical reasoning?
Concrete Operational
Which term describes a child's tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object
according to Piaget?
Centration
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?
Preoperational
Which kind of intelligence reflects abilities drawn from experience?
, Crystalized
Which mental framework is used in learning according to Piaget?
Schemas
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?
The child changes their mind from the subject being the car to the hills
A student reads these two sentences: A dog was running. It slipped and fell. which thought
process is an example of an anaphoric inference?
The student infers that the word "it" refers to the dog
Why is establishing common ground important to conversations?
It aids in having an engaging discussion
Which property of words contributes to the word frequency effect?
how often a word is used within a language
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?
Selective attention
A person is enjoying a day at the beach. They hear children playing see the ocean waves feel the
warm sun taste the salty air and smell sunscreen. Which state of consciousness is this person
experiencing?
wakeful state
How does rotating shift work affect consciousness?
it can affect a person's sleep regulation, leading to insomnia and fatigue.
Which statement describes circadian rhythm in the sleep-wake cycle and consciousness?
Circadian rhythms regulate the sleep-wake cycle and impact alertness
Which test measures brain activity to determine a person's stage of sleep or sonsciousness?
Electroencephalogram EEG
What does the Stroop interference task use to demonstrate a slower reaction time?
