Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AFunctional fixedness
2. BMental set
3. CInsight
4. DTrial-and-error learning

What is "chunking"?

1. ASplitting attention between two tasks
2. BRepeating information aloud to remember it
3. CGrouping information into meaningful units to remember more
4. DForgetting information in large blocks

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

1. AEchoic memory
2. BLong-term memory
3. CWorking memory
4. DIconic memory

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

1. ABelief bias
2. BHindsight bias
3. CSelf-serving bias
4. DAnchoring

Loftus and Palmer's car crash study showed that:

1. AEyewitnesses are always accurate about speed
2. BStress improves the accuracy of recall
3. CThe wording of a question can change eyewitness memory
4. DMemory for faces is more reliable than memory for events

Which statement best describes top-down processing in perception?

1. AOnly the lower parts of the visual field are processed
2. BPerception happens without any involvement of memory
3. CPerception is built only from the raw features of the incoming stimulus
4. DExpectations and knowledge shape how we interpret sensory input

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

1. AIconic decay
2. BInhibition of return
3. CChange blindness
4. DThe attentional blink

In prospect theory, losses typically feel:

1. AStrong only when they are certain
2. BAbout twice as strong as gains of the same size
3. CExactly as strong as gains of the same size, on average
4. DWeaker than gains of the same size