AP Psychology Modules 32-33 Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: hippocampus
Answer: a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage
Question 2: flashbulb memory
Answer: a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
Question 3: long-term potentiation
Answer: an increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation
Question 4: recall
Answer: a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a
fill-in-the-blank test
Question 5: recognition
Answer: a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a
multiple-choice test
Question 6: relearning
Answer: a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again
Question 7: priming
Answer: the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
Question 8: mood-congruent memory
Answer: the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
Question 9: serial position effect
Answer: our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
Question 10: anterograde amnesia
Answer: an inability to form new memories
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: hippocampus
Answer: a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage
Question 2: flashbulb memory
Answer: a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
Question 3: long-term potentiation
Answer: an increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation
Question 4: recall
Answer: a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a
fill-in-the-blank test
Question 5: recognition
Answer: a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a
multiple-choice test
Question 6: relearning
Answer: a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again
Question 7: priming
Answer: the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
Question 8: mood-congruent memory
Answer: the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
Question 9: serial position effect
Answer: our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
Question 10: anterograde amnesia
Answer: an inability to form new memories
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