Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Declarative memory, which can be consciously recalled and put into words, is also called:

1. AImplicit memory
2. BExplicit memory
3. CSensory memory
4. DMotor memory

Which memory store holds visual information for a fraction of a second?

1. AEchoic memory
2. BLong-term memory
3. CWorking memory
4. DIconic memory

Functional fixedness is the tendency to:

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

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

1. ALinguistic relativity
2. BUniversal grammar
3. CPhonemic restoration
4. DSemantic priming

Which statement best describes top-down processing in perception?

1. AOnly the lower parts of the visual field are processed
2. BPerception happens without any involvement of memory
3. CPerception is built only from the raw features of the incoming stimulus
4. DExpectations and knowledge shape how we interpret sensory input

In the Brown–Peterson task, participants count backwards by threes after seeing a trigram such as "KTR". The main finding was that:

1. AOnly the first letter of each trigram tended to be forgotten
2. BRecall fell sharply within about 18 seconds without rehearsal
3. CRecall stayed almost perfect even after 18 seconds of counting
4. DCounting backwards made the trigrams easier to remember

Moray found that people often noticed their own name in the unattended ear during shadowing. Why was this a problem for Broadbent's filter model?

1. AIt proves that both ears are always attended to equally
2. BIt shows some unattended input is analysed for meaning
3. CIt shows names are stored in iconic memory
4. DIt shows that people cannot shadow at all

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. AWernicke's aphasia
2. BProsopagnosia
3. CSpatial neglect
4. DBlindsight