Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Functional MRI (fMRI) measures brain activity indirectly by detecting:

  1. AElectrical activity at the scalp
  2. BThe structure of white matter only
  3. CMagnetic pulses applied to the skull
  4. DChanges in blood oxygenation
2.Easy

About how many items can a person hold in short-term memory, according to George Miller's classic estimate?

  1. A7 ± 2
  2. B3 ± 1
  3. C12 ± 3
  4. D20 ± 5
3.Easy

Damage to Wernicke's area typically causes:

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

Which statement best describes top-down processing in perception?

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

Anchoring bias occurs when:

  1. AAn initial number strongly influences a later estimate
  2. BPeople prefer options presented as gains
  3. CPeople remember only the end of an experience
  4. DPeople believe after the event that they knew the outcome all along
6.Medium

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

  1. APhonemic restoration
  2. BSemantic priming
  3. CUniversal grammar
  4. DLinguistic relativity
7.Hard

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. AA larger short-term memory capacity in general
  2. BBetter eyesight
  3. CPhotographic iconic memory
  4. DChunks of meaningful patterns stored in long-term memory
8.Hard

After a stroke in the right parietal lobe, a patient eats only from the right side of the plate and draws only the right half of a clock. This is:

  1. ALeft visual field blindsight
  2. BProsopagnosia
  3. CAnterograde amnesia
  4. DUnilateral spatial neglect

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Changes in blood oxygenation
  2. 2. A · 7 ± 2
  3. 3. B · Fluent but largely meaningless speech with poor comprehension
  4. 4. A · Expectations and knowledge shape how we interpret sensory input
  5. 5. A · An initial number strongly influences a later estimate
  6. 6. D · Linguistic relativity
  7. 7. D · Chunks of meaningful patterns stored in long-term memory
  8. 8. D · Unilateral spatial neglect

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