Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. A3 ± 1
2. B12 ± 3
3. C20 ± 5
4. D7 ± 2

The Gestalt principle of proximity states that we tend to group together elements that are:

1. AClose to each other
2. BSimilar in colour
3. CMoving in the same direction
4. DForming a closed shape

A vivid, detailed memory of where you were when you heard shocking news is called a:

1. AFlashbulb memory
2. BProcedural memory
3. CScreen memory
4. DIconic memory

In Duncker's candle problem, participants must fix a candle to a wall using a box of tacks and matches. The solution is hard to find because people:

1. ASee the box only as a container, not as a shelf
2. BAssume the tacks are too short to hold the candle
3. CDo not realise the candle has to be lit first
4. DSpend too long trying to melt wax with the matches

A student who studied while drinking coffee recalls more when tested after drinking coffee. This illustrates:

1. AThe serial position effect
2. BFlashbulb memory
3. CThe spacing effect
4. DState-dependent memory

Counting the windows in your house by picturing walking around it mainly uses which working memory component?

1. AThe visuospatial sketchpad
2. BThe episodic buffer
3. CThe phonological loop
4. DLong-term procedural memory

In prospect theory, losses typically feel:

1. AStrong only when they are certain
2. BWeaker than gains of the same size
3. CExactly as strong as gains of the same size, on average
4. DAbout twice as strong as gains of the same size

When older adults recall autobiographical memories, they recall a disproportionately large number from roughly ages 10 to 30. This is called:

1. AFlashbulb memory
2. BThe reminiscence bump
3. CInfantile amnesia
4. DThe recency effect