AP Psychology 2.5-2.7 part 1

Which memory system holds information for only a few seconds?

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Explicit Memory

What is the primary limitation of Short-Term Memory?

• It can only store implicit memories.

• It has a limited duration and capacity.

• It requires sensory input to function.

• It stores information permanently.

What type of memory involves remembering how to perform tasks like riding a bike?

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Procedural Memory

• Explicit Memory

What did Elizabeth Loftus' car crash study demonstrate?

• Memory is highly reliable and rarely altered.

• Eyewitnesses reconstruct their memories when questioned about an event.

• Retrieval cues are the most effective in recalling traumatic events.

• Semantic memory is unaffected by misinformation.

What does the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve indicate?

• Forgetting occurs steadily over time.

• Retention decreases rapidly after learning, then levels off.

• Retrieval cues prevent forgetting entirely.

• Forgetting occurs only with implicit memories.

What is the primary focus of Constructive Memory?

• Encoding explicit information into long-term memory

• Reconstructing or filling in missing pieces of information

• Forgetting irrelevant details to focus on emotional memories

• Using procedural memory to enhance recall

Which of the following demonstrates Context Effects?

• Learning better in a quiet environment

• Remembering information better when tested in the same room where you studied

• Forgetting information due to lack of retrieval cues

• Associating facts with episodic memories

Which type of amnesia is associated with the inability to form new memories?

• Retrograde Amnesia

• Anterograde Amnesia

• Infantile Amnesia

• Source Amnesia

What type of memory is associated with vivid, detailed recollections of specific events?

• Semantic Memory

• Procedural Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Sensory Memory

What is the primary function of Retrieval Cues?

• Storing information for future use

• Assisting in accessing suspended memories

• Suppressing irrelevant information

• Consolidating short-term memory into long-term memory