AP Psych Module 33 MC

Suzanne gets a new phone number. Each time she tries to give someone the new number, she gives her old one instead. The fact that her old number is causing difficulty in her remembering of the new one is an example of retroactive interference. retrograde amnesia. priming. proactive interference. anterograde amnesia.

proactive interference.

What does Hermann Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve show about the nature of storage decay? A slow, steady decrease as time goes on A rapid initial decline followed by a leveling off Rate of forgetting does not change as time goes on A slow initial decline followed by a rapid loss after several years Rate of forgetting varies according to the emotional state of the learner

A rapid initial decline followed by a leveling off

Muhammad has been in his school cafeteria hundreds of times. It is a large room, and there are nine free-standing pillars that support the roof. One day, to illustrate the nature of forgetting, Muhammad's teacher asks him how many pillars there are in the cafeteria. Muhammad has difficulty answering the question, but finally replies that he thinks there are six pillars. What memory concept does this example illustrate? Storage decay Retrograde amnesia Proactive interference Retroactive interference Encoding failure

Encoding failure

Which of the following is an example of anterograde amnesia? Halle can remember her new locker combination but not her old one. William has lost his memory of the 2 weeks before he had surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. Louis can remember his past but nothing since experiencing a brain infection 4 years ago. Maddie can't remember the details of when she was mugged downtown 6 months ago. Kalund knows French, Latin, and Spanish and frequently gets them confused on exams.

Louis can remember his past but nothing since experiencing a brain infection 4 years ago.

Regarding therapist-guided "recovered" memories of sexual abuse in infancy, which statement best represents an appropriate conclusion about this issue? Therapists who use hypnosis are likely to help their patients retrieve repressed memories. Statistics indicate that childhood sexual abuse rarely occurs; therefore, recovered memories of such abuse must be false. Memories are only rarely recovered; once you are unable to retrieve a memory you will probably never be able to retrieve it. One indicator of whether a recovered memory is true is the patient's emotional response; only true recovered memories are emotionally upsetting. Since the brain is not sufficiently mature to store accurate memories of events before the age of 4, memories from the first 4 years of life are not reliable.

Since the brain is not sufficiently mature to store accurate memories of events before the age of 4, memories from the first 4 years of life are not reliable.