AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

STUDYING AND ENCODING MEMORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Retention of skills and classically conditioned associations without conscious recollection is known as ____ memory.
A
explicit
B
sensory
C
short-term
D
implicit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Implicit memory . retention of learned skills or classically conditioned associations independent of conscious recollection. Example of implicit memory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Implicit Memories: retention of learned skills, or classically conditioned associations, without conscious awareness. (Also called nondeclarative memory.) Chunking: organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.

Detailed explanation-3: -1.1 Declarative Memory: Episodic and Semantic Memory Nondeclarative memory, also known as implicit memory, is concerned with recall of information and events without requiring a conscious effort to retrieve and remember these information and events.

Detailed explanation-4: -Classical conditioning involves using implicit, automatic memories to create an association with a previously neutral stimulus. Once this association is formed, people will engage in a conditioned response when the stimulus is presented.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some more examples of implicit memory are: Singing a familiar song. Typing on your computer keyboard. Playing a musical instrument you already know how to play.

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