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Everytime grandpa told his fishing story, it seemed the fish grew 2 inches longer!
This was due to source amnesia
This was due to retroactive interference
This was due to retrograde amnesia
This was due to memory reconsolidation
2
Albert was distracted when introduced to Sally last week. Now he cannot remember her name! Why?
The serial position effect has interrupted memory formation
He did not encode the information so he cannot retrieve it
He needs a retrieval cue in order to recall the information
The spacing effect has interrupted memory formation
3
Short term memory is also known as
Working Memory
Elicit memory
Sensory memory
Implicit memory
4
Dr. Newberg checked his classes' scores against their previous scores. He was looking for
test standardization
cheating
construct validity
test-retest reliability
5
When told that Sneetches perform more poorly on written exams, Sal Sneetch scored lower than normal. He was:
experiencing stereotype heave.
experiencing stereotype lift
experiencing stereotype depression
experiencing stereotype threat
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Dr. Suess concluded that Sneetches were genetically more intelligent than the Whos. What might we conclude about this?
IQ is random and not related to genetics
Environmental differences do not impact his conclusion.
He can assume the variation between the two groups is due to genetics.
He cannot assume the variation between the two groups is due to genetics.
7
The AP Psychology test is to assess your knowledge of introductory psychology material. It is a(n)
aptitude test
reliability test
achievement test
multiple intelligence test
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Because George's body was blocking part of Joe's body in the picture. Sally determined that George was closer due to:
closure
Interposition
figure-ground
relative size
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Everytime Sally sees a blue Honda Civic she remembers her first car and her senior year. The sight of a blue Honda is a
spacing effect
echoic memory
implicit memory
retrieval cue
10
Jill could no longer remember anything about her life before the car wreck.
This was due to proactive interference
This was due to retroactive interference
This was due to retrograde amnesia
This was due to anterograde amnesia
11
Carly can no longer make new memories due to a damaged hippocampus but she remembers how to tie her shoe! Why is this?
Because she formed a flashbulb memory while tying her shoe
Because she dreamed about it one time so she can remember it
Because her cerebellum is responsible for procedural memories
Because her basal ganglia is responsible for procedural memories
12
Dr. Mallard believed that Suzy would not remember the traumatic surgery. His belief demonstrated the
psychodynamic theory of multiple intelligences
psychodynamic theory of misinformation
psychodynamic theory of reconsolidation
psychodynamic theory of repression
13
"Please excuse my dear aunt sally" was taught to Sue in math to help her remember the order of operations. This is an:
example of hierarchy
example of a heuristic
an example of a mnemonic
example of chunking
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When given a long list of names, Jo is likely to only be able to keep ___ in her short-term memory
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3
10
7
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Which of the following most likely represents a prototype for the concept indicated in parentheses?
beanbag chair (chair)
emu (bird)
golden retriever (dog)
duck billed platypus (mammal)
16
Sam remembers exactly where he was on the day JFK was shot because
his basal ganglia was working really well that day
it created an illicit memory
he formed a flashbulb memory of the event
he repressed the other days due to trauma
17
Jesse wakes up after partying and can't remember where he parked the car. When he gets high that night, he remembers
context dependent memory
retroactive amnesia
state dependent memory
mood congruent memory
18
Dr. Newberg's cognition test also included questions about social psychology. He felt the kids should just know it.
He was failing to ensure test standardization
He was failing to ensure construct validity
He was failing to ensure test-retest reliability
He was failing to prevent cheating
19
John can no long make new memories but can still remember how to tie his shows. Which explains a possible reason?
He has damaged his hippocampus where implicit memories are made
He has damaged his cerebellum where implicit memories are made
He has damaged his hippocampus where elicit memories are made
He has damaged his cerebellum where elicit memories are made
20
For the first week after moving into their new home, Jill found herself still driving to her old home after work.
This was due to tip-of-the-tongue phenomon
This was due to proactive interference
This was due to retroactive interference
This was due to anterograde amnesia
21
In art, students brainstormed as many uses for a bottle cap as possible. The teacher was encouraging -
convergent thinking
divergent thinking
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
22
Jo hasn't been on a bike in years but when she tried to ride again it only took a few minutes for it all to come back!
implicit memory
iconic memory
echoic memory
explicit memory
23
You are more likely to recall psychology info while sitting in psychology class than in your math class because of
serial dependent memory
state dependent memory
context dependent memory
mood congruent memory
24
Coach Fason can remember her Saturday chores by grouping the chores together by the room they take place in. This is by
using the peg-word system
creating a hierarchy of the information
utilizing chunking of the information
creating and using a memory palace
25
After learning to pull its gills in, the sea slugs neural firing potential increased. This is known as:
explicit processing
automatic processing
proactive interference
long-term potentiation
26
Which is an example of retrieving information through recall?
Joy used a mnemonic to remember the Great Lakes
Sarah remembered to call her mom when she saw an AT&T commercial on TV
Sal wrote a whole essay on his hate of the new cellphone policy at work.
The smell of pine reminded her of Christmas
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When told Joe was always in trouble last year, Mr J begins to see him as a bad kid even though he was never a problem
state-dependent memory
serial position effect
self-reference effect
misinformation effect
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Elicit memories are processed through ___________________
state-dependent memory
automatic processing
context-dependent memory
effortful processing
29
When given a list of chores to finish today, Joe is most likely to forget
the middle and end of the list
the middle of the list
the first and last on the list
the beginning of the list
30
We determine that the larger of the two canoeing people in the picture below is closer due to
closure
figure-ground
relative size
Interposition
31
After seeing the worm and calling it a snake, Little Bob's mother showed him pictures of worms. She was helping him:
assimilate his schema for snakes to include new information about worms
assimilate his schema for worms to include new information about snakes
accommodate his schema for snakes to include new information about worms
accommodate his schema for worms to include new information about snakes
32
Emma's teacher believed that she could not pass the AP class because she had never taken an AP class before. Her teacher
is demonstrating a belief in general intelligence theory
is demonstrating a belief in multiple intelligence theory
is demonstrating a growth mindset of intelligence
is demonstrating a fixed mindset of intelligence
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Mrs L told students to study for this test everynight starting on Tuesday. She said this would increase scores due to
spacing effect
misinformation effect
serial position effect
state congruent memory
34
The prince tried the glass slipper on every girl in the kingdom until he found Cinderella. He was using a(n)
belief perseverance
representative heuristic
algorithm
availability heuristic
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Sally's ability to pick out the black letters of the recipe from the white background of the recipe book was due to:
Interposition
relative size
closure
figure-ground
36
The illusion of continuous movement shown below is due to the rapid change of still images known as:
autokinetic effect
phi phenomenon
shape constancy
stroboscopic movement
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George was so intent on studying for the exam, that he did not hear the thunder outside. He was experiencing
Cocktail party effect
Interposition
Phi phenomenon
Selective attention
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As grandpa got older it seemed harder for him to determine if he was being scammed on the internet. This is due to...
a decline in crystallized intelligence
a decline in fluid intelligence
savant syndrome
the Flynn Effect
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Dean overestimates the chores he has done because easier to recall what he has done than the ones his sister has done.
confirmation bias
overconfidence
availability heuristics
representative heuristic
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After seeing the worm and calling it a snake, Little Bob's mother showed him pictures of worms. She was helping him:
accommodate his schema for snakes to include new information about worms
assimilate his schema for snakes to include new information about worms
assimilate his schema for worms to include new information about snakes
accommodate his schema for worms to include new information about snakes
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Jo was able to come up with 54 uses for a bottle cap while Bob only found 15. Jo's list of novel ideas is an example of
deductive thinking
convergent thinking
creativity
phoneme
42
Joe could find his way to class even with his eyes closed. He knew that building like the back of his hand. He used:
Top-down processing
Availability Heuristics
Schemas
Bottom-up processing
43
Joe was texting while driving and did not notice a pedestrian walk out in front of his car! This is due to
Cocktail party effect
Change deafness
Interposition
Inattentional blindness
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What is the correct sequence of processing memory?
sensory, long-term, retrieval
working, short-term, long-term
sensory, short-term, long-term
Long-term, short term, sensory
45
Sue went into the kitchen to get a soda but then forgot what she came for. When she went back in her room she recalled!
serial position effect
context dependent memory
state dependent memory
mood congruent memory
46
Alp is unable to remember the middle of a list of vocabulary words as well as he remembers the first or last words.
context dependent memory
state dependent memory
misinformation effect
serial position effect
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Dr. Newberg instructed each class to bubble their answers with a #2 pencil and gave each class only 30 min on the test.
He was preventing cheating
He was ensuring construct validity
He was ensuring test standardization
He was ensuring test-retest reliability
48
In the movie 50 First Dates, Lucy cannot make any new memories but can remember her past. This is
anterograde amnesia
explicit amnesia
implicit amnesia
retrograde amnesia
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Belinda spent 20 years at her job without a raise. Her friend says she should move on but Belinda won't!
She is accommodating her schema of employment
She is using availability heuristics to make a decision
She is falling for the Sunk Cost Fallacy
She is falling for the Gambler's Fallacy
50
Little Bob saw a long thin animal on the ground and shouted, "Snake!". His mom said, "No - worm". Bob was:
attempting to assimilate a snake into his existing schema for worm
attempting to assimilate the worm into his existing schema for snake
attempting to accommodate the worm into his existing schema for snake
attempting to accommodate a snake into his existing schema for worm
51
____________ is auditory memory; while________________ is visual memory
explicit; implicit
sensory; iconic
echoic; iconic
iconic; echoic
52
Stephen misremembered a dream as something that really happened. This is
misinformation effect
retrograde amnesia
retroactive interference
source amnesia
53
Kristin sat at the same slot machine for an hour, but she felt that any min it would hit big saying it was "about time".
She is falling for the Gambler's Fallacy
She is falling for the Sunk Cost Fallacy
She is accommodating her schema of gambling
She is using availability heuristics to make a decision
54
When asked about the dance, Jo burst into tears and said it was the worst ever. She got dumped during the dance! Ex of:
Long-term memory
context-dependent memory
mood-congruent memory
serial position memory
55
Joe can remember every type of plane used in WWII. This is an example of
implicit memory
echoic memory
explicit memory
iconic memory
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The removal of H.M.'s hippocampus revealed
its role in storage of explicit memory
its role in the storage of echonic memories
its role in the storage of implicit memory
its role in storage of iconic memories
57
Stu had problems with equations so he looked for tutoring videos online and asked a friend for help. He demonstrated:
prototype
representative heuristic
metacognition
availability heuristic
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Sally said let's go to the store. Bobby thought Kroger because he always goes there. She was talking about Wal-mart.
Bobby was confused because of an availability heuristic
Bobby was confused because his perpetual set led him to think Kroger
Bobby was confused because he was experiencing a sunk cost fallacy
Bobby was confused because Kroger was his prototype of a store
59
Joe is probably remembering his 1st birthday due to seeing pictures. He does not remember the actual event because...
Infantile amnesia occurs until age 4 due to an immature cerebellum
He repressed the memories to prevent is ego from being distressed
Infantile amnesia would prevent the forming of implicit memories
Infantile amnesia would prevent the forming of elicit memories
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All the mental activities we do when we think, know, remember, and communicate
Cognition
Memory
Schemas
Perception
61
Johnny stumbled through the dark hotel room looking for the bathroom guided by only a small sliver of light. He used:
Top-down processing
Schemas
Availability Heuristics
Bottom-up processing
62
Even though the two canoers are different sizes, we know that they in real life they are the same size due to
size constancy
relative size
Interposition
shape constancy
63
When Grover saw the plate of cookies he automatically craved milk. This is because the cookies:
are a representative heuristic
primed him to think of milk
gained his selective attention
were a prototype of milk
64
Jo got a new class schedule but kept going to her old class on accident. She could only recall her old schedule!
proactive interference
anterograde interference
retroactive interference
retrograde interference
65
How our brain organizes and understands what we see, hear, and feel
Perception
Cognition
Memory
Schemas
66
Belle was trying to tell Sal to get the ham out of the fridge but she just could not think of the word "ham"!
This was due to retroactive interference
This was due to tip-of-the-tongue phenomon
This was due to anterograde amnesia
This was due to proactive interference
67
To teach her students about the 3 branches of government, Mrs J organizes the information into diagram which is
implicit memory
mnemonics
peg-word system
hierarchial organization
68
When told that Sneetches perform more poorly on written exams, Bob, a Who not a Sneetch, did better than normal! He was
experiencing stereotype heave.
experiencing stereotype depression
experiencing stereotype threat
experiencing stereotype lift
69
Horton's family believed that Whos were stereotypically less advanced than the elephants. They were demonstrating a(n)
representative heuristic
algorithm
availability heuristic
source amnesia
70
Mrs. L forgot about her grading as she left school and did not remember until she walked back into school the next day.
flashbulb memory
context dependent memory
state dependent memory
mood dependent memory