Wgu D570 Cognitive Psychology: 2026
Complete Exam Questions & Correct
Answers – Attention, Memory Models,
Language, Problem-Solving,
Consciuosness & Brain Function
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Whatdisdmeasureddbydthedpaperdfoldingdtest?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-SpatialdImagery
Whatdisdmentaldimagery?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedabilitydtodrecreatedsensorydinformationdwithoutdphysicaldstimuli
Whatdisdadcomponentdofdpsychosocialddevelopment?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Personality
Adchilddreadsdthedfollowingdincorrectdsentence:d"Thedcardwasdtravelingddowndthedhillsdweredbeautiful."dW
hichdcognitivedprocessdillustratesdcasualdinference?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedchilddinfersdthatdthedhillsdbeingdbeautifuldaredcauseddbydthedmotiondofdthedmovingdcar
Whichdconversationdbetweendtwodstudentsddemonstratesdthedprocessdofdentrainment?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Thedstudentsdbothdstartdspeakingdloudlydanddgesturing.
Whichdcortexdofdthedfrontaldlobedisdactivateddwhendsomeoneddeterminesdwhetherdanotherdpersondappea
rsdtodbedphysicallydattractive?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-FrontaldCortex
Whatdisdthedthedelectricaldimpulsedfiredddowndthedaxondofdadneuron?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
ActiondPotential
Whichdpartdofdadneurondtransportsdandelectricaldsignal?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Axon
,Whichdtypesdofdtasksdhavedrevealeddcognitiveddeficitsdindpeopledwithdadsubstancedabuseddisorder?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-WorkingdMemorydTests
Whichdexampledshowsdhowdsensorydmemorydresultsdindthedpersistencedofdvisiondwhendwatchingdfirework
s?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Fireworksdappeardasdfallingdtrailsdofdlightdduedtodiconicdmemoriesdlastingdfractionsdofdadsecond.
Whichdexplanationdshowsdhowdmultipledformsdofdmemorydwoulddcontributedtodeffectivedexecutiondofdad
mentaldmathdproblem?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Numbersdaredhelddindshort-
termdmemorydanddmanipulationsdaredconducteddondthednumbersdindworkingdmemorydwhendsolvingdthed
mathdproblem.
Whichdscenariodexemplifiesdhowdthedarticulatorydrehearsaldprocessdcontributesdtodadstudent'sdshort-
termdmemorydfordcoursedlecturedmaterial,daccordingdtodBaddeley'sdmodel?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedstudentdrepeatsdsilentlydwhatdtheirdinstructordhasdsaiddbeforedwritingditddown.
Adpersondisdtryingdtodrecalldthednamesdofdadsetdofdsevendactorsdwhosedpicturesdweredbrieflydpresenteddups
ideddown.dWhatdexplainsdhowdthedepisodicdbufferdenhancesdworkingdmemorydindthisdscenario?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Thedepisodicdbufferdconnectsdwithdlong-
termdmemorydofdthedactors'dfacesdanddnames,dbringingdcontentdintodworkingdmemory.
Howddoesdactivity-silentdworkingdmemorydhelpdperformancedondmentaldrotationdproblems?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-
Strengtheningdofdconnectionsdbetweendneuronsdhelpsdperformancedondmentaldrotationdproblems
Howdisdthedprimacydeffectdrelateddtodattentiondfordadsetdofdwordsdpresenteddsequentially?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Thedfirstdworddpresenteddreceivesdthedpersonsdfulldattention.
WhichdexampledshowsdWestmacottdanddMoscovitch'sdconceptdofdautobiographicallydsignificantdsemanticd
memories?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Persondrecallsdthednamedofdthedactordthatdtheydsawdindthedairportdyearsdago.
Adpersondisdstudyingdadlistdofdtypesdofdfishdfordadwildlifedtestdthatdwilldoccurdindonedweek.dWhichdexampledil
lustratesdthedcombineddlong-termdmemorydencodingdstrategiesdofdvisualdimagerydanddorganization?d-
,CORRECTdANSWER-
d
Thedpersondimaginesdeachdfishdondadtreedstructuredcorrespondingdtodcategoriesdofdfishdtypes.
Adpersondisdstudyingdadlistdofdnamesdofdpastriesdfordtheirdnewdjobdatdadbakery.dWhichdexampledshowsdthedi
nteractiondbetweendtheddeepdprocessingdstrategiesdofdgenerationdanddself-reference?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedpersondcreatesdflashcardsdfordthednamesdofdthedpastries,dpairingdeachdwithdandestimatedofdhowdappet
izingdthedpastrydappears.
Adpersondsurprisesdthemselfdindrecallingdthednamedofdandartistdmostdhavednotdhearddof.dWhichdprocessdoc
cursdwhendthedpersondtriesdtodrememberdhowdtheydlearneddthatdfact?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Sourcedmonitoring
ResearchersdRobertdNashdanddKimberleydWadedrandandexperimentdindwhichdparticipantsdplayeddadgambli
ngdgamedondadcomputerdanddweredlaterdshowndadmodifieddvideodofdthemselvesdcheating.dWhatddiddthisde
xperimentdrevealdaboutdfalsedconfessions?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Participantsdconfesseddtodcheatingdafterdbeingdshowndthedmodifieddvideo,devendthoughdtheyddiddnotdrecal
ldcheatingdindicatingdthedpowerdofdsuggestivedquestioningdanddtactics
Whichdexampledreflectsdthedimpactdofdthedself-imagedhypothesis?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Adpersondremembersdgraduatingdfromdlawdschool
WhatdisdadprimarydconcerndofdbehaviorismdaccordingdtodJohndWatson?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Identifyingdthedrelationshipdbetweendenvironmentaldstimulidanddbehavior
Whichdconceptdsupportsdthedpaired-associatedlearningdresults?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Conceptualdpegdhypothesis
WhichdcomponentdofdBroadbent'sdflowddiagramdofdthedminddblocksdunattendeddmessages?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Filter
WhichdevidenceddisprovesdAristotle'sdassertiondthatd"thoughtdisdimpossibledwithoutdandimage"?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Peopledwhodcannotdvisualizedimagesdaredstilldcapabledofdthinking
, WhichdstagedofdPiaget'sdCognitivedDevelopmentdTheoryddoesdandindividualdbegindtodunderstanddmathem
aticaldreasoning?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-ConcretedOperational
Whichdtermddescribesdadchild'sdtendencydtodfixatedondjustdonedaspectdofdadproblemdordobjectdaccordingdto
dPiaget?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Centration
WhichdstagedindPiaget'sdtheorydofdcognitiveddevelopmentdisdrepresenteddbydadchild'sdabilitydtodmentallydre
presentdobjectsdanddeventsdwithdwordsdanddimages?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Preoperational
Whichdkinddofdintelligencedreflectsdabilitiesddrawndfromdexperience?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Crystalized
WhichdmentaldframeworkdisduseddindlearningdaccordingdtodPiaget?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Schemas
Adchilddreadsdthedfollowingdincorrectdsentence:d"Thedcardwasdtracelingddowndthedhillsdweredbeautiful."dW
hichdcognitivedprocessdillustratesdthedgardendpathdmodeldofdparsing?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedchilddchangesdtheirdminddfromdthedsubjectdbeingdthedcardtodthedhills
Adstudentdreadsdthesedtwodsentences:dAddogdwasdrunning.dItdslippeddanddfell.dwhichdthoughtdprocessdisdan
dexampledofdandanaphoricdinference?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedstudentdinfersdthatdthedwordd"it"drefersdtodtheddog
Whydisdestablishingdcommondgrounddimportantdtodconversations?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Itdaidsdindhavingdandengagingddiscussion
Whichdpropertydofdwordsdcontributesdtodthedworddfrequencydeffect?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
howdoftendadworddisduseddwithindadlanguage
Whiledstudyingdindadnoisydcoffeedshop,dadstudentdisdabledtodfocusdsolelydondtheirdtextbook,dtuningdoutdthed
surroundingdconversationsdanddbackgrounddmusic.dWhichdcognitivedphenomenonddoesdthisdscenariodillus
trate?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Selectivedattention
Complete Exam Questions & Correct
Answers – Attention, Memory Models,
Language, Problem-Solving,
Consciuosness & Brain Function
Latest Updated!!
Whatdisdmeasureddbydthedpaperdfoldingdtest?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-SpatialdImagery
Whatdisdmentaldimagery?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedabilitydtodrecreatedsensorydinformationdwithoutdphysicaldstimuli
Whatdisdadcomponentdofdpsychosocialddevelopment?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Personality
Adchilddreadsdthedfollowingdincorrectdsentence:d"Thedcardwasdtravelingddowndthedhillsdweredbeautiful."dW
hichdcognitivedprocessdillustratesdcasualdinference?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedchilddinfersdthatdthedhillsdbeingdbeautifuldaredcauseddbydthedmotiondofdthedmovingdcar
Whichdconversationdbetweendtwodstudentsddemonstratesdthedprocessdofdentrainment?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Thedstudentsdbothdstartdspeakingdloudlydanddgesturing.
Whichdcortexdofdthedfrontaldlobedisdactivateddwhendsomeoneddeterminesdwhetherdanotherdpersondappea
rsdtodbedphysicallydattractive?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-FrontaldCortex
Whatdisdthedthedelectricaldimpulsedfiredddowndthedaxondofdadneuron?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
ActiondPotential
Whichdpartdofdadneurondtransportsdandelectricaldsignal?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Axon
,Whichdtypesdofdtasksdhavedrevealeddcognitiveddeficitsdindpeopledwithdadsubstancedabuseddisorder?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-WorkingdMemorydTests
Whichdexampledshowsdhowdsensorydmemorydresultsdindthedpersistencedofdvisiondwhendwatchingdfirework
s?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Fireworksdappeardasdfallingdtrailsdofdlightdduedtodiconicdmemoriesdlastingdfractionsdofdadsecond.
Whichdexplanationdshowsdhowdmultipledformsdofdmemorydwoulddcontributedtodeffectivedexecutiondofdad
mentaldmathdproblem?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Numbersdaredhelddindshort-
termdmemorydanddmanipulationsdaredconducteddondthednumbersdindworkingdmemorydwhendsolvingdthed
mathdproblem.
Whichdscenariodexemplifiesdhowdthedarticulatorydrehearsaldprocessdcontributesdtodadstudent'sdshort-
termdmemorydfordcoursedlecturedmaterial,daccordingdtodBaddeley'sdmodel?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedstudentdrepeatsdsilentlydwhatdtheirdinstructordhasdsaiddbeforedwritingditddown.
Adpersondisdtryingdtodrecalldthednamesdofdadsetdofdsevendactorsdwhosedpicturesdweredbrieflydpresenteddups
ideddown.dWhatdexplainsdhowdthedepisodicdbufferdenhancesdworkingdmemorydindthisdscenario?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Thedepisodicdbufferdconnectsdwithdlong-
termdmemorydofdthedactors'dfacesdanddnames,dbringingdcontentdintodworkingdmemory.
Howddoesdactivity-silentdworkingdmemorydhelpdperformancedondmentaldrotationdproblems?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-
Strengtheningdofdconnectionsdbetweendneuronsdhelpsdperformancedondmentaldrotationdproblems
Howdisdthedprimacydeffectdrelateddtodattentiondfordadsetdofdwordsdpresenteddsequentially?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Thedfirstdworddpresenteddreceivesdthedpersonsdfulldattention.
WhichdexampledshowsdWestmacottdanddMoscovitch'sdconceptdofdautobiographicallydsignificantdsemanticd
memories?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Persondrecallsdthednamedofdthedactordthatdtheydsawdindthedairportdyearsdago.
Adpersondisdstudyingdadlistdofdtypesdofdfishdfordadwildlifedtestdthatdwilldoccurdindonedweek.dWhichdexampledil
lustratesdthedcombineddlong-termdmemorydencodingdstrategiesdofdvisualdimagerydanddorganization?d-
,CORRECTdANSWER-
d
Thedpersondimaginesdeachdfishdondadtreedstructuredcorrespondingdtodcategoriesdofdfishdtypes.
Adpersondisdstudyingdadlistdofdnamesdofdpastriesdfordtheirdnewdjobdatdadbakery.dWhichdexampledshowsdthedi
nteractiondbetweendtheddeepdprocessingdstrategiesdofdgenerationdanddself-reference?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedpersondcreatesdflashcardsdfordthednamesdofdthedpastries,dpairingdeachdwithdandestimatedofdhowdappet
izingdthedpastrydappears.
Adpersondsurprisesdthemselfdindrecallingdthednamedofdandartistdmostdhavednotdhearddof.dWhichdprocessdoc
cursdwhendthedpersondtriesdtodrememberdhowdtheydlearneddthatdfact?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Sourcedmonitoring
ResearchersdRobertdNashdanddKimberleydWadedrandandexperimentdindwhichdparticipantsdplayeddadgambli
ngdgamedondadcomputerdanddweredlaterdshowndadmodifieddvideodofdthemselvesdcheating.dWhatddiddthisde
xperimentdrevealdaboutdfalsedconfessions?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Participantsdconfesseddtodcheatingdafterdbeingdshowndthedmodifieddvideo,devendthoughdtheyddiddnotdrecal
ldcheatingdindicatingdthedpowerdofdsuggestivedquestioningdanddtactics
Whichdexampledreflectsdthedimpactdofdthedself-imagedhypothesis?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Adpersondremembersdgraduatingdfromdlawdschool
WhatdisdadprimarydconcerndofdbehaviorismdaccordingdtodJohndWatson?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Identifyingdthedrelationshipdbetweendenvironmentaldstimulidanddbehavior
Whichdconceptdsupportsdthedpaired-associatedlearningdresults?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Conceptualdpegdhypothesis
WhichdcomponentdofdBroadbent'sdflowddiagramdofdthedminddblocksdunattendeddmessages?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Filter
WhichdevidenceddisprovesdAristotle'sdassertiondthatd"thoughtdisdimpossibledwithoutdandimage"?d-
dCORRECTdANSWER-Peopledwhodcannotdvisualizedimagesdaredstilldcapabledofdthinking
, WhichdstagedofdPiaget'sdCognitivedDevelopmentdTheoryddoesdandindividualdbegindtodunderstanddmathem
aticaldreasoning?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-ConcretedOperational
Whichdtermddescribesdadchild'sdtendencydtodfixatedondjustdonedaspectdofdadproblemdordobjectdaccordingdto
dPiaget?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Centration
WhichdstagedindPiaget'sdtheorydofdcognitiveddevelopmentdisdrepresenteddbydadchild'sdabilitydtodmentallydre
presentdobjectsdanddeventsdwithdwordsdanddimages?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Preoperational
Whichdkinddofdintelligencedreflectsdabilitiesddrawndfromdexperience?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Crystalized
WhichdmentaldframeworkdisduseddindlearningdaccordingdtodPiaget?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Schemas
Adchilddreadsdthedfollowingdincorrectdsentence:d"Thedcardwasdtracelingddowndthedhillsdweredbeautiful."dW
hichdcognitivedprocessdillustratesdthedgardendpathdmodeldofdparsing?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedchilddchangesdtheirdminddfromdthedsubjectdbeingdthedcardtodthedhills
Adstudentdreadsdthesedtwodsentences:dAddogdwasdrunning.dItdslippeddanddfell.dwhichdthoughtdprocessdisdan
dexampledofdandanaphoricdinference?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Thedstudentdinfersdthatdthedwordd"it"drefersdtodtheddog
Whydisdestablishingdcommondgrounddimportantdtodconversations?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
Itdaidsdindhavingdandengagingddiscussion
Whichdpropertydofdwordsdcontributesdtodthedworddfrequencydeffect?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-
howdoftendadworddisduseddwithindadlanguage
Whiledstudyingdindadnoisydcoffeedshop,dadstudentdisdabledtodfocusdsolelydondtheirdtextbook,dtuningdoutdthed
surroundingdconversationsdanddbackgrounddmusic.dWhichdcognitivedphenomenonddoesdthisdscenariodillus
trate?d-dCORRECTdANSWER-Selectivedattention
