Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

1. ATexture gradient
2. BLinear perspective
3. CRetinal disparity
4. DInterposition

Which memory store holds visual information for a fraction of a second?

1. AEchoic memory
2. BIconic memory
3. CLong-term memory
4. DWorking memory

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

1. A7 ± 2
2. B12 ± 3
3. C3 ± 1
4. D20 ± 5

Two groups study a text. One rereads it; the other takes practice quizzes on it. A week later, the quiz group remembers more. This shows:

1. AThe spacing effect
2. BEncoding specificity
3. CThe testing effect
4. DProactive interference

Repeating "the, the, the" aloud while learning a word list impairs recall because it:

1. ABlocks rehearsal in the phonological loop
2. BOverloads the visuospatial sketchpad
3. CErases information already in long-term memory
4. DPrevents the eyes from reading the words

In Cherry's dichotic listening studies, participants shadowing one ear usually noticed which change in the unattended ear?

1. AA switch from English to German in the same voice
2. BA switch from a male to a female voice
3. CWords repeated several times
4. DThe meaning of the words

In Luchins' water jar problems, after solving several problems with the formula B − A − 2C, many participants kept using it even when a simpler solution (A − C) worked. This shows:

1. ASudden insight into the structure of the problem
2. BFunctional fixedness about what the jars can be used for
3. CA mental set (Einstellung) that hides simpler solutions
4. DProactive interference in short-term memory

A patient can recognise a car, a cup and a dog but cannot recognise the faces of close family members, identifying them by voice instead. This is:

1. AWernicke's aphasia
2. BSpatial neglect
3. CProsopagnosia
4. DBlindsight