AP Psychology- Memory

The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall of later learning is called...

• encoding failure
• repression
• retroactive interference
• proactive interference

The part of the brain that functions as a 'switching station' between the STM and LTM is the...

• hippocampus
• cerebral cortex
• medulla
• engram switching center

Transforming incoming info into a usable form is the stage of memory called...

• retrieval
• encoding
• storage
• organizati

The first step in placing information into memory storage is...

• mnemonic memory
• short-term memory
• sensory memory
• rehearsal

Working memory is associated with which of the following

• sensory memory
• short term memory
• long term memory
• integrated memory

What refers to the fading of memory traces from short term memory

• encoding failure
• decay
• disuse
• decoding failure

What primarily keeps memories active in short term memory

• dual memory
• elaborative rehearsal
• long term memory
• maintainence rehearsal

Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short term memory is called...

• chunking
• categorization
• verbal labeling
• symbolization

Information is remembered without explicit cues or stimuli, often verbatim in...

• recall
• recognition
• relearning
• reintegration

The kind of memory that lasts for only a second or two is called...

• long term memory
• short term memory
• sensory memory
• eidetic memory