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AP Psychology: Cognition Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which test of memory typically provides the fewest retrieval cues?
a)
Recognition
b)
Recall
c)
Relearning
d)
Rehearsal
e)
Imagery
2.
As his AP psychology teacher was lecturing, Tyler was thinking about competing in a swim meet later that afternoon. Where are Tyler's current thoughts being processed?
a)
sensory memory
b)
the cerebellum
c)
working memory
d)
echoic memory
e)
long-term memory
3.
Automatic processing occurs without
a)
iconic memory.
b)
semantic encoding.
c)
conscious awareness.
d)
long-term potentiation.
e)
sensory memory.
4.
Explicit memory is to long-term memory as iconic memory is to ________ memory.
a)
sensory
b)
short-term
c)
flashbulb
d)
implicit
e)
state-dependent
5.
Sherry easily remembers the telephone reservation number for Holiday Inns by using the mnemonic 1-800-HOLIDAY. She is using a memory aid known as
a)
chunking
b)
imagination inflation
c)
the serial position effect<br />
d)
the peg-word system<br />
e)
implicit memory
6.
Children can better remember an ancient Latin verse if the definition of each unfamiliar Latin word is carefully explained to them. This best illustrates the value of
a)
semantic encoding
b)
long-term potentiation
c)
automatic processing
d)
the peg-word system<br />
e)
iconic memory
7.
When asked to recall a list of words including, “plump, crook, and child,” people frequently recalled “fat, criminal, and kid.” This best illustrates the impact of
a)
parallel processing.
b)
peg words
c)
semantic encoding.
d)
echoic memory.
e)
mood-congruent memory.
8.
Although Mr. Kameda has recently learned to play poker quite well, he cannot consciously remember ever having played poker. It is likely that he has suffered damage to his
a)
brainstem
b)
cerebellum
c)
hypothalamus
d)
hippocampus
e)
motor cortex
9.
The fact that older people are often less able than younger adults to recall recently learned information can be best explained in terms of the greater difficulty older people have with
a)
automatic processing.
b)
iconic memory.
c)
state-dependent memory.
d)
retrieval.
e)
implicit memory.
10.
After learning the combination for his new locker at school, Milton is unable to remember the combination for his year-old bicycle lock. Milton is experiencing the effects of
a)
encoding failure.
b)
source amnesia.
c)
retroactive interference.
d)
proactive interference.
e)
automatic processing.
11.
Memory of your familiar old e-mail password may block the recall of your new password. This illustrates
a)
source amnesia.
b)
retroactive interference.
c)
the serial position effect.
d)
proactive interference.
e)
chunking.
12.
Stereotypes can often influence the form in which information is retrieved from long-term memory. This fact is most relevant to appreciating the importance of
a)
long-term potentiation.
b)
automatic processing.
c)
memory construction.
d)
the spacing effect.
e)
explicit memory
13.
Your friend told you that eating chocolate was shown to improve memory recall. You may later recall this “fact” but forget where you heard it. You assume that you heard it on the news, a credible source, so you begin eating chocolate. Your behavior best illustrates
a)
implicit memory.
b)
mood-congruent memory.
c)
source amnesia.
d)
retroactive interference.
e)
motivated forgetting.
14.
Research on memory construction indicates that
a)
recent events are more vulnerable to memory distortion than events from our more distant past.
b)
false memories often feel as real as true memories.
c)
hypnotic suggestion is a particularly effective technique for accurate memory retrieval.
d)
it is very difficult to lead people to construct memories of events that never happened.
e)
true memories are created by long-term potentiation, and false memories are encoded in the cerebellum.
15.
Participants in one experiment were given entirely fabricated accounts of an occasion in which they had been lost in a shopping mall during their childhood. Many of these participants later falsely recollected vivid details of the experience as having actually occurred. This experiment best illustrated
a)
the self-reference effect.
b)
mood-congruent memory.
c)
the misinformation effect.
d)
proactive interference.
e)
the spacing effect.
16.
Studying psychological concepts while riding the bus, walking to lunch, and waiting for class to begin will improve your memory of the concepts by taking advantage of
a)
chunking.
b)
the self-reference effect.
c)
priming.
d)
the serial position effect.
e)
the spacing effect.
17.
Which term refers to all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?
a)
schema
b)
heuristic
c)
cognition
d)
syntax
e)
language
18.
Daniel was asked to write down as many words as he could think of that contained the letter d. To complete this task Daniel would rely on
a)
divergent thinking.
b)
framing.
c)
convergent thinking.
d)
belief perseverance.
e)
the availability heuristic.
19.
Injury to the left ________ lobe damages the convergent thinking required for successful performance on intelligence tests.
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
occipital
d)
temporal
e)
limbic
20.
The sudden comprehension of the double meaning of a humorous pun best illustrates
a)
the representativeness heuristic.
b)
belief perseverance.
c)
the availability heuristic.
d)
the framing effect.
e)
insight.
21.
Business managers are more likely to track the career achievements of those they once hired than the accomplishments of those they once rejected. This best illustrates
a)
the representativeness heuristic.
b)
fixation.
c)
the framing effect.
d)
confirmation bias.
e)
belief bias.
22.
Vishant overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done. This best illustrates the impact of
a)
overconfidence.
b)
fixation.
c)
the representativeness heuristic.
d)
confirmation bias.
e)
the availability heuristic.
23.
To combine words into grammatically sensible sentences, we need to apply proper rules of
a)
semantics.
b)
syntax.
c)
nomenclature.
d)
phonics.
e)
phonemes.
24.
Noam Chomsky argues that children's readiness to learn language is a(n)
a)
algorithm.
b)
heuristic.
c)
universal grammar.
d)
biological predisposition.
e)
example of operant conditioning.
25.
Introductory psychology students were more likely to achieve a good midterm exam grade if prior to the exam they repeatedly practiced visual imagery that involved
a)
receptive language.
b)
an outcome simulation.
c)
productive language.
d)
a process simulation.
e)
effective syntax.