AP Psychology Memory

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Which of the following processes is likely to result in the best memory for words? visual encoding, acoustic encoding, rote memorization, semantic encoding

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semantic encoding

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Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin’s classic three-stage model of memory includes all of the following, EXCEPT: short-term memory, long-term memory, flashbulb memory, sensory memory

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flashbulb memory

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According to the serial position effect, you will remember more: items at the beginning and end of a list, than in the middle.

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items at the beginning and end of a list, than in the middle.

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Memories of emotional events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the:

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amygdala

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Priming refers to:

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the activation of associations in memory.

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The reason most North Americans cannot accurately describe the head of a penny is due to:

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encoding failure

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After suffering a brain injury in a motorcycle accident, Adam cannot form new memories. He can, however, remember his life experiences before the accident. Adam's memory difficulty most clearly illustrates:

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anterograde amnesia

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During her evening Spanish language exam, Janica so easily remembers the French vocabulary she studied that morning that she finds it difficult to recall the Spanish vocabulary she rehearsed that afternoon. Her difficulty best illustrates:

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proactive interference.

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The surprising ease with which people form false memories best illustrates that the processes of encoding and retrieval involve:

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memory construction

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Which of the following would be predicted by Ebbinghaus’ famous forgetting curve? Several years after learning the dates of important historical events for a college class, students: will remember most of the dates, and will remember them for years to come. will remember most of the dates, and will slowly start to forget them. will have forgotten most of the dates, but what they do remember, they’ll remember for years to come. will have forgotten most of the dates, but during the years to come, they will again remember what they initially forgot.

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will have forgotten most of the dates, but what they do remember, they’ll remember for years to come.