AP®︎ Psychology: Topic 2.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 2.7 of AP Psychology – Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges.
Questions List
Topic 2.7
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE 2.7.A.1
What happens to most new information within the first day after it is learned?
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Topic 2.7: Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges
Learning Objective: 2.7.A
Explain possible reasons why memory failure or errors may occur.
Essential Knowledge: 2.7.A.1
The forgetting curve shows that time is a significant factor in forgetting. Forgetting occurs rapidly after initial learning and levels off over time.
Essential Knowledge: 2.7.A.2
Many memories are difficult to retrieve due to encoding failure, interference (proactive or retroactive), or inadequate retrieval (i.e., tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon).
Essential Knowledge: 2.7.A.3
Psychodynamic theorists believe that information or memories can be forgotten to defend the ego from distress (repression).
Essential Knowledge: 2.7.A.4
The accuracy of memories may be affected by the misinformation effect, source amnesia, or constructive memory (via memory consolidation and imagination inflation).
