WorksheetsCognitive Approach Quiz #1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In Loftus and Palmer's (1974) study, which verb provided the highest estimate of speed?
Collided
Smashed
Hit
Bumped
Who conducted a quasi-experiment three years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Manhattan and the IV was distance from the event?
Sharot et al (2007)
Loftus & Pickrell (1995)
Loftus & Palmer (1974)
Kulkofsky et al (2011)
'The tendency to focus on information that supports a pre-existing belief' is an example of...?
Cognitive Bias
Framing Effect
Confirmation Bias
Heuristics
What was the aim of Bahrick et al's (1975) study?
Investigate whether the use of leading questions would affect an eyewitness's estimation of speed
Investigate whether verbal post-event information can be integrated with visual information
Investigate whether eyewitness accounts get distorted as a function of misleading post-event information
Investigate the reliability of autobiographical memory over time
Which theory/concept was being tested by Brown and Kulik (1977)?
Flashbulb Memory
Leading Questions
Schema Theory
Neural Mechanisms in Memory
In this study about 25% of the participants recalled the false memory of getting lost in the mall.
Sharot et al (2007)
Loftus & Pickrell (1995)
Loftus & Palmer (1974)
Kulkofsky et al (2011)
What action is necessary to transfer information from the short-term memory to the long-term memory?
Attention
Rehearsal
Retrieval
Chunking
They found that when participants were asked to recall either by writing a paragraph or by drawing, they were more likely to remember items in the office that were congruent with their schema of an office.
Brewer & Treyens (1981)
Milner (1966)
Neisser & Harsch (1992)
Bartlett (1932)
Which of the following points is NOT a valid criticism of the multi-store model?
It isn't supported by any scientific evidence.
It wrongly emphasizes structure over process.
It argues that memory works in a linear direction.
It over emphasizes the importance of rehearsal.
Which of the following components is the odd one out?
Central Executive
Sensory Store
Phonological Loop
Episodic Buffer
The subjects in this study were brought back 2.5 years later to fill out the original questionnaire and asked to rate how confident there were on the accuracy of their memory for each question.
Brewer & Treyens (1981)
Milner (1966)
Neisser & Harsch (1992)
Bartlett (1932)
Which definition best describes the term 'Schema'?
A process of memory involving the transfer of information to internal mental structures.
A reflection of an object or an event in the mind.
A sequence of actions or events.
A mental representation that influences our knowledge, beliefs and expectations.
Which of the following statements does not belong to System 2 of the Dual Process Model of thinking and decision making?
Abstract
Conscious reasoning
Slow and requiring effort
Not logic based and prone to error
This study found that three patterns of distortion took place when participants recounted the story; assimilation, leveling, and sharpening.
Brewer & Treyens (1981)
Milner (1966)
Neisser & Harsch (1992)
Bartlett (1932)
Which of the following statements is a genuine strength of the dual process model of thinking and decision making?
There is biological evidence
It provides a holistic explanation
It provides a very clear explanation
It has very low levels of culture bias
