Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AAvailability heuristic
2. BSunk cost fallacy
3. CGambler's fallacy
4. DFraming effect

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

1. AWorking memory
2. BIconic memory
3. CLong-term memory
4. DEchoic memory

Which of these is a binocular depth cue?

1. AInterposition
2. BRetinal disparity
3. CLinear perspective
4. DTexture gradient

Anchoring bias occurs when:

1. AAn initial number strongly influences a later estimate
2. BPeople believe after the event that they knew the outcome all along
3. CPeople remember only the end of an experience
4. DPeople prefer options presented as gains

People verify "A robin is a bird" faster than "A penguin is a bird". This finding supports:

1. AFeature integration theory
2. BPrototype theory and graded category membership
3. CThe classical view that all members are equally good examples
4. DThe multi-store model of memory

A patient can no longer form new long-term memories after brain surgery but remembers events from before the operation. This is called:

1. AInfantile amnesia
2. BRetrograde amnesia
3. CDissociative amnesia
4. DAnterograde amnesia

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

1. AFlashbulb memory
2. BThe reminiscence bump
3. CInfantile amnesia
4. DThe recency effect

Choosing the first flat that meets your minimum requirements, rather than comparing every flat available, is what Herbert Simon called:

1. AMeans–end analysis
2. BSatisficing
3. CAnchoring
4. DMaximising