Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

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

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

1. AWorking memory
2. BEchoic memory
3. CIconic memory
4. DLong-term memory

Remembering what you did at your tenth birthday party relies mainly on:

1. AEpisodic memory
2. BSemantic memory
3. CProcedural memory
4. DIconic memory

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

Loftus and Palmer's car crash study showed that:

1. AEyewitnesses are always accurate about speed
2. BThe wording of a question can change eyewitness memory
3. CMemory for faces is more reliable than memory for events
4. DStress improves the accuracy of recall

The availability heuristic means people judge how likely an event is by:

1. AHow easily examples come to mind
2. BHow similar it is to a typical case
3. CThe first number they hear
4. DIts actual statistical frequency

Countries where people are organ donors unless they opt out have far higher donor rates than countries where people must opt in. This is best explained by:

1. AThe sunk cost fallacy
2. BThe default effect and status quo bias
3. CBelief bias in moral reasoning about donation
4. DThe availability heuristic

When older adults recall autobiographical memories, they recall a disproportionately large number from roughly ages 10 to 30. This is called:

1. AThe reminiscence bump
2. BThe recency effect
3. CInfantile amnesia
4. DFlashbulb memory