Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

1. AInterposition
2. BLinear perspective
3. CTexture gradient
4. DRetinal disparity

Continuing to invest in a failing project because of the money already spent is called the:

1. AGambler's fallacy
2. BFraming effect
3. CAvailability heuristic
4. DSunk cost fallacy

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

1. AProactive interference
2. BHabituation
3. CMetacognition
4. DPriming

A patient can no longer form new long-term memories after brain surgery but remembers events from before the operation. This is called:

1. AInfantile amnesia
2. BAnterograde amnesia
3. CDissociative amnesia
4. DRetrograde amnesia

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. AEncoding specificity
2. BThe testing effect
3. CThe spacing effect
4. DProactive interference

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

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

People judge that more English words begin with K than have K as the third letter, although the reverse is true. Which heuristic explains this?

1. ARepresentativeness: K-words look like typical English words
2. BFraming: the question describes the words as a loss
3. CAvailability: words are easier to retrieve by first letter
4. DAnchoring: the letter K is the first value people are given

Strayer and Johnston found that hands-free phone conversations impaired simulated driving about as much as hand-held ones. What does this suggest?

1. AHolding a phone is the only problem when driving
2. BTalking to a passenger in the car is just as distracting in every case
3. CDriving is a fully automatic task
4. DThe main cost of phoning while driving is attentional, not manual