STRAIGHTERLINE PSY120 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 SOLVED QUESTION SET
GRADED A+
◉ decay theory.
Answer: proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces
fade with time
◉ divided attention.
Answer: concentrating on more than one activity at the same time
◉ encoding.
Answer: the processing of information into the memory system—for
example, by extracting meaning.
◉ elaboration.
Answer: linking a stimulus to other information at the time of
encoding
◉ episodic memory.
Answer: the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at
a particular time and place
, ◉ explicit memory.
Answer: memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously
know and "declare"
◉ flashbulb memory.
Answer: A clear and vivid long-term memory of an especially
meaningful and emotional event.
◉ interference theory.
Answer: the theory that people forget not because memories are lost
from storage but because other information gets in the way of what
they want to remember
◉ levels of processing.
Answer: a continuum of memory processing from shallow to
intermediate to deep, with deeper processing producing better
memory
◉ motivated forgetting.
Answer: forgetting that occurs when something is so painful or
anxiety-laden that remembering it is intolerable
◉ priming.
EVALUATION 2026 SOLVED QUESTION SET
GRADED A+
◉ decay theory.
Answer: proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces
fade with time
◉ divided attention.
Answer: concentrating on more than one activity at the same time
◉ encoding.
Answer: the processing of information into the memory system—for
example, by extracting meaning.
◉ elaboration.
Answer: linking a stimulus to other information at the time of
encoding
◉ episodic memory.
Answer: the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at
a particular time and place
, ◉ explicit memory.
Answer: memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously
know and "declare"
◉ flashbulb memory.
Answer: A clear and vivid long-term memory of an especially
meaningful and emotional event.
◉ interference theory.
Answer: the theory that people forget not because memories are lost
from storage but because other information gets in the way of what
they want to remember
◉ levels of processing.
Answer: a continuum of memory processing from shallow to
intermediate to deep, with deeper processing producing better
memory
◉ motivated forgetting.
Answer: forgetting that occurs when something is so painful or
anxiety-laden that remembering it is intolerable
◉ priming.
