Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Trying to perform two tasks at the same time, such as texting while listening to a lecture, involves:

  1. ADivided attention
  2. BSustained attention
  3. CSelective attention
  4. DIconic memory
2.Easy

Which researchers proposed the multi-store model of memory?

  1. ACraik and Lockhart
  2. BBaddeley and Hitch
  3. CLoftus and Palmer
  4. DAtkinson and Shiffrin
3.Easy

Selective attention is best illustrated by:

  1. ARecognising a face you have seen before
  2. BRemembering a phone number for a few seconds
  3. CSolving an arithmetic problem
  4. DFollowing one conversation at a noisy party
4.Medium

After studying the words "bed, rest, tired, dream, snooze", many people falsely recall "sleep". This paradigm demonstrates:

  1. AFalse memories produced by related associations
  2. BRapid decay of items in iconic memory
  3. CNear-perfect recall of meaningful, related word lists
  4. DThe word length effect in verbal memory
5.Medium

People verify "A robin is a bird" faster than "A penguin is a bird". This finding supports:

  1. AThe classical view that all members are equally good examples
  2. BThe multi-store model of memory
  3. CPrototype theory and graded category membership
  4. DFeature integration theory
6.Medium

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

  1. AThe meaning of the words
  2. BWords repeated several times
  3. CA switch from English to German in the same voice
  4. DA switch from a male to a female voice
7.Hard

H.M. practised mirror drawing over several days. His performance improved steadily, yet each day he said he had never done the task before. What does this show?

  1. ASkills can be learned without remembering the practice
  2. BMirror drawing depends mainly on the hippocampus
  3. CH.M. was only pretending not to remember the sessions
  4. DHis improvement came from rehearsal in short-term memory
8.Hard

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. ASpatial neglect
  2. BWernicke's aphasia
  3. CProsopagnosia
  4. DBlindsight

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Divided attention
  2. 2. D · Atkinson and Shiffrin
  3. 3. D · Following one conversation at a noisy party
  4. 4. A · False memories produced by related associations
  5. 5. C · Prototype theory and graded category membership
  6. 6. D · A switch from a male to a female voice
  7. 7. A · Skills can be learned without remembering the practice
  8. 8. C · Prosopagnosia

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