Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

  1. ARetinal disparity
  2. BLinear perspective
  3. CInterposition
  4. DTexture gradient
2.Easy

Damage to Wernicke's area typically causes:

  1. ASlow, effortful speech with good comprehension
  2. BLoss of the ability to read but not to write
  3. CFluent but largely meaningless speech with poor comprehension
  4. DLoss of the ability to recognise familiar faces
3.Easy

Köhler's chimpanzees, who suddenly stacked boxes to reach bananas, are a classic example of:

  1. AMental set
  2. BInsight
  3. CTrial-and-error learning
  4. DFunctional fixedness
4.Medium

In a lexical decision task, people recognise "nurse" as a word faster after seeing "doctor" than after seeing "bread". This is best explained by:

  1. AIconic memory decay
  2. BRetroactive interference
  3. CSpreading activation in a semantic network
  4. DThe phonological similarity effect
5.Medium

The serial position effect predicts that items in a list are recalled best when they are:

  1. AIn the middle of the list
  2. BOnly at the beginning of the list
  3. CAt the beginning and end of the list
  4. DRandomly placed, whatever the length of the list
6.Medium

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

  1. AFlashbulb memory
  2. BThe spacing effect
  3. CState-dependent memory
  4. DThe serial position effect
7.Hard

In Sperling's experiments, participants saw a 3 × 4 grid of letters briefly. When a tone signalled which row to report immediately afterwards, they could report most letters of that row. What did this show?

  1. AHearing a warning tone improves visual perception of nearby letters in general
  2. BBriefly seen letters are transferred into long-term memory at once
  3. CMost of the display is briefly held but fades before it can all be reported
  4. DIconic memory holds only about four letters, however they are tested
8.Hard

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

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Retinal disparity
  2. 2. C · Fluent but largely meaningless speech with poor comprehension
  3. 3. B · Insight
  4. 4. C · Spreading activation in a semantic network
  5. 5. C · At the beginning and end of the list
  6. 6. C · State-dependent memory
  7. 7. C · Most of the display is briefly held but fades before it can all be reported
  8. 8. D · E and 7

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