AP Psychology Memory Flashcard

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Which of the following put the stages of memory in the correct order? encoding, storage, retrieval, storage, encoding, retrieval, encoding, retrieval, storage, retrieval, storage, encoding, storage, retrieval, encoding

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encoding, storage, retrieval

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During English class, Caleb is worried about an unfinished history project he needs to turn in later in the day. While the English teacher and other students discuss a short story the class just read, Caleb's attention is focused on how to finish the history project. The next day he is unable to recall the short story details presented in English class. The recall problem is most likely due to

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encoding failure

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The cerebellum is most directly involved in

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motor learning

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Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates the role of context effects in memory? Jonah tutored his classmate on a difficult concept, and now he understands the concept better than he did before tutoring his classmate., Amy studied for a vocabulary test in the same classroom and at the same time of day as the normal class, and she performed better on the test than students who studied in different classrooms under different conditions., Mateo studied for an anatomy exam while taking pain medication, which he did not take before the exam. He forgot many of the concepts that he learned when he was studying., Dina could not remember the name of her second-grade teacher, but after she thought about the names of her classmates, the teacher's name suddenly came to her., Glenn vividly remembered the details of a car crash he was involved in, but he remembered very little about the rest of the day.

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Amy studied for a vocabulary test in the same classroom and at the same time of day as the normal class, and she performed better on the test than students who studied in different classrooms under different conditions.

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According to research by Fergus I. M. Craik and Endel Tulving on levels of processing, which of the following would most improve the ability to recall the word "umbrella"? Options: Counting the number of syllables in the word "umbrella", Deciding whether an umbrella would be useful to pack for a trip, Mentally spelling the word "umbrella", Writing the word "umbrella", Deciding whether the word “umbrella” rhymes with the word "banana"

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Deciding whether an umbrella would be useful to pack for a trip

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A teacher has to learn 170 new student names every year and finds it difficult to remember the names of former students. The teacher's memory problem most likely results from

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retroactive interference

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What does the study conducted by Dr. Roberts demonstrate regarding the two groups of participants who counted syllables and created stories from a list of words?

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semantic encoding

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After having a stroke resulting from a blockage of blood to the medial temporal lobe, Gerald could not remember new information, such as the books he had just read, new songs he had just heard, or the faces of new people he had just met. Gerald was experiencing

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anterograde amnesia

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People who have difficulty remembering recently learned materials because of similar information learned earlier in life are demonstrating the phenomenon of

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retroactive interference

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What sort of memory is Erwin using while he is at soccer practice, reminding himself to stop at the grocery store for milk and cereal?

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Prospective