Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Which type of memory stores facts such as "Paris is the capital of France"?

1. ASemantic memory
2. BEpisodic memory
3. CSensory memory
4. DProcedural memory

Which part of the retina gives the sharpest, most detailed vision?

1. AThe periphery
2. BThe optic chiasm
3. CThe blind spot
4. DThe fovea

Which method records the brain's electrical activity through electrodes on the scalp and has excellent temporal resolution?

1. APET
2. BCT
3. CfMRI
4. DEEG

A patient can no longer form new long-term memories after brain surgery but remembers events from before the operation. This is called:

1. ARetrograde amnesia
2. BAnterograde amnesia
3. CDissociative amnesia
4. DInfantile amnesia

Rubin's vase, which can be seen as a vase or as two faces, illustrates:

1. AFigure–ground organisation
2. BSize constancy
3. CRetinal disparity
4. DThe law of closure

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

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

People judge that more English words begin with K than have K as the third letter, although the reverse is true. Which heuristic explains this?

1. AFraming: the question describes the words as a loss
2. BRepresentativeness: K-words look like typical English words
3. CAnchoring: the letter K is the first value people are given
4. DAvailability: words are easier to retrieve by first letter

A participant solves anagrams faster after seeing related words briefly, without being aware of them. This is an example of:

1. AChunking
2. BRehearsal
3. CInterference
4. DPriming