AP Psychology Quiz 7A - Memory (15 Questions)

The following is a quiz with Memory based questions. Take this quiz as often as you would like. You goal for this exam should be 60% or higher.

1 An image blinks briefly on a screen and a person is then asked to recall the top line of letters; if he or she is able to recall them with relative ease, he or she has utilized

	iconic memory
	the hindsight bias
	long term memory
	the availability heuristic
	priming

2 Our short term memory recall capacity is

	three items plus or minus one or two
	four items plus or minus one or two
	seven items plus or minus one or two
	nine items plus or minus one or two
	unlimited

3 Sensory memory that is responsible for storing auditory information is referred to as which of the following?

	Iconic
	Echoic
	Declarative
	Auditory
	Elaborative

4 According to the information processing model, which of the following determines what sensory messages are encoded in short-term memory?

	Recall
	State dependent memory
	Recency effect
	Recognition
	Selective attention

5 According to the levels of processing theory,

	the more time we spend on reading a book, the better we will remember details from that book
	objects that have greater personal importance will be recalled more effectively then those with little personal relevance
	thinking about the relationships and meanings of a given set of concepts will promote better learning
	rote memorization provides the most effective tool for effective long term memory storage
	people have the tendency to forget past events and experiences that are not compatible with the schema they currently hold about themselves

6 James is able to examine a picture for several seconds and describe in vivid detail the picture later - even when several hours have past.

	the relearning effect
	eidetic memory
	long-term potentiation
	selective attention
	the recency effect

7 Methods which enhance the encoding of new information are referred to as

	mnemonics
	persistence strategies
	concepts
	algorithms
	heuristics

8 Base your answer on the following paragraph.

Frank is studying for his psychology test in the morning. He opens his textbook and begins repeating the definitions for vocabulary until he commits them to memory A better learning strategy that Frank could utilize is referred to as

	chunking
	elaborative rehearsal
	acoustic encoding
	eidetic imagery
	maintenance rehearsal

9 Dan's wife asks him to go to the grocery store to pick up some items for dinner. She tells him to get hamburgers, ketchup, mustard, cheese, pickles, hot dogs, soda and chips.

According to the serial position effect, which items is Dan most likely going to remember?

	hamburgers and ketchup
	soda and chips
	pickles and hot dogs
	hamburgers and chips
	cheese, hamburgers, pickles

10 Eyewitness testimony

	can be influenced by leading questions
	is not a credible source of information
	is often underestimated by juries
	is not subject to personal interpretations
	is more accurate when the witness is more confident

11 A person who suffered a seizure which permanently altered his brain structure, and as a result can no longer recall his life before the seizure occurred, may be suffering from

	dissociative amnesia
	retrograde amnesia
	source amnesia
	hippocampal dysfunction
	anterograde amnesia

12 A student studying for his United States History exam begins studying for his Latin American history exam. If this student experiences proactive interference, he probably

	will remember United States history while trying to think of Latin American history material
	will remember a mixture of Latin American and United States history
	will recall Latin American history with ease
	will remember Latin American history material while trying to think of United States history
	will have difficulty remembering both United States and Latin American history

13 Which of the following is NOT an explanation for forgetting?

	Encoding failure
	Storage decay
	Generalization
	Interference
	Misinformation

14 Confabulation is a symptom of which of the following disorders?

	Parkinson's disease
	Alzheimer's disease
	Retrograde amnesia
	Anterograde amnesia
	Korsakoff's syndrome

15 Consolidation refers to the process by which

	sensory memories are changed to short term memory
	working memory is utilized
	short term memory is changed to long term memory
	the amygdala begins long term potentiation
	long term memories leave neural imprints on nerve cells