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AP Psychology - Memory
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Rearranging incoming information into meaningful or familiar patterns is known as...
clustering
retrieval
chunking
recall
2
The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as…
long-term potentiation
consolidation
chunking
interference
3
People tend to only recall the first and last items in a list accurately, illustrating...
recency effect
spacing effect
misinformation effect
serial-position effect
4
Which type of encoding provides the highest level of recall?
phonemic
structural
semantic
episodic
5
Which memory has limited storage?
sensory memory
short-term memory
long-term memory
encoding memory
6
Remembering who won the Super Bowl last year is done through the use of...
procedural memory
retrospective memory
prospective memory
implicit memory
7
Semantic encoding refers to the processing of…
meanings
sights
touch sensations
sounds
8
Locking away the knowledge that a loved one has died is a form of motivated forgetting known as
repression
consolidation
encoding-specificity processing
transfer-appropriate processing
9
Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called…
repressed memories
explicit memories
implicit memories
flashbulb memories
10
Getting a new bus number and forgetting old bus number.
retrospective memory
retroactive interference
prospective memory
proactive interfeerrence
11
When you can not access the memory like "tip of the tongue phenomena"?
retrieval failure
storage failure
encoding failure
did not make it from short-term to long-term
12
The ________ plays a major role in learned fears and emotional memories.
cerebellum
amygdala
cerebral cortex
hippocampus
13
The process of memory is…
Storage --> encoding --> retrieval
retrieval --> storage --> encoding
encoding --> storage --> retrieval
Storage --> retrieval --> encoding
14
Fill-in-the-blank test questions measure...
relearning
recognition
recall
rehearsal
15
An organized cluster of knowledge about a particular object or event is a...
schema
conceptual hierarchy
semantic network
retrieval cue
16
Conscious memory of factual information is called _________ memory.
retroactive
implicit
explicit
proactive
17
Retroactive interference involves the disruption of…
semantic encoding
automatic processing
memory retrieval
iconic memory
18
What is Context-Dependent Memory?
Memories that come back to you in a specific situation or location
Memories that come back to you whenever someone reminds you of them
Memories that depend on your emotions
The full name for a memory
19
Leading questions on a car accident, such as "how fast were the cars going" can lead to...
serial position effect
spacing effect
recency effect
misinformation effect
20
Lucy's inability to create new memories after her car accident is an example of...
source-monitoring error
reality monitoring
retrograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
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What theory proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade over time?
episodic memory
semantic memory
decay
interference
22
The ___________is crucial to the consolidation of memories, along with its adjacent structures.
amygdala
hypothalamus
cerebellum
hippocampus
