AP Psych cognition test
Unlike implicit memories, explicit memories are processed by the
hippocampus
Noam Chomsky's view of language proposes that
people have an inherent language acquisition device
Group 1 is asked to write down the names of the seven deadly sins. Group 2 is asked to look at a list of possible names of the sinsand circle the correct seven. Why might group 2 be more likely to recall the more sins?
Group 2's list provides more retrieval cues, making this recognition task easier for them
Barbara has just moved into a new apartment and has memorized her new phone number. Now she finds that she cannot recall the phone number from her old apartment. She has experienced
Retroactive interference
The sensory memory for visual information lasts
a fraction of a second
Shelly is reciting the names of the first five presidents of the US. The type of memory is using is
declarative?
Of the following, which is the best example of divergent thinking in problem-solving?
devising as many solutions as possible
Which of the following is an example of metacognition?
understanding how the different parts of the brain work during memory formation
Rats given a drug that enhances long term potential will learn a maze with half the usual number of mistakes. This suggests that
LTP provides a neural basis for learning and remembering associations
Which of the following best describes explicit memories?
the result of effortful processing
Two year old Mica tells her grandmother that the new couch costed too much. This scenario illustrates that children
overgeneralize the use of grammatical rules?