Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Damage to Broca's area typically causes difficulty with:

1. ARecognising faces
2. BProducing fluent speech
3. CForming new memories
4. DUnderstanding spoken words

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

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

Who first measured the "forgetting curve" using nonsense syllables?

1. AFrederic Bartlett
2. BUlric Neisser
3. CEndel Tulving
4. DHermann Ebbinghaus

Lists of similar-sounding letters (B, G, V, T) are harder to recall immediately than dissimilar letters (F, K, Y, W). This suggests short-term memory:

1. AMainly codes verbal information acoustically
2. BMainly codes information by meaning
3. CStores letters mainly as visual images of their shapes
4. DHas unlimited capacity for letters

In a lexical decision task, people recognise "nurse" as a word faster after seeing "doctor" than after seeing "bread". This is best explained by:

1. ASpreading activation in a semantic network
2. BThe phonological similarity effect
3. CRetroactive interference
4. DIconic memory decay

The cognitive interview is used by police to improve eyewitness recall. Which technique does it include?

1. AAsking only yes-or-no questions
2. BAsking leading questions to speed things up
3. CMentally reinstating the context of the event
4. DShowing the witness photos of a single suspect

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

In rapid serial visual presentation, people often miss a second target that appears about 200–500 ms after the first. This is called:

1. AIconic decay
2. BThe attentional blink
3. CInhibition of return
4. DChange blindness