Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AConsolidation
  2. BMaintenance rehearsal
  3. CElaborative rehearsal
  4. DChunking
2.Easy

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

  1. A7 ± 2
  2. B3 ± 1
  3. C12 ± 3
  4. D20 ± 5
3.Easy

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

  1. AInterposition
  2. BTexture gradient
  3. CLinear perspective
  4. DRetinal disparity
4.Medium

Broadbent's filter model of attention proposes that unattended messages are:

  1. AProcessed at the same level as the attended message
  2. BFully analysed for meaning and then quickly forgotten
  3. CBlocked by physical features before meaning is analysed
  4. DWeakened but still analysed for important meanings, such as names
5.Medium

Which feature is typical of an automatic process, such as reading a familiar word?

  1. AIt is fast and hard to stop once started
  2. BIt is easily disrupted by a second task
  3. CIt needs a lot of conscious effort
  4. DIt can only be done slowly, one step at a time
6.Medium

In Baddeley and Hitch's working memory model, which component handles verbal and acoustic information?

  1. AThe episodic buffer
  2. BThe visuospatial sketchpad
  3. CThe phonological loop
  4. DThe central executive
7.Hard

Gick and Holyoak gave participants a story about an army attacking a fortress from many sides, then Duncker's radiation problem. What did they find?

  1. AThe story made the radiation problem harder to solve
  2. BAlmost everyone used the analogy without needing any hint
  3. CFew used the analogy until told the story might help
  4. DNobody could solve the radiation problem, even with a hint
8.Hard

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

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Maintenance rehearsal
  2. 2. A · 7 ± 2
  3. 3. D · Retinal disparity
  4. 4. C · Blocked by physical features before meaning is analysed
  5. 5. A · It is fast and hard to stop once started
  6. 6. C · The phonological loop
  7. 7. C · Few used the analogy until told the story might help
  8. 8. A · The conjunction fallacy: A and B cannot be likelier than A

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