AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The surprising ease with which people form false memories best illustrates that the processes of encoding and retrieval involve:
A
implicit memory.
B
automatic processing.
C
long-term potentiation.
D
memory construction.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The surprising ease with which people form false memories best illustrates that the processes of encoding and retrieval involve: source amnesia.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is an example of. suggestibility. The increased ability to retrieve memories that occurs when the encoding environment and the recall environment are the same is called. context-dependent memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Memory consolidation refers to the process by which a temporary, labile memory is transformed into a more stable, long-lasting form. Memory consolidation was first proposed in 1900 (Müller and Pilzecker 1900; Lechner et al.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interference, leading questions, obsessive-compulsive disorder, false memory syndrome and sleep deprivation can cause false memories. Pioneered by the work of Sigmund Freud and Pierre Janet, research on false memory has immensely benefitted from the contributions of the American cognitive psychologist, Elizabeth F.

Detailed explanation-5: -Retrieval is one of the best strategies to encode information into long-term memory. This strategy includes retrieving information by creating and taking a test. Creating tests allows the information to be processed at a deeper level. Retrieval is way better than just repeating something over and over.

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