AP Psychology: Cognition Quiz

Which test of memory typically provides the fewest retrieval cues?

• Recognition
• Recall
• Relearning
• Rehearsal
• Imagery

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

• sensory memory
• the cerebellum
• working memory
• echoic memory
• long-term memory

Automatic processing occurs without

• iconic memory.
• semantic encoding.
• conscious awareness.
• long-term potentiation.
• sensory memory.

Explicit memory is to long-term memory as iconic memory is to ________ memory.

• sensory
• short-term
• flashbulb
• implicit
• state-dependent

Sherry easily remembers the telephone reservation number for Holiday Inns by using the mnemonic 1-800-HOLIDAY. She is using a memory aid known as

• chunking
• imagination inflation
• the serial position effect<br />
• the peg-word system<br />
• implicit memory

Children can better remember an ancient Latin verse if the definition of each unfamiliar Latin word is carefully explained to them. This best illustrates the value of

• semantic encoding
• long-term potentiation
• automatic processing
• the peg-word system<br />
• iconic memory

When asked to recall a list of words including, “plump, crook, and child,” people frequently recalled “fat, criminal, and kid.” This best illustrates the impact of

• parallel processing.
• peg words
• semantic encoding.
• echoic memory.
• mood-congruent memory.

Although Mr. Kameda has recently learned to play poker quite well, he cannot consciously remember ever having played poker. It is likely that he has suffered damage to his

• brainstem
• cerebellum
• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• motor cortex

The fact that older people are often less able than younger adults to recall recently learned information can be best explained in terms of the greater difficulty older people have with

• automatic processing.
• iconic memory.
• state-dependent memory.
• retrieval.
• implicit memory.

After learning the combination for his new locker at school, Milton is unable to remember the combination for his year-old bicycle lock. Milton is experiencing the effects of

• encoding failure.
• source amnesia.
• retroactive interference.
• proactive interference.
• automatic processing.