Semantic memory includes

Answer: General knowledge and facts "Paris is the capital of France" — meaning-based memory.

The U-shape illustrates which classic finding?

Answer: The serial position effect: best recall at the start and end of a list The serial position curve shows superior recall for early items (primacy, attributed to long-term storage) and recent items (recency, attributed to short-term/working memory).

Explicit (declarative) memory includes

Answer: Memory you can consciously recall (facts and events) Subdivided into semantic (facts) and episodic (events).

AP Psychology · Topic 2.5

Storing Memories Practice

Part of Cognition.

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Sample 1difficulty 3/5
$Semantic memory includes$
- A
  $Procedural skills and habits$
- B
  $Innate reflex responses$
- C
  $Personal autobiographical experiences$
- D
  $General knowledge and facts$
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Why
$"Paris is the capital of France" — meaning-based memory.$
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Sample 2difficulty 3/5
$The U-shape illustrates which classic finding?$
- A
  $The serial position effect: best recall at the start and end of a list$
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- B
  $Equal recall across all positions$
- C
  $Best recall in the middle of the list$
- D
  $Decay only of the most recent items$
Why
$The serial position curve shows superior recall for early items (primacy, attributed to long-term storage) and recent items (recency, attributed to short-term/working memory).$
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Sample 3difficulty 3/5
$Explicit (declarative) memory includes$
- A
  $Innate reflexes such as the patellar knee jerk$
- B
  $Sensory adaptation to ongoing constant stimuli$
- C
  $Memory you can consciously recall (facts and events)$
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- D
  $Motor skills like riding a bicycle or typing$
Why
$Subdivided into semantic (facts) and episodic (events).$
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Sample 4difficulty 3/5
$Flashbulb memories are$
- A
  $Vivid, emotionally charged memories of significant events$
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- B
  $Vivid memories formed only during pleasant or positive moments$
- C
  $Always perfectly accurate snapshots of the original event$
- D
  $Random gaps in autobiographical memory across the lifespan$
Why
$9/11, important personal events; vivid but not necessarily accurate.$
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Sample 5difficulty 3/5
$Long-term memory is generally believed to have$
- A
  $Capacity of about 7 items$
- B
  $Essentially unlimited capacity$
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- C
  $Limited capacity$
- D
  $Capacity that varies by mood$
Why
$LTM duration and capacity are functionally limitless.$
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