Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. A3 ± 1
2. B12 ± 3
3. C20 ± 5
4. D7 ± 2

Köhler's chimpanzees, who suddenly stacked boxes to reach bananas, are a classic example of:

1. AFunctional fixedness
2. BTrial-and-error learning
3. CMental set
4. DInsight

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

1. ARetinal disparity
2. BTexture gradient
3. CInterposition
4. DLinear perspective

Kosslyn found that the time to mentally scan between two landmarks on an imagined map increased with their distance. This suggests that mental images:

1. AAre stored only as abstract verbal descriptions of the scene
2. BAre processed in the phonological loop
3. CPreserve spatial relationships of the real scene
4. DCannot be inspected once formed

The serial position effect predicts that items in a list are recalled best when they are:

1. AIn the middle of the list
2. BAt the beginning and end of the list
3. CRandomly placed, whatever the length of the list
4. DOnly at the beginning of the list

In January you keep writing last year's date on forms. This is an example of:

1. ARetroactive interference
2. BAnterograde amnesia
3. CEncoding failure
4. DProactive interference

In prospect theory, losses typically feel:

1. AExactly as strong as gains of the same size, on average
2. BWeaker than gains of the same size
3. CAbout twice as strong as gains of the same size
4. DStrong only when they are certain

Evidence that short-term and long-term memory are separate stores comes from patients who:

1. ALose all memories after a mild headache
2. BShow the same recall for all list positions
3. CHave impaired long-term learning but normal digit span, and others with the opposite pattern
4. DRemember everything equally well