AP Psych Unit 4 FA Dummy 1, 2025-26

After repeated exposure to a learning task, neurons show increased responsiveness to signals. This phenomenon supports which memory mechanism?

• Automatic processing

• Long-term potentiation

• Procedural reinforcement

• Effortful processing

A neuroscientist explains that a key reason memory improves with practice is because of enhanced synaptic strength. This best illustrates:

• Working memory dynamics

• Long-term potentiation

• Short-term consolidation

• Emotional encoding

What is the working memory model?

• A model explaining instinctive learning through conditioning

• A model that describes long-term memory consolidation

• A model describing short-term memory as a system with multiple components

• A model that explains emotional regulation during tasks

A model describing short-term memory as a system with multiple components is called the:

• Multi-store model

• Executive control system

• Working memory model

• Reconstructive memory network

During a task involving both mental math and visual diagrams, the brain must rely on coordination between verbal and spatial systems. Which model explains this best?

• Semantic processing model

• Working memory model

• Implicit memory model

• Episodic recall framework

In a psychology experiment, participants who listened to verbal instructions while visualizing a map made more errors than those who had only one task. This supports which idea?

• Flashbulb memory

• Central executive overload

• Automatic encoding failure

• Episodic disruption

A teacher encourages students to sketch diagrams while explaining a concept out loud. This task most likely engages:

• Working memory model

• Effortful processing

• Sensory adaptation

• Long-term potentiation

Which of the following best defines the central executive?

• A memory system that stores long-term motor skills

• A component of memory that temporarily stores visual input

• Coordinates the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad

• A structure in the brain responsible for storing sensory memory

A memory component that coordinates the activities of the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad is known as the:

• Central executive

• Phonological loop

• Episodic buffer

• Long-term memory

When students mentally rotate an object while repeating a phone number in their head, which component is managing both tasks?

• Working memory buffer

• Sensory memory filter

• Central executive

• Explicit processor