Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

A vivid, detailed memory of where you were when you heard shocking news is called a:

1. AScreen memory
2. BFlashbulb memory
3. CProcedural memory
4. DIconic memory

An algorithm, in the psychology of problem solving, is:

1. AA step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution
2. BA mental picture of how the problem looks
3. CA sudden flash of understanding about a problem
4. DA quick rule of thumb that usually works well enough

Generating many different possible uses for a brick is an example of:

1. AConvergent thinking
2. BDeductive reasoning
3. CDivergent thinking
4. DFunctional fixedness

A student who studied while drinking coffee recalls more when tested after drinking coffee. This illustrates:

1. AFlashbulb memory
2. BThe serial position effect
3. CThe spacing effect
4. DState-dependent memory

Lists of similar-sounding letters (B, G, V, T) are harder to recall immediately than dissimilar letters (F, K, Y, W). This suggests short-term memory:

1. AMainly codes verbal information acoustically
2. BHas unlimited capacity for letters
3. CMainly codes information by meaning
4. DStores letters mainly as visual images of their shapes

Two groups study a text. One rereads it; the other takes practice quizzes on it. A week later, the quiz group remembers more. This shows:

1. AProactive interference
2. BEncoding specificity
3. CThe testing effect
4. DThe spacing effect

Countries where people are organ donors unless they opt out have far higher donor rates than countries where people must opt in. This is best explained by:

1. AThe sunk cost fallacy
2. BThe default effect and status quo bias
3. CThe availability heuristic
4. DBelief bias in moral reasoning about donation

Patient D.F. could not report the orientation of a slot but could accurately post a card through it. Milner and Goodale used this to support the idea of:

1. ASeparate visual streams for perception and action
2. BA single visual system used for every visual task
3. CEarly selection of attention before perception
4. DFeature binding through focused spatial attention