Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. APriming
2. BHabituation
3. CMetacognition
4. DProactive interference

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. C20 ± 5
4. D12 ± 3

Linking new information to things you already know, so it becomes meaningful, is called:

1. AMaintenance rehearsal
2. BDecay
3. CElaborative rehearsal
4. DRote repetition

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

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

People often accept an invalid syllogism if its conclusion sounds true, such as "Some vitamins are healthy". This is called:

1. ABelief bias
2. BAnchoring
3. CHindsight bias
4. DSelf-serving bias

"All mammals breathe air. Whales are mammals. Therefore whales breathe air." This is an example of:

1. ADeductive reasoning
2. BAnalogical reasoning
3. CInductive reasoning
4. DThe availability heuristic

In prospect theory, losses typically feel:

1. AStrong only when they are certain
2. BAbout twice as strong as gains of the same size
3. CWeaker than gains of the same size
4. DExactly as strong as gains of the same size, on average

According to Lavie's load theory of attention, an irrelevant distractor is most likely to be processed when:

1. AThe participant is told to ignore it
2. BThe distractor is presented to the blind spot
3. CThe main task has low perceptual load
4. DThe main task has high perceptual load