Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Knowing the usual order of events when eating at a restaurant (being seated, ordering, eating, paying) is called a:

1. AHeuristic
2. BPhoneme
3. CPrototype
4. DScript

The smallest unit of language that carries meaning is a:

1. AMorpheme
2. BLexicon
3. CPhoneme
4. DPhrase

Knowing that you understand a topic well enough to stop studying is an example of:

1. APriming
2. BProactive interference
3. CMetacognition
4. DHabituation

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

1. AThe law of closure
2. BSize constancy
3. CRetinal disparity
4. DFigure–ground organisation

Lists of similar-sounding letters (B, G, V, T) are harder to recall immediately than dissimilar letters (F, K, Y, W). This suggests short-term memory:

1. AMainly codes information by meaning
2. BStores letters mainly as visual images of their shapes
3. CMainly codes verbal information acoustically
4. DHas unlimited capacity for letters

In Shepard and Metzler's mental rotation task, the time to decide whether two 3D shapes are the same:

1. ADepends mainly on how complex the shapes are
2. BIncreases with the angle between the two shapes
3. CIs the same whatever the angle of rotation is
4. DDecreases as the angle between them gets larger

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

Which finding supports a reconstructive view of memory (Bartlett)?

1. APeople can recall long lists of digits perfectly
2. BMemories of emotional events never change
3. CPeople retelling an unfamiliar story change it to fit their own culture
4. DShort-term memory holds about seven items