Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

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

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

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

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

1. ALinear perspective
2. BTexture gradient
3. CInterposition
4. DRetinal disparity

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

1. ASize constancy
2. BFigure–ground organisation
3. CRetinal disparity
4. DThe law of closure

Students given a coffee mug ask for a much higher price to sell it than other students will pay to buy it. This is the:

1. AAnchoring effect
2. BSunk cost fallacy
3. CGambler's fallacy
4. DEndowment effect

After studying the words "bed, rest, tired, dream, snooze", many people falsely recall "sleep". This paradigm demonstrates:

1. ANear-perfect recall of meaningful, related word lists
2. BFalse memories produced by related associations
3. CThe word length effect in verbal memory
4. DRapid decay of items in iconic memory

Linda is described as outspoken and concerned with social justice. Many people judge "Linda is a bank teller and a feminist" more likely than "Linda is a bank teller". What is the error?

1. AThe conjunction fallacy: A and B cannot be likelier than A
2. BThe gambler's fallacy: past events change the future odds
3. CAnchoring: the first description fixes the later estimate
4. DCorrect base-rate use: feminists are common among bank tellers

Glanzer and Cunitz had participants count for 30 seconds between hearing a list and recalling it. Which result did they find?

1. AThe primacy effect disappeared, but the recency effect remained
2. BThe recency effect disappeared, but the primacy effect remained
3. CRecall became equal at all positions except the middle
4. DBoth effects became larger