Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

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

Which researchers proposed the multi-store model of memory?

1. AAtkinson and Shiffrin
2. BBaddeley and Hitch
3. CLoftus and Palmer
4. DCraik and Lockhart

Damage to Wernicke's area typically causes:

1. ALoss of the ability to read but not to write
2. BLoss of the ability to recognise familiar faces
3. CSlow, effortful speech with good comprehension
4. DFluent but largely meaningless speech with poor comprehension

In Baddeley and Hitch's working memory model, which component handles verbal and acoustic information?

1. AThe central executive
2. BThe episodic buffer
3. CThe visuospatial sketchpad
4. DThe phonological loop

Which feature is typical of an automatic process, such as reading a familiar word?

1. AIt is easily disrupted by a second task
2. BIt needs a lot of conscious effort
3. CIt can only be done slowly, one step at a time
4. DIt is fast and hard to stop once started

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

1. AThe availability heuristic
2. BAnalogical reasoning
3. CDeductive reasoning
4. DInductive reasoning

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. APhotographic iconic memory
2. BChunks of meaningful patterns stored in long-term memory
3. CA larger short-term memory capacity in general
4. DBetter eyesight

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