Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Believing that after five tails in a row a fair coin is "due" to land heads is the:

1. ASunk cost fallacy
2. BGambler's fallacy
3. CEndowment effect
4. DHindsight bias

The smallest unit of language that carries meaning is a:

1. AMorpheme
2. BPhoneme
3. CPhrase
4. DLexicon

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

1. ASerial recall
2. BFree recall
3. CRecognition
4. DRelearning

Which working memory component is most heavily used when you switch between two tasks and decide what to focus on?

1. AThe phonological loop
2. BIconic memory
3. CThe visuospatial sketchpad
4. DThe central executive

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

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

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

1. ABelief bias
2. BSelf-serving bias
3. CHindsight bias
4. DAnchoring

Which concept describes better recall when study sessions are spread out over time rather than crammed?

1. AThe generation effect
2. BThe von Restorff effect
3. CThe spacing effect
4. DThe testing effect

When a video shows a face saying "ga" while the audio says "ba", many people hear "da". This shows that:

1. ASpeech perception combines what we see and hear
2. BHearing always overrides vision when they conflict
3. CVision is ignored when we listen to speech
4. DPeople cannot tell similar speech sounds apart