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WorksheetsUnit 6: Cognition
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 memory tasks?
a)
Encoding
b)
Storage
c)
Rehearsal
d)
Retrieval
2.
Preserves brief sensory impression for only a fraction of a second.
a)
Sensory Memory
b)
Working Memory
c)
Short-Term Memory
d)
Long-Term Memory
3.
Holds about 7 items at a time
a)
Short-term memory
b)
Long-term memory
c)
Sensory memory
4.
Has unlimited storage capacity
a)
Working memory
b)
Short-term memory
c)
Sensory memory
d)
Long-term memory
5.
Techniques used to improve memory.
a)
Bias
b)
Persistence
c)
Mnemonic
d)
Transience
6.
The rules of language
a)
Grammer
b)
Morphemes
c)
Language acquistion
d)
Script
7.
Problem-solving procedures or formulas that guarantee a correct outcome
a)
Schema
b)
Script
c)
Algorithm
d)
Heuristic
8.
A rule of thumb
a)
Schema
b)
Script
c)
Algorithm
d)
Heuristic
9.
Inability to perceive a new use for an object associated with a different purpose
a)
Mental set
b)
Functional Fixedness
c)
Bias
10.
According to the serial position effect, you will remember more:
a)
items at the beginning and end of a list, than in the middle.
b)
nitems in the middle of a list, than at the beginning and end.
c)
vocabulary words if you process them visually.
d)
nvocabulary words if you process them acoustically.
11.
Memories of emotional events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the:
a)
amygdala.
b)
hypothalamus.
c)
sensory cortex.
d)
motor cortex.
12.
Which of the following processes is likely to result in the best memory for words?
a)
visual encoding
b)
acoustic encoding
c)
rote memorization
d)
semantic encoding
13.
You are used to driving a car with a standard shift. Today you are driving a friend’s car that has an automatic transmission. As you drive, you keep trying to shift gears, but there is no shift. This tendency is most likely due to:
a)
nretroactive interference.
b)
proactive interference.
c)
motivated forgetting.
d)
encoding failure.
14.
We have all had the experience of the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. We are asked to remember someone’s name. We are certain that we know the name and feel as if we are just about to remember it, yet it remains elusive. What type of forgetting might be at work here?
a)
encoding failure
b)
retroactive interference
c)
retrieval failure
d)
motivated forgetting
15.
When you hear familiar words in your native language, it is virtually impossible not to register the meanings of the words. This best illustrates the importance of:
a)
chunking.
b)
flashbulb memory.
c)
autoicmatic processing.
d)
iconic memory.
16.
In English, it is appropriate to refer to “a pretty bird,” but not to “a bird pretty.” This best illustrates the importance of:
a)
syntax.
b)
semantics.
c)
morphemes.
d)
phonemes.
17.
Which language theorist would have been most likely to emphasize that children master the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs like "push" before they learn common past tense constructions of irregular verbs like "go"?
a)
B. F. Skinner
b)
Benjamin Lee Whorf
c)
Noam Chomsky
d)
Hermann Ebbinghaus
18.
Which of the following is usually associated with creativity?
a)
convergent thinking
b)
divergent thinking
c)
intelligence
d)
modelling
19.
The term "cognition" includes
a)
thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and dreaming.
b)
classical and instrumental conditioning.
c)
the use of memory systems.
d)
an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated.
20.
The use of heuristics rather than algorithms is most likely to
a)
save time in arriving at solutions to problems.
b)
avoid the issue of functional fixedness.
c)
yield more accurate solutions to problems.
d)
involve greater reliance on language skills.
21.
Dean overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done. This best illustrates the impact of
a)
the representativeness heuristic.
b)
confirmation bias.
c)
the availability heuristic.
d)
overconfidence
22.
Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactive child because the boy's constant movement resembles Jerome's prototype of hyperactivity. Jerome's thinking best illustrates
a)
belief perseverance.
b)
the availability heuristic.
c)
the representativeness heuristic.
d)
functional fixedness.
23.
The tendency to attend to evidence that confirms our expectations is called:
a)
hindsight bias
b)
confirmation bias
c)
anchor bias
d)
overconfidence bias
24.
A, an and ill are all examples of:
a)
Phonemes
b)
Morphemes
c)
Syntax
d)
Grammar
25.
With regards to ground beef, consumers respond more positively to an ad describing it as “75 percent lean” than to one referring to its “25 percent fat” content. This is an example of:
a)
The framing effect
b)
Confirmation bias
c)
Mental set
d)
Overconfidence
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