AP Psychology 2.3 Memory Systems Overview
Practice AP Psychology 2.3 questions on explicit and implicit memory, working memory, long-term potentiation, and models of encoding, storage, and retrieval.
- Syllabus
- Effective Fall 2025
- Course
- AP Psychology
Exam points
- Distinguish explicit, implicit and prospective memory by the information or action being remembered.
- Explain how long-term potentiation and working-memory components support processing and retention.
- Compare memory models as explanations of encoding, storage and retrieval.
Covered syllabus points
2.3 Introduction to Memory question 1
Mr. Gomez decides to conduct a study with his sixth-grade math class, after first obtaining informed consent.
Half of his students happen to arrive early for class (group 1), so he uses the time to give them some extra
problem-solving tips. The next week he compares their scores on a quiz with the scores of the students who
arrived on time (group 2) and did not receive the tips. The students' grades are represented in the table below.
Mr. Gomez comes to the conclusion that the problem-solving tips led to higher scores on the quiz. Mr. Gomez
posts the table of grades on the door of his classroom to emphasize that the tips helped improve the student
grades.
- Identify the dependent variable presented in the study.
- Explain how the study could be modified to be an experiment.
- Compare the mode of group 1 to the mode of group 2.
- Identify the measure of central tendency that needs to be calculated to determine the standard
deviation.
- Explain the ethical flaw that is explicitly presented in the study.
- Explain how metacognition could apply to the scenario.
obtained the same results and that the results were statistically significant. Explain how the
findings depicted in the table above could support the theory of levels of processing.
Suppose Mr. Gomez had conducted this study as an experiment without any flaws and
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