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AP Psychology Chapter 7 Memory
AP Psychology Chapter 7 Memory
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1
I think all librarians r middle aged women who wear glasses. If I meet a lib who fits this this
script.
schema.
heuristic.
expectation, it would reinforce my artificial concept.
2
The TOT phenomenon is explained as due to a poor match between
implicit and explicit memory.
retrieval cues and encoding in LTM.
episodic memory and recognition.
semantic memory and recall.
3
Remembering the explanation that your psychology professor gave when she described something is
likely held in your semantic memory.
implicit memory.
priming.
likely held in your procedural memory.
4
All of the following are components of thought except
images.
stimuli.
concepts.
schemas.
5
New information is related to older memory info during the memory process of
retrieval
storage
rehearsing
elaboration.
6
Which of the following is a major objection to the "video recorder" theory of memory?
Unlike a video recorder, memory takes in& stores a huge amou
Memories are never accurate.
Memories don't degrade over time.
Like perception, memory is an interpretation of experience.
7
_______are unique brain wave patternsd that are associated w/paticular stimuli.
event-related potentials
Artificial concepts
Quantitative trait loci
Long-term potentiations
8
The awareness of what your friend wore to school last April 21st must first pass through
sensory.
working.
procedural.
declaritive.
9
Our ability to retain encoded material over time is known as
declarative memory.
recognition.
storage.
chunking.
10
An algorithm would not be the best strategy when trying to
choose whether you would like to have roses or lilacs grow
follow a specific procedure during a science lab.
follow the directions on a box of legos to build a specific-
use a mathematical formula to figure out the answer.
11
This type of memory is primarily what contributes to our sense of self.
short-term memory.
sensory memory.
long-term memory.
procedural memory.
12
Were sensory memories to last longer than normal,
it would ultimately destroy our cortical neurons.
our senses would not work together.
old information would interfere with incoming information.
we would need more working memory.
13
Which of the following statements best describes forgetting, as characterized by Ebbinghaus...?
we forget at a constant rate.
We forget slowly at first and more rapidly as time goes on.
We never forget.
We forget rapidly at first and then more slowly as time goes
14
Eidectic memory is most often found in
the elderly
idiot savants
those with an incredibly high I.Q.
Children
15
A math problem calls for finding the area of a triangle. You know to multiply 1/2 t/base X H
you have used intuition.
you have used a heuristic.
you have used an analogy.
you have used an algorithm.
16
Sperling's study involving recall of an array of 12 letters suggested that the actual capacity
two or three items.
of sensory memory is seven (plus or minus two) items.
nine or more items.
of sensory memory is about 7 chunks.
17
Once children understand that there are rules regarding language, they have
acquired grammar.
reached the babbling stage.
acquired syntax.
reached the telegraphic stage.
18
When you create in your mind a "typical day at school" you are experiencing
deja vu.
an artificial concept.
concept formation.
a prototype.
19
Consider the following concept hierarchy-food, deserts, chocolates,__________.
vanilla ice cream.
side dishes.
brownies.
edible food.
20
An eidectic memory will fade from memory if you
think about it.
rehearse it.
describe it.
are aware of it.
21
Individuals who have amazingly developed skill despite a their mental handicap are referred to
savants.
geniuses.
thriving in emotional intelligence
mentally challenged.
22
Heuristic strategies show that our thinking is often based on
common sense rather than learning.
trial and error learning rather than algorithms.
experience rather than logic.
logic rather than creativity.
23
Retrograde amnesia involves_____ and is induced by_______.
the inability to transfer into LTM; cortical damage
memory distortion; meditation
the loss of prior memory traces; head trauma
the failure of semantic memory; abuse of alcohol
24
The memory failure caused by transience is adaptive in that it
makes it difficult to encode sensory memories.
ensures memories are stored by both sight and sound.
prevents memory from becoming overwhelmed.
eliminates memories that conflict with our beliefs.
25
As you study the vocab in your book, which method would result in the deepest level of processi
learning the definition given in the marginal glossary.
marking each term with a highlighter each time it occurs.
looking over the info, knowing that you will see it later.
thinking of an example of each term.
26
____memory could explain how you know a person's name even if you can't explain how you know
Explicit
Procedural
Implicit
Semantic
27
A dictionary definition would be an example of
a concrete concept.
an abstract concept
a natural concept.
an artificial concept.
28
Which of the following 7 "sins" of memory might help us avoid dangerous situations encounterb4
persistence.
bias
suggestibility
misattribution.
29
Which of the following are the three essential tasks of memory?
recall, recognition, and relearning
Encoding, storage, and retrieval
Sensory, working, and long-term
Remembering, forgetting, and repressing
30
Working memory involves activity in circuits located with the _____ of the brain.
cerebellum
corpus collosum
prefrontal cortex
occipital lobe
