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WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND
PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026 BANK ALL
COMPLETE (458) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS |GUARANTEED PASS.
PSYCHOLOGY
Prepare for the WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology OA and Pre-
Assessment Exam with this concise study resource covering
memory, perception, learning, and cognitive processes. It reinforces
key psychological concepts and includes exam-style questions
aligned with coursework at Western Governors University. Designed
to support effective review and test readiness. Suitable for students
studying cognitive psychology.
You notice a must-have sweater on TV commercial and want to
remember the store's name so you can buy it. Which scenario
demonstrates use of the Modal Model of Memory to remember
what store sold the sweater? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Repeating the store's name for over a minute to remember it later
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Which scenario demonstrates sensory memory moving into
short-term memory? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... a person
reads a phone number and repeats it to remember it.
Which example demonstrates how attention is controlled by
Central executive? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... focusing on the
variety of pets in a pet store to remember how affordable they
were later
Which is an effective way to remember an 8-digit account
number? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... By chunking numbers
into sets and associating those sets with meaningful information
What scenario demonstrates the semanticization of remote
memories? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A child remembers
being taught how to draw a lion in a classroom with blue walls
and a space-themed carpet
Which example demonstrates the interaction between episodic
and personal semantic memories? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
A person is building a bookshelf and remembers the last one they
built was unsteady and kept falling so they now build the
bookshelf on a level surface
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A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with
such skill? Which response from the artist demonstrates expert-
induced amnesia? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... i dont know
exactly. i dont think about it. i just know how to do it when i do it.
What is an example of Priming? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
kevin smells pizza while driving through the city and then has a
intense craving for pizza later that night when thinking of what to
order.
Which method is effective for encoding information into long-
term memory for later retrieval according to the levels of
processing theory? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... repeating and
then associating song lyrics with the words of a favorite poem
Which is an example of matching in the memory retrieval
process ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... going back to a childhood
home and recalling more details of an old memory
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What does Nader's rat experiment explain about memory
reconstruction ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... possibility that
retrieved memories can become fragile upon retrieval
Which scenario is example of trying to recall information from
long-term memory? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... six nouns that
you remember three hours later because you saw and image of
the items in the store window that morning
Which example demonstrates a researcher measuring the
multidimensional nature of autobiographical memory? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... measuring brain activity when a
participant sees their cat in a set of random cat images.
How does visual cortex injury affect memory errors? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... it impairs a person's motor functioning
capabilities
Which is an example of misleading post event information? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... inference through false information
presented by another person that alters a memory
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OA AND
PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026 BANK ALL
COMPLETE (458) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS |GUARANTEED PASS.
PSYCHOLOGY
Prepare for the WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology OA and Pre-
Assessment Exam with this concise study resource covering
memory, perception, learning, and cognitive processes. It reinforces
key psychological concepts and includes exam-style questions
aligned with coursework at Western Governors University. Designed
to support effective review and test readiness. Suitable for students
studying cognitive psychology.
You notice a must-have sweater on TV commercial and want to
remember the store's name so you can buy it. Which scenario
demonstrates use of the Modal Model of Memory to remember
what store sold the sweater? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Repeating the store's name for over a minute to remember it later
, Page 2 of 95
Which scenario demonstrates sensory memory moving into
short-term memory? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... a person
reads a phone number and repeats it to remember it.
Which example demonstrates how attention is controlled by
Central executive? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... focusing on the
variety of pets in a pet store to remember how affordable they
were later
Which is an effective way to remember an 8-digit account
number? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... By chunking numbers
into sets and associating those sets with meaningful information
What scenario demonstrates the semanticization of remote
memories? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A child remembers
being taught how to draw a lion in a classroom with blue walls
and a space-themed carpet
Which example demonstrates the interaction between episodic
and personal semantic memories? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
A person is building a bookshelf and remembers the last one they
built was unsteady and kept falling so they now build the
bookshelf on a level surface
, Page 3 of 95
A journalist interviews a painter and asks, how do you paint with
such skill? Which response from the artist demonstrates expert-
induced amnesia? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... i dont know
exactly. i dont think about it. i just know how to do it when i do it.
What is an example of Priming? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
kevin smells pizza while driving through the city and then has a
intense craving for pizza later that night when thinking of what to
order.
Which method is effective for encoding information into long-
term memory for later retrieval according to the levels of
processing theory? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... repeating and
then associating song lyrics with the words of a favorite poem
Which is an example of matching in the memory retrieval
process ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... going back to a childhood
home and recalling more details of an old memory
, Page 4 of 95
What does Nader's rat experiment explain about memory
reconstruction ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... possibility that
retrieved memories can become fragile upon retrieval
Which scenario is example of trying to recall information from
long-term memory? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... six nouns that
you remember three hours later because you saw and image of
the items in the store window that morning
Which example demonstrates a researcher measuring the
multidimensional nature of autobiographical memory? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... measuring brain activity when a
participant sees their cat in a set of random cat images.
How does visual cortex injury affect memory errors? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... it impairs a person's motor functioning
capabilities
Which is an example of misleading post event information? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... inference through false information
presented by another person that alters a memory
