80-Item Multiple Choice Quiz: Cognitive 5.
Which of the following is an example of
Psychology dual-task interference?
Instructions: Choose the best answer for each a) Walking and chewing gum
question.
b) Texting while driving
Perception and Attention (1-10)
c) Watching TV and folding laundry
1. Prosopagnosia is a deficit in:
d) Listening to music while exercising
a) Depth perception
6. The primary focus of perception and
b) Facial recognition attention studies is:
c) Dual-tasking a) Memory storage
d) Memory recall b) How we interpret sensory information
2. A person with prosopagnosia would have c) Language development
difficulty:
d) Problem-solving strategies
a) Reading a book
7. Which condition is most likely to cause
b) Recognizing familiar faces difficulty in everyday social interactions?
c) Walking in a straight line a) Depth perception deficiency
d) Hearing different pitches b) Prosopagnosia
3. Depth perception deficiency primarily c) Dual-task interference
affects:
d) Proactive interference
a) The ability to see colors
8. Attention is best described as:
b) The ability to judge distances
a) A passive process
c) The ability to recognize faces
b) A selective process
d) The ability to hear sounds
c) An automatic process
4. Dual-task interference demonstrates that:
d) An unconscious process
a) People can multitask effectively
9. The ability to focus on one stimulus while
b) Attention is a limited resource ignoring others is called:
c) Memory capacity is unlimited a) Divided attention
d) Perception is always accurate b) Selective attention
c) Sustained attention
d) Alternating attention d) Memories that are easily distorted
10. Which is NOT a typical symptom of a 14. Retroactive interference occurs when:
perception or attention deficit?
a) Old information disrupts the recall of new
a) Difficulty recognizing faces information
b) Trouble judging distances b) New information disrupts the recall of old
information
c) Impaired multitasking
c) Information is lost from long-term
d) Loss of motor skills memory
Memory Process (11-20) d) Information is never retrieved
11. Proactive interference occurs when: 15. Which is an example of proactive
interference?
a) New information disrupts the recall of old
information a) Forgetting your new password because
you keep remembering the old one
b) Old information disrupts the recall of new
information b) Forgetting your old address after moving
to a new one
c) Information is lost from short-term
memory c) Forgetting what you had for breakfast this
morning
d) Information is never encoded
d) Forgetting your childhood best friend's
12. The serial position effect refers to: name
a) The tendency to remember items at the 16. Which is an example of retroactive
beginning and end of a list interference?
b) The tendency to forget items in the a) Forgetting your old phone number after
middle of a list memorizing a new one
c) The tendency to remember items based on b) Forgetting your new locker combination
their importance because you keep remembering the old one
d) The tendency to remember items based on c) Forgetting your first day of school
their category
d) Forgetting how to ride a bike
13. Flashbulb memories are:
17. The primary focus of memory process
a) Ordinary memories that are easily studies is:
forgotten
a) How we acquire, store, and retrieve
b) Vivid and detailed memories of information
significant events
b) How we develop language
c) Memories that are always accurate
c) How we solve problems a) Language influences thought
d) How we perceive the world b) Thought influences language
18. Which type of memory is most likely to be c) Language and thought are independent
affected by proactive interference?
d) Language and thought are identical
a) Sensory memory
23. The Universal Grammar Theory proposes
b) Short-term memory that:
c) Long-term memory a) All languages are learned through
imitation
d) Procedural memory
b) Humans have an innate ability to learn
19. Which type of memory is most likely to be language
affected by retroactive interference?
c) Language is culturally determined
a) Sensory memory
d) Language is based on logical principles
b) Short-term memory
24. Linguistic relativity is another term for:
c) Long-term memory
a) Universal Grammar Theory
d) Procedural memory
b) Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
20. Flashbulb memories are often associated
with: c) Deep Structure Theory
a) Routine events d) Pragmatic Development
b) Highly emotional events 25. Pragmatic development refers to:
c) Mundane tasks a) The acquisition of word meanings
d) Everyday experiences b) The acquisition of grammar rules
Language and Cognition (21-30) c) The acquisition of social rules of language
use
21. Morphological development refers to:
d) The acquisition of pronunciation
a) The acquisition of word meanings
26. Deep Structure Theory focuses on:
b) The acquisition of grammar rules
a) The surface meaning of sentences
c) The acquisition of word formation rules
b) The underlying meaning of sentences
d) The acquisition of pronunciation
c) The social context of language
22. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis suggests that:
d) The development of vocabulary
27. Which is an example of morphological a) The first information that comes to mind
development?
b) The most recent information
a) Learning to say "goed" instead of "went"
c) The most vivid information
b) Learning to say "please" and "thank you"
d) The most logical information
c) Learning to read and write
32. Functional fixedness is the tendency to:
d) Learning a second language
a) See objects as only having their
28. Which is an example of the Sapir-Whorf customary use
Hypothesis?
b) See objects as having multiple uses
a) People who speak different languages
think differently c) Solve problems using algorithms
b) People who speak the same language d) Solve problems using heuristics
think the same
33. Confirmation bias is the tendency to:
c) Language is only used for communication
a) Seek out information that confirms our
d) Language is only used for thinking beliefs
29. The primary focus of language and b) Seek out information that contradicts our
cognition studies is: beliefs
a) How language influences thought and c) Ignore information that confirms our
behavior beliefs
b) How we solve problems d) Ignore information that contradicts our
beliefs
c) How we perceive the world
34. Insight learning is characterized by:
d) How we remember information
a) Gradual improvement through trial and
30. Which is NOT a key concept in language error
and cognition?
b) Sudden understanding of a problem
a) Morphological development
c) The use of algorithms
b) Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
d) The use of heuristics
c) Universal Grammar Theory
35. Algorithmic processing involves:
d) Availability heuristic
a) Using mental shortcuts
Thinking and Problem Solving (31-40)
b) Using step-by-step procedures
31. The availability heuristic is a mental
shortcut that relies on: c) Using intuition
d) Using creativity 40. The primary focus of thinking and problem-
solving studies is:
36. Which is an example of the availability
heuristic? a) How we use mental processes to solve
problems
a) Estimating the likelihood of a plane crash
after seeing news reports of one b) How we develop language
b) Estimating the likelihood of winning the c) How we perceive the world
lottery
d) How we remember information
c) Estimating the likelihood of getting a
good grade 41. Which is NOT a key concept in thinking and
problem solving?
d) Estimating the likelihood of getting a job
a) Availability heuristic
37. Which is an example of functional
fixedness? b) Functional fixedness
a) Using a shoe as a hammer c) Confirmation bias
b) Using a paperclip to pick a lock d) Flashbulb memory
c) Using a knife to spread butter Consciousness and Brain Function (42-50)
d) Using a map to find directions 42. Francis Crick is known for his work on:
38. Which is an example of confirmation bias? a) The neural correlates of consciousness
a) Only reading news sources that agree with b) The hard problem of consciousness
your political views
c) The extended mind thesis
b) Reading news sources from different
perspectives d) The role of emotions in consciousness
c) Changing your mind based on new 43. Daniel Dennett is known for his work on:
evidence
a) The neural correlates of consciousness
d) Being open to different opinions
b) The hard problem of consciousness
39. The primary focus of thinking and problem-
solving studies is: c) The extended mind thesis
a) How we use mental processes to solve d) The role of emotions in consciousness
problems
44. David Chalmers is known for his work on:
b) How we develop language
a) The neural correlates of consciousness
c) How we perceive the world
b) The hard problem of consciousness
d) How we remember information
c) The extended mind thesis d) Consciousness is only found in humans
d) The role of emotions in consciousness 49. The primary focus of consciousness and
brain function studies is:
45. Antonio Damasio is known for his work on:
a) The relationship between the brain and
a) The neural correlates of consciousness conscious experience
b) The hard problem of consciousness b) How we solve problems
c) The extended mind thesis c) How we develop language
d) The role of emotions in consciousness d) How we perceive the world
46. The neural correlates of consciousness refer 50. Which is NOT a key concept in
to: consciousness and brain function?
a) The brain states that correspond to a) Neural correlates of consciousness
conscious experiences
b) Hard problem of consciousness
b) The subjective experience of
consciousness c) Extended mind thesis
c) The philosophical debate about d) Availability heuristic
consciousness
Metacognition (51-60)
d) The role of emotions in consciousness
51. Metacognition refers to:
47. The hard problem of consciousness refers to:
a) Thinking about thinking
a) The difficulty of explaining how physical
processes give rise to subjective experience b) Remembering information
b) The difficulty of identifying the neural c) Solving problems
correlates of consciousness
d) Perceiving the world
c) The difficulty of studying consciousness
scientifically 52. Which is an example of a metacognitive
strategy?
d) The difficulty of understanding the role of
emotions in consciousness a) Rehearsing information
48. The extended mind thesis proposes that: b) Monitoring your understanding
a) Consciousness extends beyond the brain c) Using flashcards
and body
d) Taking notes
b) Consciousness is limited to the brain
53. Metacognition is important for problem-
c) Consciousness is an illusion solving because it allows us to:
a) Identify and correct errors Review (61-80)
b) Use algorithms 61. Which of the following is NOT a type of
memory interference?
c) Use heuristics
a) Proactive interference
d) Rely on intuition
b) Retroactive interference
54. Motivation plays a role in metacognition by:
c) Serial position effect
a) Influencing our willingness to engage in
metacognitive strategies d) Flashbulb memory
b) Determining our cognitive abilities 62. Which of the following is NOT a type of
heuristic?
c) Affecting our memory capacity
a) Availability heuristic
d) Affecting our perception
b) Functional fixedness
55. Which is NOT a type of metacognitive
strategy? c) Confirmation bias
a) Planning d) Insight learning
b) Monitoring 63. Which of the following is NOT a key figure
in consciousness research?
c) Evaluating
a) Francis Crick
d) Perceiving
b) Daniel Dennett
56. The primary focus of metacognition studies
is: c) David Chalmers
a) How we think about our own thinking d) Noam Chomsky
b) How we solve problems 64. Which of the following is NOT a type of
metacognitive strategy?
c) How we develop language
a) Planning
d) How we perceive the world
b) Monitoring
57. Which is NOT a key concept in
metacognition? c) Evaluating
a) Metacognitive strategies d) Perceiving
b) Metacognition in problem-solving 65. Which of the following is NOT a key
concept in language and cognition?
c) The role of motivation in metacognition
a) Morphological development
d) Functional fixedness
b) Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis d) Forgetting your childhood best friend's
name
c) Universal Grammar Theory
70. Which of the following is an example of
d) Availability heuristic retroactive interference?
66. Which of the following is NOT a key a) Forgetting your old phone number after
concept in thinking and problem solving? memorizing a new one
a) Availability heuristic b) Forgetting your new locker combination
because you keep remembering the old one
b) Functional fixedness
c) Forgetting your first day of school
c) Confirmation bias
d) Forgetting how to ride a bike
d) Flashbulb memory
71. Which of the following is an example of the
67. Which of the following is NOT a key availability heuristic?
concept in consciousness and brain
function? a) Estimating the likelihood of a plane crash
after seeing news reports of one
a) Neural correlates of consciousness
b) Estimating the likelihood of winning the
b) Hard problem of consciousness lottery
c) Extended mind thesis c) Estimating the likelihood of getting a
good grade
d) Availability heuristic
d) Estimating the likelihood of getting a job
68. Which of the following is NOT a key
concept in metacognition? 72. Which of the following is an example of
functional fixedness?
a) Metacognitive strategies
a) Using a shoe as a hammer
b) Metacognition in problem-solving
b) Using a paperclip to pick a lock
c) The role of motivation in metacognition
c) Using a knife to spread butter
d) Functional fixedness
d) Using a map to find directions
69. Which of the following is an example of
proactive interference? 73. Which of the following is an example of
confirmation bias?
a) Forgetting your new password because
you keep remembering the old one a) Only reading news sources that agree with
your political views
b) Forgetting your old address after moving
to a new one b) Reading news sources from different
perspectives
c) Forgetting what you had for breakfast this
morning
c) Changing your mind based on new d) B.F. Skinner
evidence
78. Which of the following is NOT a key
d) Being open to different opinions concept in consciousness research?
74. Which of the following is an example of a) Neural correlates of consciousness
insight learning?
b) Hard problem of consciousness
a) Gradually improving your golf swing
through practice c) Extended mind thesis
b) Suddenly realizing how to solve a puzzle d) Availability heuristic
c) Using a recipe to bake a cake 79. Which of the following is NOT a key
concept in language and cognition?
d) Following a set of instructions to
assemble a piece of furniture a) Morphological development
75. Which of the following is an example of b) Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
algorithmic processing?
c) Universal Grammar Theory
a) Using a calculator to solve a math
problem d) Availability heuristic
b) Using a map to find your way to a new 80. Which of the following is NOT a key
location concept in thinking and problem solving?
c) Using a recipe to bake a cake a) Availability heuristic
d) All of the above b) Functional fixedness
76. Which of the following is an example of a c) Confirmation bias
metacognitive strategy?
d) Flashbulb memory
a) Rehearsing information
b) Monitoring your understanding
c) Using flashcards
d) Taking notes
77. Which of the following is NOT a key figure
in metacognition research?
a) John Flavell
b) Ann Brown
c) Robert Sternberg
