Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Which type of memory stores facts such as "Paris is the capital of France"?

1. AProcedural memory
2. BSensory memory
3. CEpisodic memory
4. DSemantic memory

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

1. A7 ± 2
2. B20 ± 5
3. C3 ± 1
4. D12 ± 3

Repeating a phone number over and over to keep it in mind is called:

1. AElaborative rehearsal
2. BChunking
3. CMaintenance rehearsal
4. DConsolidation

In dual-process theory, which task most clearly requires System 2 thinking?

1. AWorking out 17 × 24 in your head
2. BNoticing that a sound is loud
3. CReading a large familiar word on a road sign
4. DRecognising a friend's face

A friend walking away from you does not seem to shrink, even though their image on your retina gets smaller. This is called:

1. AShape constancy
2. BLinear perspective
3. CSize constancy
4. DFigure–ground organisation

After studying the words "bed, rest, tired, dream, snooze", many people falsely recall "sleep". This paradigm demonstrates:

1. AThe word length effect in verbal memory
2. BFalse memories produced by related associations
3. CRapid decay of items in iconic memory
4. DNear-perfect recall of meaningful, related word lists

A participant solves anagrams faster after seeing related words briefly, without being aware of them. This is an example of:

1. AInterference
2. BPriming
3. CRehearsal
4. DChunking

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. ABlindsight
2. BProsopagnosia
3. CInattentional blindness
4. DChange blindness