To remember the information presented to her in psychology textbook, Susan often relates it to her own life experiences. Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

To remember the information presented to her in psychology textbook, Susan often relates it to her own life experiences. Susan's strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates 

A. Iconic memory
B. Semantic encoding
C. Automatic processing
D. Proactive interference
E. The serial position effect


Answer: B. Semantic encoding

Deep processing is most closet associated with the concept of

Deep processing is most closet associated with the concept of 

A. Semantic encoding
B. The recency effect
C. The primary effect
D. The spacing effect
E. The testing effect


Answer: A. Semantic encoding

By creating an outline in which specific facts and theories are located within the larger framework of major topics and subtopics, Jasmine can remember much more of what she reads in her textbooks. This best illustrates the benefits of

By creating an outline in which specific facts and theories are located within the larger framework of major topics and subtopics, Jasmine can remember much more of what she reads in her textbooks. This best illustrates the benefits of

A. Implicit memory
B. The serial position effect
C. Hierarchical organization
D. The spacing effect
E. Parallel processing


Answer: C. Hierarchical organization

Using the mnemonic ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the rainbow in the order of wavelength illustrates the use of

Using the mnemonic ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the rainbow in the order of wavelength illustrates the use of 

A. Implicit memory
B. An acronym
C. Iconic memory
D. The peg-word system
E. Long-term potentiation


Answer: B. An acronym

The letters Y, M, O, M, R, E are presented. Jill remembers them by rearranging them to spell the word "MEMORY." This provides an illustration of

The letters Y, M, O, M, R, E are presented. Jill remembers them by rearranging them to spell the word "MEMORY." This provides an illustration of 

A. Chunking
B. The peg-word system
C. Automatic processing
D. The spacing effect
E. The serial position effect


Answer: A. Chunking

Visually associating five items needed from the grocery store with mental images of a bun, a shoe, a tree, a door, and a hive best illustrates the use of

Visually associating five items needed from the grocery store with mental images of a bun, a shoe, a tree, a door, and a hive best illustrates the use of 

A. The spacing effect
B. Implicit memory
C. The testing effect
D. The peg-word system
E. Serial position effect


Answer: D. The peg-word system

Memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material are called

Memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material are called

A. Semantic techniques
B. Iconic traces
C. Organizational cues
D. Mnemonic devices
E. Flashbulb memory


Answer: D. Mnemonic devices

We are more likely to remember the words "typewriter, cigarette, and fire" than the words "void, process, and inherent." This best illustrates the value of

We are more likely to remember the words "typewriter, cigarette, and fire" than the words "void, process, and inherent." This best illustrates the value of 

A. Long-term potentiation
B. Flashbulb memory
C. Imagery
D. Iconic memory
E. Priming


Answer: C. Imagery

Jamille performs better on foreign language tests if she studies the material 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test. This illustrates what is known as

Jamille performs better on foreign language tests if she studies the material 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if she crams for 2 hours the night before the test. This illustrates what is known as

A. The spacing effect
B. The serial position effect
C. Mood-congruent memory
D. Chunking
E. Automatic processing


Answer: A. The spacing effect

Recorded information played during sleep is registered by the ears but is not remembered. This illustrates that the retention of information requires

Recorded information played during sleep is registered by the ears but is not remembered. This illustrates that the retention of information requires

A. Proactive interference
B. State-dependent memory
C. Chunking
D. Effortful processing
E. Priming


Answer: D. Effortful processing

Hermann Ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables to study memory led to the discovery that

Hermann Ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables to study memory led to the discovery that

A. The amount remembered depends on the time spent learning
B. What is learned in one mood is most easily retrieved in that same mood
C. Information that is automatically processed is rarely forgotten
D. Our sensory memory capacity is essentially unlimited
E. Hypnosis can increase recall of meaningless information


Answer: A. The amount remembered depends on the time spent learning

You are most likely to automatically encode information about

You are most likely to automatically encode information about

A. Politicians' names
B. Friend's birthdays
C. New phone numbers
D. The sequence of your day's events
E. Dates in a history book


Answer: D. The sequence of your day's events

As his AP Psychology teacher was lecturing, tanner was thinking about competing in a swim meet later that afternoon. Where are Tanner's current thoughts being processed?

As his AP Psychology teacher was lecturing, tanner was thinking about competing in a swim meet later that afternoon. Where are Tanner's current thoughts being processed?

A. Sensory memory
B. The cerebellum
C. Working memory
D. Echoic memory
E. Long-term memory


Answer: C. Working memory

Everyday as she walks to school, Mamie passes a mural painted on the side of a building. However, when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is the best explanation for this occurrence?

Everyday as she walks to school, Mamie passes a mural painted on the side of a building. However, when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is the best explanation for this occurrence?

A. Such implicit memory is stored in the cerebellum, thus Mamie must have experienced damage to that brain region.
B. Mamie has not paid attention to the incoming information so it was not encoded into long-term memory.
C. Because of the time span between being exposed to the mural, the spacing effect has interrupted memory formation.
D. The memory of the mural has decayed over time.
E. Mamie is experiencing retroactive interference, leading to her forgetting past information.



Answer: B. Mamie has not paid attention to the incoming information so it was not encoded into long-term memory.

The process of getting information into memory is called

The process of getting information into memory is called

A. Priming
B. Chunking
C. Encoding
D. Registering
E. Storing


Answer: C. Encoding