ap psych memory kahoot
Conscious memory of factual information is called
explicit memory
Unlike implicit memories, explicit memories are processed by the
hippocampus
Reading a romance novel caused Kim to recall experiences with an old boyfriend. The effect of the novel on memory is
priming
Locking away the knowledge that a loved one has died is a form of motivated forgetting known as
repression
After an accident, not being able to remember the last vacation or getting a driver's license is suffering from
retrograde amnesia
Remembering who won the Super Bowl last year is done through the use of
retrospective memory
An organized cluster of knowledge about a particular object or event is a
schema
Which type of encoding provides the highest level of recall?
semantic
People tend to only recall the first and last items in a list accurately, illustrating
serial-position effect
Visual encoding is to semantic encoding as ______________ is to ________________
imagery, meaning
After hearing a list of 10 items to get at a store, you attempt to write them down. You are most likely to forget items
in the middle of the list
As compared to long-term memory, short-term memory is
less permanent and more limited
Semantic encoding refers to the processing of
meanings
Retroactive interference involves the disruption of
memory retrieval
Elizabeth Loftus described the
misinformation effect
Using nonsense syllables to study memory, Ebbinghaus found that
most rapid memory loss for novel info occurs just after it is learned
The sound of a word or memory is processed through
phonemic encoding
Ebbinghaus found the task of learning new lists of nonsense syllables became increasingly harder as his career progressed
proactive interference
What is the process of deciding whether memories are based on external or internal sources?
reality monitoring
Fill-in-the-blank test questions measure
recall
Multiple-choice test questions measure
recognition
When first learning a new phone number, it can be effectively remembered by repeating it several times. This is known as
rehearsal
Words, images, and other bits of information used to access a stored memory are called
retrieval cues
Momentarily not remembering your address when getting your license most likely results from
retrieval failure
Trying to encode information by making it relevant to you is known as
self-referent encoding
To remember a grocery list, Mark mentally visualizes each item in a certain location of his house. This best illustrates
the method of loci
The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as
long-term potentiation (LTP)
PEMDAS is an example of
a mnemonic device
People retain their classically conditioned fears without any recollection of how or when those were learned. This is
implicit memory
The association of happiness with memories of positive life events contributes to
mood-congruent memory
The "seven plus or minus two items" principle is attributed to
Miller
The _____________ plays a major role in learned fears and emotional memories
amygdala
Lucy's inability to create new memories after her car accident is an example of
anterograde amnesia
___________________ involves focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events
attention
Echoic memory is to iconic memory as _____________ is to _____________
auditory stimulation, visual stimulation
Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called
flashbulb memories
The _____________ is crucial to the consolidation of memories, along with its adjacent structures
hippocampus
Rearranging incoming information into meaningful of familiar patterns is known as
chunking
Rearranging incoming information into meaningful or familiar patterns is known as
chunking
What theory proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade over time?
decay
Sammy cannot remember Jack's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was introduced. This best illustrates
encoding failure
The next-in-line effect best illustrates
encoding failure
The process of memory is
encoding, storage, retrieval
