Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AIconic memory
2. BWorking memory
3. CLong-term memory
4. DEchoic memory

Declarative memory, which can be consciously recalled and put into words, is also called:

1. AMotor memory
2. BImplicit memory
3. CExplicit memory
4. DSensory memory

Damage to Broca's area typically causes difficulty with:

1. AUnderstanding spoken words
2. BForming new memories
3. CProducing fluent speech
4. DRecognising faces

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

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

Broadbent's filter model of attention proposes that unattended messages are:

1. AProcessed at the same level as the attended message
2. BFully analysed for meaning and then quickly forgotten
3. CWeakened but still analysed for important meanings, such as names
4. DBlocked by physical features before meaning is analysed

"All mammals breathe air. Whales are mammals. Therefore whales breathe air." This is an example of:

1. AAnalogical reasoning
2. BInductive reasoning
3. CThe availability heuristic
4. DDeductive reasoning

Which concept describes better recall when study sessions are spread out over time rather than crammed?

1. AThe von Restorff effect
2. BThe generation effect
3. CThe testing effect
4. DThe spacing effect

Change blindness experiments show that people often:

1. ANotice every small change in their visual field
2. BAre better at spotting changes in faces than in objects in all cases
3. CSee changes only in colour, not in shape
4. DFail to notice large changes in a scene when the change happens during a brief interruption