AP Classroom Unit 5 Progress Check
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- Q1Short-term memory is best described asmemory that can hold only a small amount of informationmemory of facts and general knowledgememory of a surprising eventmemory of specific eventsmemory of how to perform an activity, such as riding a bike30s
- Q2Which of the following psychologists is best associated with studying the function of memory?Carl WernickeCarl RogersMary Whiton CalkinsErik EriksonHermann Ebbinghaus30s
- Q3Which of the following statements about automatic processing or effortful processing is true?Automatic processing makes other processing more difficult.Effortful processing is affected by intelligence.Effortful processing does not require conscious awarenessAutomatic processing does not improve with practice.Automatic processing requires little mental effort.30s
- Q4An example of using elaborative encoding to improve memory isEmilia remembering a new acquaintance’s name by silently repeating the name after learning itDiego remembering the meanings of Spanish vocabulary words by creating flash cards and studying themTrevor remembering to buy milk at the grocery store by putting a note on the refrigeratorArthur remembering to pick up a cake before leaving work by asking a coworker for a reminder at the end of the workdaySam remembering which tree is the ginkgo by using the phrase “stinko ginkgo” because the fruit of the ginkgo tree smells bad30s
- Q5David was studying some important historical dates for a test. He noticed that the day and month of one of the dates was the same as his own birthday, and he tried to use that fact to help him remember the date for his test. What is David using to enhance his memory?Method of lociRetroactive interferenceSelf-referenceThe recency effectOverlearning30s
- Q6A teacher asks Yvonne to go to another classroom to get a student whom Yvonne has never met. As she walks, she repeats the student’s name to herself over and over to help her remember. Yvonne is boosting her memory by usingelaborative rehearsaldistributed learningmaintenance rehearsalimagerya mnemonic device30s
- Q7Jeanette is curious to see how many numbers she can hold in her mind at once. She asks her friend to test her on lists of random digits to see how many she can remember. Based on what is known about the average limits of short-term memory capacity, what is the most likely number of digits Jeanette will be able to remember?TwoTwelveTenSevenEleven30s
- Q8The fact that Lori finds herself thinking about dogs and other pets after seeing a cat is evidence that human memory is organized intomnemonicsa hierarchyan association networka mental seta schema30s
- Q9To remember a list of words, Jerry tries walking through his bedroom and making associations between words on the list and various areas he visits in his bedroom. Jerry is trying to improve his memory encoding by usingmaintenance retrievaldistributed learninglateral inhibitionthe method of lociechoic memory30s
- Q10Which of the following illustrates the primacy effect?Paul gets a reward every time he gets on the bus for school on time.Frederick thinks people are paying attention to him when they actually are not.Jason remembers the last two digits of his doctor’s phone number but not any other digits.When his son Fekru cries because he wants a candy bar, Mr. Debebe gives the boy the candy to stop him from crying.Susam left his grocery list at home and can remember only the first two items on the list.30s
- Q11An example of state-dependent memory isTommy finding it easier to remember the materials on an exam while taking it because he was sad while studying for the examJosef remembering only the first five linking verbs during his English exam despite studying to remember the entire listWilda believing she is always sad when it rains despite her being sad sometimes when it is sunnyGeoff liking Francine more than when he had met her the first day of class after sitting next to her in class each weekJeremy saying he knew his favorite football team was going to lose all along after they lost the game30s
- Q12If Jess has a type of amnesia that affects the formation of explicit memories but not implicit ones, which of the following will she be most likely to remember?The rules of the gameThe location of the gymThe name of her basketball coachThe date of her last basketball lessonThe arm position to throw the ball30s
- Q13Which of the following describes the concept of schema?Kevin thinks David is not motivated because he showed up late for a meeting, but actually a traffic jam made David late.Tracy grouped the information she needed to learn into categories that made sense to her.Naman makes up a story about the information he has to learn to help him remember the information.Gustav uses the method of loci to study for all of his classes.Marsha thinks the waiter asked her whether she wanted water even though he did not, because she thinks waiters ask patrons whether they want water.30s
- Q14An example of a failure of source monitoring isKatie being unable to recall the information for her English exam while feeling anxious when taking it, because she was feeling sad when she studied for the examJames confusing his new address with his old addressAmir telling Jorge the same story Jorge told him earlier in the week, because Amir forgot Jorge already told him the storyHanson confusing his old locker combination numbers with his new locker combination numbersJose forgetting the information he learned in class because he took his final in a different room30s
- Q15Which of the following is most likely to be a false memory?A high school student’s memory of the promA couple’s memory of their first dance at their weddingA young child’s memory of a day at the beachA person’s memory of going to a restaurant after college graduationA job applicant’s memory of the clothes the applicant wore to an interview30s