AP Psychology: Memory Lesson 2 with Quiz

​Memory

​Sterling Iconic Memory Test

Multiple Choice

Human memory consists of multiple systems that have the ability to store information for periods of time that range from ________ to ___________. a. seconds; hours c. minutes; decades b. seconds; our lifetime d. hours; our lifetime

• a. seconds; hours

• b. seconds; our lifetime

• minutes; decades

• hours; our lifetime

Multiple Choice

Ruth has just finished her research paper and handed it in. As she walks out of the classroom, she realizes that there were a few more things she should have included in the paper. Ruth’s problem is in the memory process of

• encoding.

• retrieval.

• storage.

• retention.

Multiple Choice

Which model of memory suggests that memory processes occur throughout a neural network simultaneously?

• levels-of-processing model

• parallel distributed processing model

• information-processing model

• three-stage model

Multiple Choice

Research has demonstrated you can enhance your memory for a specific word if you think about its meaning, how it can be used, and by giving a personal example of its use. This is best accounted for by which model of memory?

• levels-of-processing model

• parallel distributed processing model

• information-processing model

• three-stage model

Multiple Choice

_________ memories are said to linger in the mind for a few seconds, allowing people the chance to keep up with the flow of conversations and remember what was just said.

• Iconic

• Short-term

• Echoic

• Long-term

​Recognition refers to our ability to “recognize” an event or piece of information as being familiar, while recall designates the retrieval of related details from memory.

​model of memory organization that assumes information is stored in the brain in a connected fashion, with concepts that are related stored physically closer to each other than concepts that are not highly related.

​*hierarchy: a ranked and ordered list or series. cepts that are not highly related

Multiple Choice

Information enters into short-term memory through a process known as ______________. a. recency effect c. selective attention b. primacy effect d. repetition

• recency effect

• selective attention

• primacy effect

• repetition

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which is the most similar to the concept of longterm memory?

• a computer keyboard

• a computer monitor

• a computer mouse

• a computer hard drive

Multiple Choice

Amber meets a cute guy named Carson at a party. She wants to make sure she remembers his name, so she reminds herself that he has the same name as the capital of Nevada (Carson City). This transferring of information from short-term memory to long-term memory is an example of what type of rehearsal?

• repetitive

• elaborative

• imagery

• maintenance

Multiple Choice

Brenda has been able to tie her shoes since she was 4 but now finds it difficult to explain to her baby brother how to tie his shoes, but she can easily demonstrate it for him. Brenda’s memory for shoe tying is best characterized as a __________ memory.

• nondeclarative (implicit)

• semantic

• episodic

• declarative (explicit)

Multiple Choice

When you take your final exam in your psychology class, what type of memory will you most certainly need to access to answer each question?

• nondeclarative

• episodic

• semantic

• working