Week 4 AP Vocabulary

Question 1

Spacing Effect

Answer 1

The tendency for disturbed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than achieved through mass study.

Question 2

Serial Position Effect

Answer 2

Tendency to recall best the last and first items on a list.

Question 3

Parallel Processing

Answer 3

The processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously.

Question 4

Short-Term Memory

Answer 4

Achieved memory that holds a few item briefly.

Question 5

Long-Term Memory

Answer 5

The relatively permanent and limitless store house of the memory system.

Question 6

Effortful Processing

Answer 6

Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.

Question 8

Acoustic Encoding

Answer 8

The encoding of sound, especially the sound of word.

Question 9

Rehearsal

Answer 9

The conscious repetition of information.

Question 9

Visual Encoding

Answer 9

The encoding if picture images.

Question 10

Semantic Encoding

Answer 10

The encoding of meaning, including the meaning of the word

Question 11

Mnemonics

Answer 11

Memory aids, especially those techniques that used vivid imagery and organizational.