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?