AP Psych: Encoding Memories

Melissa was able to remember the presidents that were in the recent years more than the presidents in the middle and before that. What psychological concept does this show?

• Recency effect

• Serial positioning effect

• Primacy effect

• Self-reference effect

Every good boy does fine, and ROY G BIV are examples of memory consolidation.

• True

• False

Which of these is an example of the method of loci?

• The Kool aid man cannot make his kool aid unless he is at his stand. 

• Paddington finds his marmalade based on what others tell him

• The Jacobins and Girondists locate their pet dogs based on which are wearing the correct name tags. 

• Napoleon finds his wife based on where the wind blows. 

John Cena can remember stuff better if he thinks of his own personal life, this is because...

• He is using the self reference effect

• He’s a narcissistic person

• He used the recency effect

• He used the method of loci

Spacing effect is a more efficient method of studying than massed practice

• True

• False

Johnny wants to memorize the positive values of the primary functions of trigonometry on the unit circle. He uses the acronym ASTC which stands for “all students take calculus”. What memorizing strategy is Johnny using?

• Baguette eating

• The Spacing Effect

• Recency effect

• Chunking

Why can Jeff the shark remember the items in his shopping list that are near the beginning

• Mnemonic devices

• Chunking

• Serial positioning effect

• Method of loci

Caleb had recently got his midterm exam back and found out he didn’t do so well. He reflected on his past studying strategies and couldn’t quite realize what he might be doing wrong. After going to his teacher, she recommends that rather than cramming for future exams, he should___

• Yell at his teacher

• Using Distributed Practice

• Dropping out

• Use Serial Position Effect

Challenge : Write the mnemonic device that is used to remember the notes on the spaces for the treble clef in music. (write it as a word)

Answer explanation

FACE

Bryan recently performed poorly on his midterm because he crammed for it a day prior. (what an idiot) What studying method did he use?

• Spacing effect

• Massed practice

• Method of loci

• ”“Exhaustively formulating a comprehensive and intricate response, which the participants of the academic setting have subsequently employed to address the assessment he disseminated to the lecture hall, facilitated by an external resource conventionally aligned with the designation ‘Quizizz.’