Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

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

In cognitive psychology, a schema is:

1. AAn organised framework of knowledge about something
2. BA visual illusion caused by misleading depth cues in a scene
3. CA single item held in short-term memory
4. DA sudden loss of memory after brain injury

Köhler's chimpanzees, who suddenly stacked boxes to reach bananas, are a classic example of:

1. AFunctional fixedness
2. BInsight
3. CTrial-and-error learning
4. DMental set

After studying the words "bed, rest, tired, dream, snooze", many people falsely recall "sleep". This paradigm demonstrates:

1. ARapid decay of items in iconic memory
2. BThe word length effect in verbal memory
3. CFalse memories produced by related associations
4. DNear-perfect recall of meaningful, related word lists

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. AProactive interference
2. BEncoding specificity
3. CThe testing effect
4. DThe spacing effect

A student who studied while drinking coffee recalls more when tested after drinking coffee. This illustrates:

1. AThe spacing effect
2. BState-dependent memory
3. CThe serial position effect
4. DFlashbulb memory

According to Lavie's load theory of attention, an irrelevant distractor is most likely to be processed when:

1. AThe main task has high perceptual load
2. BThe main task has low perceptual load
3. CThe participant is told to ignore it
4. DThe distractor is presented to the blind spot

In rapid serial visual presentation, people often miss a second target that appears about 200–500 ms after the first. This is called:

1. AChange blindness
2. BThe attentional blink
3. CIconic decay
4. DInhibition of return