Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Which method records the brain's electrical activity through electrodes on the scalp and has excellent temporal resolution?

1. AfMRI
2. BCT
3. CEEG
4. DPET

About how many items can a person hold in short-term memory, according to George Miller's classic estimate?

1. A7 ± 2
2. B3 ± 1
3. C20 ± 5
4. D12 ± 3

Generating many different possible uses for a brick is an example of:

1. AFunctional fixedness
2. BDivergent thinking
3. CConvergent thinking
4. DDeductive reasoning

"All mammals breathe air. Whales are mammals. Therefore whales breathe air." This is an example of:

1. ADeductive reasoning
2. BAnalogical reasoning
3. CThe availability heuristic
4. DInductive reasoning

People verify "A robin is a bird" faster than "A penguin is a bird". This finding supports:

1. APrototype theory and graded category membership
2. BFeature integration theory
3. CThe multi-store model of memory
4. DThe classical view that all members are equally good examples

Which working memory component is most heavily used when you switch between two tasks and decide what to focus on?

1. AThe phonological loop
2. BThe central executive
3. CIconic memory
4. DThe visuospatial sketchpad

Glanzer and Cunitz had participants count for 30 seconds between hearing a list and recalling it. Which result did they find?

1. ARecall became equal at all positions except the middle
2. BThe primacy effect disappeared, but the recency effect remained
3. CThe recency effect disappeared, but the primacy effect remained
4. DBoth effects became larger

A patient with damage to primary visual cortex says he sees nothing in part of his visual field, yet points to objects there well above chance. This is called:

1. AProsopagnosia
2. BChange blindness
3. CBlindsight
4. DInattentional blindness