Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Riding a bicycle without thinking about it relies mainly on:

1. AEpisodic memory
2. BIconic memory
3. CProcedural memory
4. DSemantic memory

Repeating a phone number over and over to keep it in mind is called:

1. AConsolidation
2. BChunking
3. CElaborative rehearsal
4. DMaintenance rehearsal

The tendency to search for information that supports what we already believe is called:

1. AAnchoring
2. BFundamental attribution error
3. CConfirmation bias
4. DHindsight bias

Which working memory component is most heavily used when you switch between two tasks and decide what to focus on?

1. AThe visuospatial sketchpad
2. BIconic memory
3. CThe central executive
4. DThe phonological loop

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

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

1. ADissociative amnesia
2. BInfantile amnesia
3. CRetrograde amnesia
4. DAnterograde amnesia

In Treisman's feature integration theory, why is finding a red X among red Os and blue Xs slow?

1. ALetters cannot be searched visually
2. BSingle features cannot be detected without attention
3. CCombining features (a conjunction) requires focused attention to each item
4. DRed is processed more slowly than blue

Warren replaced one speech sound in a sentence with a cough. Listeners reported hearing the sentence intact and could not locate the cough correctly. This is evidence for:

1. ADamage to Broca's area
2. BTop-down influences in speech perception
3. CPurely bottom-up speech perception
4. DEchoic memory lasting for several minutes