Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Linking new information to things you already know, so it becomes meaningful, is called:

1. ARote repetition
2. BMaintenance rehearsal
3. CDecay
4. DElaborative rehearsal

Knowing that you understand a topic well enough to stop studying is an example of:

1. AProactive interference
2. BPriming
3. CMetacognition
4. DHabituation

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

1. ACT
2. BEEG
3. CfMRI
4. DPET

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 visuospatial sketchpad
3. CIconic memory
4. DThe central executive

The idea that the language you speak influences how you think and perceive the world is known as:

1. APhonemic restoration
2. BSemantic priming
3. CLinguistic relativity
4. DUniversal grammar

Which feature is typical of an automatic process, such as reading a familiar word?

1. AIt needs a lot of conscious effort
2. BIt can only be done slowly, one step at a time
3. CIt is fast and hard to stop once started
4. DIt is easily disrupted by a second task

Which concept describes better recall when study sessions are spread out over time rather than crammed?

1. AThe testing effect
2. BThe generation effect
3. CThe spacing effect
4. DThe von Restorff effect

Strayer and Johnston found that hands-free phone conversations impaired simulated driving about as much as hand-held ones. What does this suggest?

1. ADriving is a fully automatic task
2. BTalking to a passenger in the car is just as distracting in every case
3. CHolding a phone is the only problem when driving
4. DThe main cost of phoning while driving is attentional, not manual