Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

1. ALinear perspective
2. BRetinal disparity
3. CInterposition
4. DTexture gradient

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

1. AHabituation
2. BMetacognition
3. CPriming
4. DProactive interference

The feeling after an event that "I knew it all along" is called:

1. AOverconfidence
2. BAnchoring
3. CHindsight bias
4. DConfirmation bias

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

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

Counting the windows in your house by picturing walking around it mainly uses which working memory component?

1. AThe phonological loop
2. BLong-term procedural memory
3. CThe visuospatial sketchpad
4. DThe episodic buffer

Anchoring bias occurs when:

1. AAn initial number strongly influences a later estimate
2. BPeople believe after the event that they knew the outcome all along
3. CPeople remember only the end of an experience
4. DPeople prefer options presented as gains

In the Wason selection task, cards show E, K, 4 and 7. The rule is "If a card has a vowel on one side, it has an even number on the other". Which cards must be turned to test the rule?

1. AE, 4 and 7
2. BE and 4
3. CE only
4. DE and 7

When older adults recall autobiographical memories, they recall a disproportionately large number from roughly ages 10 to 30. This is called:

1. AFlashbulb memory
2. BThe recency effect
3. CInfantile amnesia
4. DThe reminiscence bump