Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word is a:

1. AMorpheme
2. BSyllable
3. CGrapheme
4. DPhoneme

Which part of the retina gives the sharpest, most detailed vision?

1. AThe fovea
2. BThe optic chiasm
3. CThe periphery
4. DThe blind spot

Which type of memory stores facts such as "Paris is the capital of France"?

1. ASemantic memory
2. BProcedural memory
3. CEpisodic memory
4. DSensory memory

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. BAssume the tacks are too short to hold the candle
3. CSee the box only as a container, not as a shelf
4. DSpend too long trying to melt wax with the matches

Loftus and Palmer's car crash study showed that:

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

The availability heuristic means people judge how likely an event is by:

1. AHow similar it is to a typical case
2. BHow easily examples come to mind
3. CThe first number they hear
4. DIts actual statistical frequency

In Treisman's feature integration theory, why is finding a red X among red Os and blue Xs slow?

1. ALetters cannot be searched visually
2. BSingle features cannot be detected without attention
3. CCombining features (a conjunction) requires focused attention to each item
4. DRed is processed more slowly than blue

Evidence that short-term and long-term memory are separate stores comes from patients who:

1. ALose all memories after a mild headache
2. BHave impaired long-term learning but normal digit span, and others with the opposite pattern
3. CRemember everything equally well
4. DShow the same recall for all list positions