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WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND PRE
ASSESSMENT EXAM 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Newell and Simon created the General Problem Solver,
which is? - Answer-One of the first computer programs
designed to simulate human problem-solving.
Explain the difference between Episodic memory and
Semantic memory (Use your own words, dont memorize
this) - Answer-They distinct from each other but they
interact. For example, learning a historical fact (semantic)
might be remembered alongside the context in which you
learned it (episodic).
What is procedural memory? Give your own example -
Answer-Memory for skills and actions, often performed
automatically without conscious awareness. (You dont
think, you just do)
Riding a bike
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(these skills might not have always been procedural, but
with repetition they can be).
What is Tulving's Heirarchical Model? - Answer-·
Procedural Memory: The most basic and foundational,
shared by many species.
· Semantic Memory: Builds upon procedural memory,
requiring more cognitive processing.
· Episodic Memory: The most advanced and unique to
humans, relying on self-awareness and the ability to
mentally time-travel.
Colin Cherry introduced the concept of selective attention
which is also known as? - Answer-cocktail party effect
What is the cocktail party effect - Answer-The ability to
focus on one message while ignoring others in a noisy
environment.
What is a Dichotic Listening Experiment? - Answer-
Participants listened to different messages in each ear and
were asked to shadow (repeat) one.
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How does nurture vs nature shape behavior and
development? - Answer-Nature: Traits are inherited
through genes (e.g., intelligence, genetic disorders).
Nurture: Traits are shaped by environment, upbringing,
and experiences (e.g., education, culture).
What is the Normative approach? - Answer-Identifying
typical milestones or norms for behaviors and abilities at
specific ages, such as when children typically begin
walking or speaking.
Paiget created the what? - Answer-Cognitive Development
Model
The Cognitive Development Model has how many stages?
What is it? - Answer-4 Stages. This model outlines how
children's thinking develops in stages as they grow.
Behaviorism focused solely on? - Answer-Observable
behaviors and dismissed internal mental states (e.g.,
thoughts, memories, beliefs)
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Ulric Neisser's Schema Theory is the concept of what? -
Answer-mental frameworks that help people organize and
interpret information.
Schemas influence how people perceive events, recall
memories, and fill in gaps in incomplete information.
Flashbulb memories are? Whose Theory was this? -
Answer-vivid memories of emotionally charged events
(High level of confidence in these memories but not
necessarily accurate)
Neisser
Atkinson and Shiffrin Model of memory is also called? -
Answer-the multi-store model of memory
The multi-store model of memory consists of 3 types of
memory, which are? - Answer-Sensory Memory, Short-
Term Memory (STM), and Long-Term Memory (LTM)
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND PRE
ASSESSMENT EXAM 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Newell and Simon created the General Problem Solver,
which is? - Answer-One of the first computer programs
designed to simulate human problem-solving.
Explain the difference between Episodic memory and
Semantic memory (Use your own words, dont memorize
this) - Answer-They distinct from each other but they
interact. For example, learning a historical fact (semantic)
might be remembered alongside the context in which you
learned it (episodic).
What is procedural memory? Give your own example -
Answer-Memory for skills and actions, often performed
automatically without conscious awareness. (You dont
think, you just do)
Riding a bike
,2|Page
(these skills might not have always been procedural, but
with repetition they can be).
What is Tulving's Heirarchical Model? - Answer-·
Procedural Memory: The most basic and foundational,
shared by many species.
· Semantic Memory: Builds upon procedural memory,
requiring more cognitive processing.
· Episodic Memory: The most advanced and unique to
humans, relying on self-awareness and the ability to
mentally time-travel.
Colin Cherry introduced the concept of selective attention
which is also known as? - Answer-cocktail party effect
What is the cocktail party effect - Answer-The ability to
focus on one message while ignoring others in a noisy
environment.
What is a Dichotic Listening Experiment? - Answer-
Participants listened to different messages in each ear and
were asked to shadow (repeat) one.
,3|Page
How does nurture vs nature shape behavior and
development? - Answer-Nature: Traits are inherited
through genes (e.g., intelligence, genetic disorders).
Nurture: Traits are shaped by environment, upbringing,
and experiences (e.g., education, culture).
What is the Normative approach? - Answer-Identifying
typical milestones or norms for behaviors and abilities at
specific ages, such as when children typically begin
walking or speaking.
Paiget created the what? - Answer-Cognitive Development
Model
The Cognitive Development Model has how many stages?
What is it? - Answer-4 Stages. This model outlines how
children's thinking develops in stages as they grow.
Behaviorism focused solely on? - Answer-Observable
behaviors and dismissed internal mental states (e.g.,
thoughts, memories, beliefs)
, 4|Page
Ulric Neisser's Schema Theory is the concept of what? -
Answer-mental frameworks that help people organize and
interpret information.
Schemas influence how people perceive events, recall
memories, and fill in gaps in incomplete information.
Flashbulb memories are? Whose Theory was this? -
Answer-vivid memories of emotionally charged events
(High level of confidence in these memories but not
necessarily accurate)
Neisser
Atkinson and Shiffrin Model of memory is also called? -
Answer-the multi-store model of memory
The multi-store model of memory consists of 3 types of
memory, which are? - Answer-Sensory Memory, Short-
Term Memory (STM), and Long-Term Memory (LTM)
