Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Riding a bicycle without thinking about it relies mainly on:

  1. AEpisodic memory
  2. BProcedural memory
  3. CIconic memory
  4. DSemantic memory
2.Easy

Which type of memory stores facts such as "Paris is the capital of France"?

  1. ASensory memory
  2. BSemantic memory
  3. CProcedural memory
  4. DEpisodic memory
3.Easy

What is "chunking"?

  1. ARepeating information aloud to remember it
  2. BForgetting information in large blocks
  3. CGrouping information into meaningful units to remember more
  4. DSplitting attention between two tasks
4.Medium

In Duncker's candle problem, participants must fix a candle to a wall using a box of tacks and matches. The solution is hard to find because people:

  1. ASee the box only as a container, not as a shelf
  2. BDo not realise the candle has to be lit first
  3. CAssume the tacks are too short to hold the candle
  4. DSpend too long trying to melt wax with the matches
5.Medium

In Cherry's dichotic listening studies, participants shadowing one ear usually noticed which change in the unattended ear?

  1. AA switch from English to German in the same voice
  2. BWords repeated several times
  3. CA switch from a male to a female voice
  4. DThe meaning of the words
6.Medium

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

  1. AAnalogical reasoning
  2. BDeductive reasoning
  3. CThe availability heuristic
  4. DInductive reasoning
7.Hard

Chase and Simon showed chess positions briefly to experts and novices. Experts recalled real game positions much better, but not random positions. This suggests expertise relies on:

  1. AA larger short-term memory capacity in general
  2. BPhotographic iconic memory
  3. CChunks of meaningful patterns stored in long-term memory
  4. DBetter eyesight
8.Hard

Which finding supports a reconstructive view of memory (Bartlett)?

  1. AMemories of emotional events never change
  2. BPeople can recall long lists of digits perfectly
  3. CPeople retelling an unfamiliar story change it to fit their own culture
  4. DShort-term memory holds about seven items

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Procedural memory
  2. 2. B · Semantic memory
  3. 3. C · Grouping information into meaningful units to remember more
  4. 4. A · See the box only as a container, not as a shelf
  5. 5. C · A switch from a male to a female voice
  6. 6. B · Deductive reasoning
  7. 7. C · Chunks of meaningful patterns stored in long-term memory
  8. 8. C · People retelling an unfamiliar story change it to fit their own culture

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