Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AEpisodic memory
2. BProcedural memory
3. CSensory memory
4. DSemantic memory

Knowing that you understand a topic well enough to stop studying is an example of:

1. AHabituation
2. BPriming
3. CProactive interference
4. DMetacognition

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

1. AFraming effect
2. BAvailability heuristic
3. CSunk cost fallacy
4. DGambler's fallacy

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

1. AThe spacing effect
2. BState-dependent memory
3. CThe serial position effect
4. DFlashbulb memory

Which of these is an ill-defined problem?

1. ADesigning a pleasant garden
2. BSolving an anagram
3. CCompleting a Tower of Hanoi puzzle
4. DFinding the sum of two numbers

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

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

After a stroke in the right parietal lobe, a patient eats only from the right side of the plate and draws only the right half of a clock. This is:

1. ALeft visual field blindsight
2. BAnterograde amnesia
3. CUnilateral spatial neglect
4. DProsopagnosia

In Sperling's experiments, participants saw a 3 × 4 grid of letters briefly. When a tone signalled which row to report immediately afterwards, they could report most letters of that row. What did this show?

1. ABriefly seen letters are transferred into long-term memory at once
2. BMost of the display is briefly held but fades before it can all be reported
3. CHearing a warning tone improves visual perception of nearby letters in general
4. DIconic memory holds only about four letters, however they are tested