Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AMaintenance rehearsal
2. BDecay
3. CElaborative rehearsal
4. DRote repetition

Declarative memory, which can be consciously recalled and put into words, is also called:

1. AImplicit memory
2. BSensory memory
3. CExplicit memory
4. DMotor memory

What is a heuristic?

1. AA step-by-step procedure that always finds the right answer
2. BA type of long-term memory
3. CA mental shortcut used to make judgements quickly
4. DA disorder of perception

In Shepard and Metzler's mental rotation task, the time to decide whether two 3D shapes are the same:

1. ADecreases as the angle between them gets larger
2. BIncreases with the angle between the two shapes
3. CIs the same whatever the angle of rotation is
4. DDepends mainly on how complex the shapes are

Rubin's vase, which can be seen as a vase or as two faces, illustrates:

1. AThe law of closure
2. BSize constancy
3. CFigure–ground organisation
4. DRetinal disparity

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

1. AAnalogical reasoning
2. BThe availability heuristic
3. CDeductive reasoning
4. DInductive reasoning

In prospect theory, losses typically feel:

1. AStrong only when they are certain
2. BWeaker than gains of the same size
3. CExactly as strong as gains of the same size, on average
4. DAbout twice as strong as gains of the same size

Linda is described as outspoken and concerned with social justice. Many people judge "Linda is a bank teller and a feminist" more likely than "Linda is a bank teller". What is the error?

1. ACorrect base-rate use: feminists are common among bank tellers
2. BThe gambler's fallacy: past events change the future odds
3. CThe conjunction fallacy: A and B cannot be likelier than A
4. DAnchoring: the first description fixes the later estimate