Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

A multiple-choice exam mainly tests which kind of retrieval?

1. ASerial recall
2. BRecognition
3. CFree recall
4. DRelearning

Forgetting because new information interferes with remembering old information is called:

1. ARetroactive interference
2. BRepression
3. CDecay
4. DProactive interference

Functional fixedness is the tendency to:

1. ASee an object only in terms of its usual use
2. BSolve every problem with the same algorithm
3. CRemember objects better than words
4. DForget the purpose of an object after a delay

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

1. AHindsight bias
2. BSelf-serving bias
3. CBelief bias
4. DAnchoring

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. CProactive interference
4. DThe spacing effect

The idea that the language you speak influences how you think and perceive the world is known as:

1. AUniversal grammar
2. BPhonemic restoration
3. CLinguistic relativity
4. DSemantic priming

Change blindness experiments show that people often:

1. ASee changes only in colour, not in shape
2. BNotice every small change in their visual field
3. CAre better at spotting changes in faces than in objects in all cases
4. DFail to notice large changes in a scene when the change happens during a brief interruption

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