Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Damage to Wernicke's area typically causes:

  1. ALoss of the ability to read but not to write
  2. BLoss of the ability to recognise familiar faces
  3. CFluent but largely meaningless speech with poor comprehension
  4. DSlow, effortful speech with good comprehension
2.Easy

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

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

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

  1. ALinear perspective
  2. BInterposition
  3. CRetinal disparity
  4. DTexture gradient
4.Medium

In Baddeley and Hitch's working memory model, which component handles verbal and acoustic information?

  1. AThe visuospatial sketchpad
  2. BThe episodic buffer
  3. CThe phonological loop
  4. DThe central executive
5.Medium

The cognitive interview is used by police to improve eyewitness recall. Which technique does it include?

  1. AAsking leading questions to speed things up
  2. BMentally reinstating the context of the event
  3. CShowing the witness photos of a single suspect
  4. DAsking only yes-or-no questions
6.Medium

In Duncker's candle problem, participants must fix a candle to a wall using a box of tacks and matches. The solution is hard to find because people:

  1. ADo not realise the candle has to be lit first
  2. BSee the box only as a container, not as a shelf
  3. CAssume the tacks are too short to hold the candle
  4. DSpend too long trying to melt wax with the matches
7.Hard

In a city, 85% of cabs are green and 15% are blue. A witness who is correct 80% of the time says the cab in an accident was blue. What is the probability it really was blue?

  1. AAbout 80%
  2. BAbout 68%
  3. CAbout 15%
  4. DAbout 41%
8.Hard

Gick and Holyoak gave participants a story about an army attacking a fortress from many sides, then Duncker's radiation problem. What did they find?

  1. AFew used the analogy until told the story might help
  2. BAlmost everyone used the analogy without needing any hint
  3. CThe story made the radiation problem harder to solve
  4. DNobody could solve the radiation problem, even with a hint

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Fluent but largely meaningless speech with poor comprehension
  2. 2. A · A step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution
  3. 3. C · Retinal disparity
  4. 4. C · The phonological loop
  5. 5. B · Mentally reinstating the context of the event
  6. 6. B · See the box only as a container, not as a shelf
  7. 7. D · About 41%
  8. 8. A · Few used the analogy until told the story might help

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