University of Algiers 2/ Department of English May 2022-2023

2nd Term Exam of Cognitive Psychology (L3)

Full Name: Abdelaziz Nesrine Group:3

ID number:191931064038

Your exam MUST be sent to this mail address: cognitive.psychology113@gmail.com

Part One:

Choose the correct answer:

1. The interpretation of incoming information based on experience and stored

knowledge is related to
a) Top-down knowledge driven process
b) Bottom-up knowledge driven process
c) Bottom-up stimulus driven process
a) Top-down knowledge driven process
2. To solve a maze, you need to opt for
a) Trial and error
b) Heuristics
c) Algorithm
Algorithm
3. Functional fixedness is
a) Creating new solutions to challenging problems
b) Relying on different problem-solving strategies to find a solution
c) Using traditional ways to solve new problems
a) Creating new solutions to challenging problems
4. Which statement is correct?

a. A Multiple choice question is an ill-defined problem

b. A Multiple choice question is a well-defined problem
c. A Multiple choice question is a complex problem
b. A Multiple choice question is a well-defined problem

5. Hurting someone can be a result of a(n)

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 a. Cognitive bias
b. Availability heuristic
c. Anchoring heuristic
b. Availability heuristic

6. What statement is correct

a) Attention depends on perception
b) Perception is prerequisite for attention
c) Perception and attention are independent cognitive operations
Perception and attention are independent cognitive operations
7. Heuristics are known as
a) Mental shortcuts that ensure problem solving
b) Techniques that decrease the cognitive load
c) Thinking strategies that prohibit solutions to problems
a) Mental shortcuts that ensure problem solving
8. A situation in which police officers accuse black people of committing a crime
without evidence is based on
a) The representative heuristic
b) The availability heuristic
c) The anchoring and adjustment heuristic
a) The representative heuristic
9. We remember well what is

a) Attended to
b) Sensed
c) Perceived
a) Attended to

10. Cognitive biases are:

a. Sometimes helpful
b. Never helpful
c. Always helpful
a. Sometimes helpful

Part Two: In an extended paragraph of ten lines discuss the following:

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Your friend has cancelled his flight to Phuket Island in Thailand for fear of a Tsunami.
Using the important relevant concepts, explain what a psychologist would say about the
situation.

A psychologist would say that a number of cognitive biases, including the

availability heuristic and the affect heuristic,likely contributed to my friend’s decision to
postpone his fight to Phuket Island in Thailand due to his anxiety about a tsunami. A
cognitive bias known as the availability heuristic causes people to base their judgments
or decisions on how quickly they can recall or remember information. In this situation,
my friend might be exaggerating the likelihood of a tsunami as a result of recent news
reports or easily available images of previous tsunamis in his memory.People tend to
base their judgments or decisions on their emotional responses to things, which is known
as the affect heuristic. In this instance, my friend may be making the decision to cancel
his flight out of excessive worry or anxiety related to the potential for a tsunami.A
psychologist would probably advise my friend to analyze the actual likelihood of a
tsunami occurring before making a decision and to consider the data with
objectivity.They might also recommend mindfulness or relaxation exercises as ways to
deal with anxiety or fear.

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