Cognitive psychology worksheet with answers

Declarative memory, which can be consciously recalled and put into words, is also called:

1. AExplicit memory
2. BSensory memory
3. CImplicit memory
4. DMotor memory

Selective attention is best illustrated by:

1. ARemembering a phone number for a few seconds
2. BFollowing one conversation at a noisy party
3. CRecognising a face you have seen before
4. DSolving an arithmetic problem

The "cognitive revolution" of the 1950s and 1960s shifted psychology's focus towards:

1. AUnconscious sexual and aggressive drives
2. BOnly observable behaviour and reinforcement
3. CIntrospection about raw sensations only
4. DInternal mental processes such as memory and thinking

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. CSpend too long trying to melt wax with the matches
4. DSee the box only as a container, not as a shelf

Baddeley added the episodic buffer to the working memory model to explain how working memory:

1. ADirects attention and switches between tasks
2. BStores visual information for a fraction of a second
3. CRehearses speech sounds silently with an inner voice
4. DBinds information from different sources and from long-term memory

According to the levels-of-processing approach, which task leads to the best recall of words?

1. ADeciding whether each word fits into a sentence
2. BDeciding whether each word rhymes with "cat"
3. CCounting the letters in each word
4. DDeciding whether each word is in capital letters

Which concept describes better recall when study sessions are spread out over time rather than crammed?

1. AThe testing effect
2. BThe generation effect
3. CThe spacing effect
4. DThe von Restorff effect

According to Lavie's load theory of attention, an irrelevant distractor is most likely to be processed when:

1. AThe main task has high perceptual load
2. BThe distractor is presented to the blind spot
3. CThe participant is told to ignore it
4. DThe main task has low perceptual load