Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

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

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

1. AWorking memory
2. BIconic memory
3. CLong-term memory
4. DEchoic memory

Which method records the brain's electrical activity through electrodes on the scalp and has excellent temporal resolution?

1. AfMRI
2. BCT
3. CEEG
4. DPET

In Collins and Quillian's hierarchical network model, why does "A canary is an animal" take longer to verify than "A canary is a bird"?

1. AMore levels must be travelled to reach "animal"
2. BCanaries are rated as untypical members of "animal"
3. C"Animal" is a longer and less frequent word than "bird"
4. DThe sentence contains more letters to read

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

1. AOverloads the visuospatial sketchpad
2. BErases information already in long-term memory
3. CPrevents the eyes from reading the words
4. DBlocks rehearsal in the phonological loop

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

1. AIncreases with the angle between the two shapes
2. BIs the same whatever the angle of rotation is
3. CDecreases as the angle between them gets larger
4. DDepends mainly on how complex the shapes are

Clive Wearing developed severe amnesia after a brain infection and cannot remember events from moment to moment, yet he can still play the piano and conduct music. This shows that:

1. AAll long-term memory depends on a single system
2. BEpisodic memory is needed to perform any skill
3. CMusical skills are stored in short-term memory
4. DProcedural memory can survive severe loss of episodic memory

A patient with a long history of heavy alcohol use cannot form new memories and fills gaps with invented stories that he believes. This is typical of:

1. AWernicke's aphasia
2. BRetrograde amnesia only
3. CKorsakoff's syndrome
4. DDissociative amnesia