Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

What is a heuristic?

1. AA mental shortcut used to make judgements quickly
2. BA type of long-term memory
3. CA disorder of perception
4. DA step-by-step procedure that always finds the right answer

Repeating a phone number over and over to keep it in mind is called:

1. AMaintenance rehearsal
2. BElaborative rehearsal
3. CChunking
4. DConsolidation

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

1. AMotor memory
2. BSensory memory
3. CImplicit memory
4. DExplicit memory

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

1. AFlashbulb memory
2. BThe spacing effect
3. CState-dependent memory
4. DThe serial position effect

Counting the windows in your house by picturing walking around it mainly uses which working memory component?

1. AThe phonological loop
2. BThe episodic buffer
3. CLong-term procedural memory
4. DThe visuospatial sketchpad

The serial position effect predicts that items in a list are recalled best when they are:

1. ARandomly placed, whatever the length of the list
2. BIn the middle of the list
3. CAt the beginning and end of the list
4. DOnly at the beginning of the list

A participant solves anagrams faster after seeing related words briefly, without being aware of them. This is an example of:

1. ARehearsal
2. BPriming
3. CInterference
4. DChunking

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. BIconic decay
3. CThe attentional blink
4. DInhibition of return