AP Psych Unit 2 Part 3

Using the mnemonic ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the rainbow in the order of wavelength illustrates the use of:

• chunking.

• implicit memory.

• a mnemonic device.

• the spacing effect.

Tim, a third-grader, learns the sentence "George Eats Old Gray Rats And Paints Houses Yellow" to help him remember the spelling of "geography." Tim is using:

• chunking.

• a mnemonic device.

• the spacing effect.

• implicit memory.

Although Mr. Kameda has recently learned to play poker quite well, he cannot consciously remember ever having played poker. It is likely that he has suffered damage to his:

• hippocampus.

• cerebellum.

• amygdala.

• thalamus.

Which of the following offers the best explanation for infantile amnesia?

• The hippocampus is one of the last brain structures to mature.

• The amygdala is highly active during early childhood.

• Young children lack the ability to form implicit memories.

• Implicit memories require conscious recall.

Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called:

• flashbulb memories.

• sensory memories.

• implicit memories.

• mood-congruent memories.

After having a stroke, Aaron has great difficulty recalling any of his subsequent life experiences. He is most likely suffering from:

• anterograde amnesia.

• retrograde amnesia.

• implicit memory loss.

• procedural memory loss.

Patients who have experienced brain damage may be unable to form new personal memories but are able to learn to do jigsaw puzzles, without awareness of having learned them. This suggests that:

• the cerebellum is intact.

• the hippocampus is intact.

• implicit memory does not involve the hippocampus.

• explicit memory does not involve the cerebellum.

When an eyewitness to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened, which test of memory is being used?

• recall

• recognition

• relearning

• rehearsal

On the telephone, Dominic rattles off a list of 10 grocery items for Kyoko to bring home from the store. Immediately after hearing the list, Kyoko attempts to write down the items. She is most likely to forget the items:

• at the beginning of the list.

• in the middle of the list.

• at the end of the list.

• that are most unusual.

The day after Kirsten was introduced to 13 people at a business luncheon, she could recall the names of only the first 4 people to whom she had been introduced. Her effective recall of these particular names best illustrates the impact of:

• the spacing effect.

• the primacy effect.

• implicit memory.

• automatic processing.