AP Psych Topic 5.5 Mr. Sinn YouTube

According to the information processing model, where does forgetting or memory distortion usually happen?

• Retrieval process

• Encoding process

• Short-term memory

• All of the above

What is the term for the process of altering our memories when they are retrieved and stored again?

• Reconsolidation

• Misinformation effect

• Memory loss

• Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve

Which type of amnesia involves a person being unable to form new memories?

• Anterior grade amnesia

• Retrograde amnesia

• Source amnesia

• Proactive interference

What is the term for the effect where misleading information distorts a person's memory of an event?

• Misinformation effect

• Reconsolidation

• Source amnesia

• Retroactive interference

What did Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve demonstrate about the retention of information over time?

• Information is retained equally over time

• Information is forgotten quickly and then retained for the long term

• Information is forgotten initially but then retained for the long term

• Information is retained for a short time and then forgotten

What is the term for the process of spacing out studying to retain more information?

• Cramming

• Overlearning

• Distributed practice

• Spacing effect

Which type of interference occurs when new information disrupts the ability to recall old information?

• Reconsolidation

• Proactive interference

• Retroactive interference

• Source amnesia

What did researchers John Jenkins and Carl Dalabach discover about recalling information after being asleep?

• Recalling information is easier after a short nap

• There is no difference in recalling information after being awake or asleep

• People are better at recalling information after being asleep

• People are better at recalling information after being awake for 8 hours