Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

1. ATexture gradient
2. BRetinal disparity
3. CLinear perspective
4. DInterposition

Continuing to invest in a failing project because of the money already spent is called the:

1. AGambler's fallacy
2. BAvailability heuristic
3. CSunk cost fallacy
4. DFraming effect

The feeling after an event that "I knew it all along" is called:

1. AAnchoring
2. BConfirmation bias
3. CHindsight bias
4. DOverconfidence

People often accept an invalid syllogism if its conclusion sounds true, such as "Some vitamins are healthy". This is called:

1. ASelf-serving bias
2. BBelief bias
3. CAnchoring
4. DHindsight bias

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

1. AOnly at the beginning of the list
2. BIn the middle of the list
3. CRandomly placed, whatever the length of the list
4. DAt the beginning and end of the list

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

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

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

1. AInfantile amnesia
2. BThe reminiscence bump
3. CFlashbulb memory
4. DThe recency effect

When a video shows a face saying "ga" while the audio says "ba", many people hear "da". This shows that:

1. APeople cannot tell similar speech sounds apart
2. BVision is ignored when we listen to speech
3. CSpeech perception combines what we see and hear
4. DHearing always overrides vision when they conflict