Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

The representativeness heuristic means judging the probability of something by:

1. AThe first number you were given
2. BHow much time or money you have already invested in it
3. CHow closely it resembles a typical example
4. DHow easily examples come to mind

An algorithm, in the psychology of problem solving, is:

1. AA step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution
2. BA mental picture of how the problem looks
3. CA sudden flash of understanding about a problem
4. DA quick rule of thumb that usually works well enough

Repeating a phone number over and over to keep it in mind is called:

1. AMaintenance rehearsal
2. BElaborative rehearsal
3. CConsolidation
4. DChunking

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. CWorking out 17 × 24 in your head
4. DReading a large familiar word on a road sign

Inattentional blindness is shown by the study in which participants failed to notice:

1. AA change in the colour of a single letter
2. BA word flashed below the threshold of awareness
3. CA person in a gorilla suit walking through a basketball game
4. DA tone played in one ear

Repeating "the, the, the" aloud while learning a word list impairs recall because it:

1. APrevents the eyes from reading the words
2. BBlocks rehearsal in the phonological loop
3. COverloads the visuospatial sketchpad
4. DErases information already in long-term memory

A patient can recognise a car, a cup and a dog but cannot recognise the faces of close family members, identifying them by voice instead. This is:

1. ABlindsight
2. BProsopagnosia
3. CSpatial neglect
4. DWernicke's aphasia

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. 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. DBriefly seen letters are transferred into long-term memory at once