WGUlD570lObjectivelAssessmentlReview l(Latestl2025/l2026lUpdate)lCognitivel Psychologyl|lQsl&lAs|lGradelA|l100%l Correctl(VerifiedlAnswers)
Q:lColinlCherrylintroducedlthelconceptloflselectivelattentionlwhichlislalsolknownlas?
Answer:
cocktaillpartyleffect
Q:lWhatlislthelcocktaillpartyleffect
Answer:
Thelabilityltolfocuslonlonelmessagelwhilelignoringlotherslinlalnoisylenvironment.
Q:lWhatlislalDichoticlListeninglExperiment?
Answer:
Participantsllistenedltoldifferentlmessageslinleachlearlandlwerelaskedltolshadowl(repeat)lone.
Q:lHowldoeslnurturelvslnaturelshapelbehaviorlandldevelopment?
Answer:
Nature:lTraitslarelinheritedlthroughlgenesl(e.g.,lintelligence,lgeneticldisorders). 1 / 4
Nurture:lTraitslarelshapedlbylenvironment,lupbringing,landlexperiencesl(e.g.,leducation,lculture ).
Q:lWhatlislthelNormativelapproach?
Answer:
Identifyingltypicallmilestoneslorlnormslforlbehaviorslandlabilitieslatlspecificlages,lsuchlaslwhe nlchildrenltypicallylbeginlwalkinglorlspeaking.
Q:lPaigetlcreatedlthelwhat?
Answer:
CognitivelDevelopmentlModel
Q:lThelCognitivelDevelopmentlModellhaslhowlmanylstages?lWhatlislit?
Answer:
4lStages.lThislmodelloutlineslhowlchildren'slthinkingldevelopslinlstageslasltheylgrow.
Q:lWhatlarelthel4lstagesloflthelCognitivelDevelopmentlModel?lGivelalquicklexplanationlofle ach.
Answer:
Sensorimotor:l0-2,lexperienceslworldslthroughlsenseslandlactions.
Preoperational:l2-
6,luseslwordslandlimagesltolrepresentlthingslbutllackslreasoningl(egocentric,lpretendlplay)
Concreteloperational:l7-11,lUnderstandleventslandlanalogiesllogically,lpreformslmath 2 / 4
Formalloperational:l12+,lFormalloperations,luseslabstractlthinking,lmorallreasoning.
Q:lWhatlislZoneloflProximallDevelopment?lWholcreatedlthis?
Answer:
Emphasizeslthelroleloflsociallinteractionlinlearlyldevelopment,lwherelchildrenllearnlbestlwithlg uidancelfromlmorelknowledgeablelothers.
Vygotsky
Q:lWhatlislDevelopmentallPsychology?
Answer:
Studyloflhowlpeoplelgrowlandlchangelthroughoutltheirllives,lfocusinglonlphysical,lcognitive,le motional,landlsocialldevelopment
Q:lWhatlislCrystallizedlintelligence?lHowldolyoulgetlthis?
Answer:
Knowledgelandlskillslaccumulatedloverlallifetime,lincludinglfacts,lvocabulary,landllearnedlabili ties.
Itlrelieslonlpastlexperienceslandleducationlandltendsltolincreaselwithlage.
Mustlgainlknowledgelandlskillsltolhavelthis.
Q:lWhatlislalNeuron?
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Answer:
Thelbasiclunitsloflthelbrainlandlnervouslsystemlthatltransmitlinformationlthroughlelectricallandl chemicallsignals.
Q:lWhatlislthelPrincipleloflNeurallRepresentation?
Answer:
Experienceslandlperceptionslarelnotldirectlylfromlstimulilbutlarelrepresentedlinlthelbrainlbylpat ternsloflneurallactivity.lForlexample,lseeinglanlobjectlinvolveslspecificlneuronslfiringlinlrespon seltolitslfeaturesllikelshapelorlcolor.
Q:lHubellandlWieselldiscoveredlfeatureldetectors,lwhichlarelwhat?
Answer:
Specializedlneuronslinlthelbrain'slvisuallcortexlthatlrespondltolspecificlfeaturesloflalstimulus,lsu chlasledges,langles,lorlmovement
Q:lExplainlExperience-dependentlplasticity
Answer:
Thelbrain'slabilityltolchangelandladaptlbasedlonlspecificlexperiences.lNeurallconnectionslarelstr engthened,lweakened,lorlformedldependinglonlthelactivitieslandlenvironmentslanlindividuallisle xposedlto,lshapinglthelbrain'slstructurelandlfunctionloverltime.lExample:lLearningltolplaylalmu sicallinstrumentlalterslbrainlregionslinvolvedlinlmotorlandlauditorylskills.
Q:lNamelthelbrainlareasl(Lobes)lthatlarelspecializedlforlspecificlcognitivelfunctions,landlwhat lthoselfunctionslare.
Answer:
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