AP Psych Cognition

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As his AP Psychology teacher was lecturing, Arjun was thinking about competing in a swim meet later that afternoon. Where are Arjun's current thoughts being processed?

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working memory

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Ethan was amazed at how he could still remember the details of his childhood home, even after so many years. This ability to store such detailed memories is due to the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system called ________ memory.

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long-term

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During her history exam, Sophia could not remember the details of the Treaty of Versailles. Surprisingly, however, she accurately remembered that the information was located on the third line of a right-hand page in her textbook. Her memory of this incidental information is best explained in terms of

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implicit memory.

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In an effort to remember how to spell “rhinoceros,” Samantha spells the word aloud 30 times. She is using a technique known as

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rehearsal

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Emma and Daniel decide to review their course material at the end of the semester to ensure they pass their AP final exam. This approach is especially likely to help them demonstrate long-term retention of the course material. This best illustrates the value of

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the spacing effect

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Semantic encoding is to visual encoding as ________ is to ________.

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meaning; imagery

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Sophia is trying to memorize a list of grocery items. She finds that she can remember about seven items at a time, give or take a couple. This phenomenon is related to the storage capacity of ________ memory.

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short-term

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During a history exam, Ava was asked to fill in the blanks for key events, which tested her ________; later, she had to match historical figures with their achievements, which measured her ________.

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recall; recognition

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Gerard's initial inability to recall the title of a song was most likely caused by: repression, encoding failure, retrieval failure, or a physical decay of stored memory?

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retrieval failure.

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After studying biology all afternoon, Alonzo is having difficulty remembering details of the organic chemistry material that he memorized that morning. Alonzo's difficulty best illustrates

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retroactive interference.