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AP Psychology- Memory

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is information that can be acquired, stored, and then retrieved

2.

What are the components of memory?

a)

long term memory, sensory memory, the amygdala

b)

Basal Ganglia, amygdala, hippocampus

c)

Encoding, storage, retrieval

d)

Storage, memory, hippocampus

3.

This is unlimited and usually lasts about 2-3 seconds

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Long term memory

c)

Procedural memory

d)

Implicit Memory

4.

Depending on the person, this memories capacity is 5-9 items and lasts about 5-20 seconds

a)

Sensory memory

b)

Long term memory

c)

Implicit memory

d)

Working memory

5.

This type of memory is unlimited and can last a lifetime

a)

Sensory memory

b)

Long term memory

c)

Working memory

d)

Full-time memory

6.

John believes Curious George has always had a tale this might be an example of...

a)

A cognitive disorder

b)

A false memory

c)

Blindsight

d)

Not studying enough

7.

This part of the brain serves as a "save button" for memories

(a)  

8.

This part of the brain deals with stress and emotions. In very stressful or intense memory can be affected

a)

Amygdala

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Basal Ganglia

9.

Damage to this part of the brain could affect procedural memory. Doing things such as typing may become more difficult

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Basal Ganglia

d)

Amygdala

10.

The following would be examples of procedural memory (implicit memory)

a)

Riding a bike

b)

Stating a random fact

c)

Driving a car

d)

Singing your favorite song with ease while it is playing

e)

Learning a chemical compound

11.

The following would be examples of explicit memory

a)

Riding a bike

b)

Stating random facts

c)

Declaring an event is on Tuesday

d)

Typing on a keyboard

e)

Telling a friend about a birthday party that happened three days ago

12.

Iconic memory relates more to this sense (a)  

13.

Echoic memory relates the best to this sense (a)  

14.

Which memory lasts longer?

a)

Echoic Memory

b)

Iconic Memory

15.

Many people are able to describe where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the 9/11 attacks. This is an example of:

a)

An implicit bias

b)

A lightbulb memory

c)

A flashbulb memory

d)

A hindsight bias memory

16.

When given the phrase "Eat so_p" many people will say eat soup because they were ____________ with the word eat

a)

Tricked

b)

Primed

c)

Given

d)

Gifted

17.

Priming mainly takes place at the __________ level

a)

Conscious

b)

Unconcious

18.

Jamie is reading a book, thinking about plans for the night, and listening to music. Jamie reads 20 pages and then thinks "what did I just read?" This is an example of:

a)

Shallow Processing

b)

Deep processing

c)

Hindsight processing

d)

Iconic memory

19.

Darnell is reading a book in a quiet setting and taking notes on the material. This would be an example of:

a)

Shallow processing

b)

Deep processing

c)

Hindsight processing

d)

Blindsight processing

20.

You are more likely to be able to recall information if you do so in the same area that you learned information due to _____________

a)

ACT dependent memory

b)

Iconic dependent memory

c)

State-dependent memory

d)

Context-dependent memory

21.

Kara is excited and in a good mood while she is learning information. A few days later she receives bad news and is sad while taking a test. She did not do as well as she thought she would. This could be a result of ____________ memory

a)

Context-dependent memory

b)

Serotonin overload

c)

State-dependent memory

d)

Echoic-dependent memory

22.

Given a list of names people usually remember the first part of the list and the last part of the list more and are more prone to forget the names in the middle due to:

a)

Serial position effect

b)

Poor memory

c)

Cereal position effect

d)

Priming position effect

23.

I have many passwords and sometimes forget my password. This could be due to what kind of interference?

a)

Retrograde interference

b)

Proactive interference

c)

Blindside interference

d)

Missing link interference

24.

Singing different lyrics to the national anthem may increase the chances of someone else messing up the lyrics to the song due to ___________ interference

a)

Mood interference

b)

Tiddy interference

c)

Proactive interference

d)

Retroactive interference

25.

What are two types of amnesia and what does each one mean?

a)

Anterograde amnesia (50 first dates, people can remember past, but not new memories)

b)

Retrograde amnesia (50 first dates, people can remember past, but not new memories)

c)

Anterograde amnesia (can form new memories, but forgets events in the past).

d)

Retrograde amnesia (can form new memories, but forgets events in the past).