Unit 7 AP Psych Questions

which of the following is an example of anterograde amnesia?

Louis can remember his past, but has not been able to form new long-term memories since experiencing a brain infection 4 years ago

what is another term for a methodical, logical rule that guarantees solving a particular problem?

algorithm

which of the following is an example of a flashbulb memory?

anna remembers when her father returned from an overseas military deployment because the day was very emotional for her

When instances come readily to mind, we often presume such events are common. What of the following is the term for this phenomenon?

availability heuristic

which of the following is the most accurate description of the capacity of short-term and working memory?

can handle about a half dozen items total

which of the following is the best term for mental activities associated w/ remembering, thinking, and knowing?

cognition

which of the following is the tendency to search for supportive information of preconceptions while ignoring contradictory evidence?

confirmation bias

which of the following is the best phrase for the narrowing of available problem solutions w/ the goal of determining the best solution?

convergent thinking

Producing valuable and novel ideas best defines which of the following?

creativity

which of the following statements most accurately reflects the relationship between emotions and memory?

emotion enhances memory because it is important for our survival to remember events that make us emotional

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?

encoding failure

what is another word for the way an issue is presented to you?

framing

what two parts of the brain are most involved in explicit memory?

frontal lobes and hippocampus

Evidence of words' subtle influence on thinking best supports the notion of

linguistic determination

the prefix "pre" in "preview" or the suffix "ed" in "adapted" are examples of

morphemes

Juan returns to his grandparent's house after a 10-year absence. The flood of memories about his childhood visits is best explained by which of the following?

priming

Caitlin, a fifth grader, is asked to remember her second-grade teacher's name. What measure of retention will Caitlin use to answer this question?

recall

which of the following is an example of the primacy effect?

remembering the names of the first two co-workers you met on the first day of your new job

working memory is most active during which portion of the information- processing model?

short- term memory

the text discusses therapist-guided "recovered" memories. Which of the following statements represents an appropriate conclusion about the issue?

since the brain is not sufficiently mature to store accurate memories of events before the age of 3, memories from the first 3 years of life are not reliable

which of the following best identifies the early speech stage in which a child speaks using mostly nouns and verbs?

telegraphic speech

What does Hermann Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve show about the nature of storage decay?

the rate of forgetting decreases as time goes on

which of the following is most likely to lead to semantic encoding of a list of words?

thinking about how the words relate to your own life

Your memory of which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

which way to turn the car key to start the engine

which of the following is an example of proactive interference?

you can't recall your new cell phone number because your old number interferes