WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
FINAL EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A community construction project is proposed in two different ways to an
environmentally conscious audience. Group A is told that only 20% of the trees
will be torn down, while group B is told that 80% of the trees will be saved. Which
statement accurately describes the groups' anticipated responses to the
community project, based on the principles of the framing effect? - ANSWER-
Group B is more likely to favor the project since the focus is on retention and gain
of 80% of the trees, rather than the 20% loss of trees.
A student is in a study lounge watching a video for a class and can fuly focus on
the video despite people chatting in the background and a clock loudly ticking.
How does the student process different stimuli in order to focus on the desired
task? - ANSWER-The student filters stimuli through the cocktail party effect.
A person plans to attend a reception later that night and needs to select an out for
the event. Which statement demonstrates an automatic decision for the person? -
ANSWER-They quickly decide on an outfit they typically wear to events without
being consciously aware that they selected it.
How did strayer and johnston's research influence the study of attention? -
ANSWER-By demonstrating that both attention and response time are negatively
impacted by talking on a mobile device while driving
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, WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
A researcher presents a video of a street intersection and asks that participants
count how many people walked through the intersection. In the video, a limousine
passes through the intersection. Which example would demonstrated in-
attentional blindness? - ANSWER-Some participants do not notice the limousine
because they are focused on the people
A hiker walks along a trail looking for a spot for a picture when an unseen snake
hisses from the nearby woods. Which statement is true regarding the hiker's
ability to notice the snake? - ANSWER-They will notice the snake's hiss if they
recognize it as a danger signal
Why is binding important in attention? - ANSWER-Binding makes it possible to
perceive a whole object rather than a collection of it parts
A traveler can attend to what the hotel's concierge says about lunch options based
on how loudly they are speaking, while disregarding other verbal communications
happening in the noisy lobby. How is Broadbent's model of attention used in this
scenario? - ANSWER-The traveler uses filtering to focus on the lunch options over
the lobby noise
A person went on a trip to the ocean. Which example shows the concept of
autobiographical memory as an integration of episodic and semantic memories
for this scenario? - ANSWER-The person remembers jumping in the waves and the
outdoor temperature that day.
How does the generation effect relate to attention in a paired-associate task? -
ANSWER-Having participants engage in word completion focused attention longer
on each word pair, compared to shallow word processing.
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Which stimuli are remembered best in a long-term memory task according to
Nairne's evolutionary theory of encoding? - ANSWER-Stimuli judged as useful for
providing protection
Which example shows the difference between the standard model of
consolidation and the multiple trace model of consolidation regarding encoding
episodic memories about a trip to a lake? - ANSWER-The standard model of
consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that the
hippocampus remains active in long-term trip memories.
What has research determined about the association between neutral language r
profanity and enhanced memory? - ANSWER-arousing words that reference
profanity or explicit content are more memorable than neutral words
Which example demonstrates the application of Bartlett's repeated reproduction
when a student is tested on course content? - ANSWER-A student discusses the
content in their study guide four times, then five times, daily for two days before a
test to concisely recall the information.
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? - ANSWER-A person smells
freshly chopped wood and recalls a cabin vacation with their family.
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall? - ANSWER-Increased time
passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the stories based on
cultural context
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Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony? -
ANSWER-Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? - ANSWER-Whether imagery is
spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? - ANSWER-cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming? - ANSWER-a student is able to determine
the meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? - ANSWER-A person fails to
notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype? - ANSWER-The genes they inherit
from both parents
How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? - ANSWER-It decreases the
severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how paper
degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots that leave no
carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to solve the problem of
designing their product in this scenario? - ANSWER-The engineer applied
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WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
FINAL EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A community construction project is proposed in two different ways to an
environmentally conscious audience. Group A is told that only 20% of the trees
will be torn down, while group B is told that 80% of the trees will be saved. Which
statement accurately describes the groups' anticipated responses to the
community project, based on the principles of the framing effect? - ANSWER-
Group B is more likely to favor the project since the focus is on retention and gain
of 80% of the trees, rather than the 20% loss of trees.
A student is in a study lounge watching a video for a class and can fuly focus on
the video despite people chatting in the background and a clock loudly ticking.
How does the student process different stimuli in order to focus on the desired
task? - ANSWER-The student filters stimuli through the cocktail party effect.
A person plans to attend a reception later that night and needs to select an out for
the event. Which statement demonstrates an automatic decision for the person? -
ANSWER-They quickly decide on an outfit they typically wear to events without
being consciously aware that they selected it.
How did strayer and johnston's research influence the study of attention? -
ANSWER-By demonstrating that both attention and response time are negatively
impacted by talking on a mobile device while driving
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, WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
A researcher presents a video of a street intersection and asks that participants
count how many people walked through the intersection. In the video, a limousine
passes through the intersection. Which example would demonstrated in-
attentional blindness? - ANSWER-Some participants do not notice the limousine
because they are focused on the people
A hiker walks along a trail looking for a spot for a picture when an unseen snake
hisses from the nearby woods. Which statement is true regarding the hiker's
ability to notice the snake? - ANSWER-They will notice the snake's hiss if they
recognize it as a danger signal
Why is binding important in attention? - ANSWER-Binding makes it possible to
perceive a whole object rather than a collection of it parts
A traveler can attend to what the hotel's concierge says about lunch options based
on how loudly they are speaking, while disregarding other verbal communications
happening in the noisy lobby. How is Broadbent's model of attention used in this
scenario? - ANSWER-The traveler uses filtering to focus on the lunch options over
the lobby noise
A person went on a trip to the ocean. Which example shows the concept of
autobiographical memory as an integration of episodic and semantic memories
for this scenario? - ANSWER-The person remembers jumping in the waves and the
outdoor temperature that day.
How does the generation effect relate to attention in a paired-associate task? -
ANSWER-Having participants engage in word completion focused attention longer
on each word pair, compared to shallow word processing.
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, WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
Which stimuli are remembered best in a long-term memory task according to
Nairne's evolutionary theory of encoding? - ANSWER-Stimuli judged as useful for
providing protection
Which example shows the difference between the standard model of
consolidation and the multiple trace model of consolidation regarding encoding
episodic memories about a trip to a lake? - ANSWER-The standard model of
consolidation argues that the hippocampus is involved only in the early
development of lake trip memories, but the multiple trace model argues that the
hippocampus remains active in long-term trip memories.
What has research determined about the association between neutral language r
profanity and enhanced memory? - ANSWER-arousing words that reference
profanity or explicit content are more memorable than neutral words
Which example demonstrates the application of Bartlett's repeated reproduction
when a student is tested on course content? - ANSWER-A student discusses the
content in their study guide four times, then five times, daily for two days before a
test to concisely recall the information.
Which example demonstrates the Proust effect? - ANSWER-A person smells
freshly chopped wood and recalls a cabin vacation with their family.
which significant findings did the "war of ghosts" experiment demonstrate
regarding the effect of repeated reproduction on recall? - ANSWER-Increased time
passage led to greater inaccuracies and omissions in recall of the stories based on
cultural context
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, WGU D570 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
Which factor affects the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness testimony? -
ANSWER-Eyewitnesses may not see all aspects of a given incident
What was the source of the imagery debate? - ANSWER-Whether imagery is
spatial or propositional
Which aspect of lifespan development examines creativity? - ANSWER-cognitive
What is an example of lexical priming? - ANSWER-a student is able to determine
the meaning of a word after recently encountering a similar word
What does the term in-attentional blindness suggest? - ANSWER-A person fails to
notice stimuli when their attention is focused elsewhere
What determines an individual's chronotype? - ANSWER-The genes they inherit
from both parents
How does methadone affect opioid withdrawal? - ANSWER-It decreases the
severity of the symptoms
An engineer notices a colleague's leaking cup and then thinks about how paper
degrades and applies this observation to a design for planter pots that leave no
carbon footprint. Which method does the engineer apply to solve the problem of
designing their product in this scenario? - ANSWER-The engineer applied
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