AP Psych Mods 31-33

The process of getting information into memory is called_______

• priming
• chunking
• encoding
• storing

The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of ________ memory

• explicit   
• short-term   
• implicit   
• sensory

Repeating someone's name several times shortly after being introduced to that person is an effective strategy for

• chunking
• priming
• automatic processing
• rehearsal

When you retrieve information with a retrieval cue this is called ______________ and without one is called ______________.

• recall; recognition

• recognition; recall

• implicit; explicit

• explicit; implicit

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

• iconic memory
• semantic encoding
• the method of loci
• automatic processing 

Kathy performs better on foreign language vocab tests if she studies the material 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test.  This illustrates:

• the spacing effect
• the serial position effect
• mood-congruent memory
• chunking

A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ____ memory

• iconic
• implicit
• short-term
• long-term

A mnemonic device is a:

• mental picture
• test or measure of memory
• memory aid
• word, event, or place that triggers a memory of the past

The hippocampus plays a critical role in __ memory

• iconic
• explicit
• echoic
• implicit 

Which type of memory has essentially unlimited storage capacity?

• echoic memory
• short term memory
• long term memory
• state-dependent memory