AP Psych@KCHS: 5.4 Memory Retrieval

Imagine Charlotte is studying for her exams and tries to remember a concept she read last week. What is happening in Charlotte's brain?

• memory storage

• memory retrieval

• memory encoding

During a history class, Oliver tries to remember the date of the American Civil War. Which measure of retention is he using to bring this information from stored memories into conscious awareness?

• Relearning

• Recall

• Recognition

• Retrieval Cues

During a grocery shopping trip, Zoe tries to remember her shopping list. She remembers the first item (apples) and the last item (bread) on her list better than those in the middle. What concept does she demonstrate?

• The ability to recall the brand of cereal she needs when in the same aisle as when she last bought it

• the serial position effect

• The process of learning the layout of the store easier over a long period of time

• The phenomenon where seeing oranges influences her decision to buy orange juice

During a grocery shopping trip, Zoe tries to remember her shopping list. She is able to recall the brand of cereal she needs when in the same aisle as when she last bought it. What concept does she demonstrate?

• context-dependent memory

• the serial position effect

• priming

• mood-congruent memory

During a study group, Avery shared a technique for remembering the items needed for a camping trip by visualizing each item in different rooms of their house. What mnemonic device is Avery using?

• Semantic Network Theory

• Peg Word Mnemonic

• Method of Loci

After studying for her psychology exam, Ava noticed she remembered more information when she quizzed herself on the material rather than just rereading her notes. What is this phenomenon known as?

• recency effect

• spacing effect

• testing effect

• mood-congruent memroy

Abigail was relatively happy and cheerful when Zy'tere asked about her psychology class. Abigail easily recalled what she liked most about psych class and the activities that were enjoyable. What does this scenario best illustrate?

• mood-congruent memory

• state-dependent memory

• reconstructive memory

• the spacing effect

Abigail was relatively upset and grumpy when Zy'tere asked about her psychology class. Abigail easily recalled what she hated most about psych class. What does this scenario best illustrate?

• mood-congruent memory

• state-dependent memory

• reconstructive memory

• the spacing effect

During a presentation, Aiden noticed that the audience remembered the first few points he mentioned more clearly than the rest. What does this illustrate?

• priming

• mnemonic device

• relearning

• primacy effect

During a team meeting, Mason tries to explain a complex concept but suddenly can't remember a specific term he wants to use, even though it feels like it's on the tip of his tongue. What phenomenon is Mason experiencing?

• State-Dependent Memory

• Context-Dependent Memory

• Tip-of-the-tongue Phenomenon

• Spacing Effect