AP Psychology: Forgetting and Intelligence — Drill 12

About This Drill

AP Psychology: Forgetting and Intelligence — Drill 12 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Unit 2: Cognition. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.

AP Psychology practice questions combining forgetting and intelligence — a mixed-topic Unit 2 review drill covering interference, memory errors, the forgetting curve, theories of intelligence, and psychometric properties of intelligence tests. Targeted AP exam prep for the end of Unit 2 cognition.

Questions in This Drill

1. Ravi studied Spanish vocabulary intensively in high school. Now in college, he is trying to learn Italian and keeps accidentally using Spanish words when he means to use Italian ones. The interference he is experiencing is best described as:
2. At her 40-year high school reunion, Olivia is certain she remembers a classmate telling a hilarious joke at prom. Her classmate insists he was not even at that prom — he transferred schools before senior year — and it turns out Olivia had seen the joke in a movie that same year. Olivia's error is best described as:
3. A student memorizes a list of vocabulary terms and is then tested for retention at several time points afterward. Her retention scores: 20 minutes — 58% retained; 1 hour — 44% retained; 1 day — 33% retained; 6 days — 25% retained; 1 month — 21% retained. Which curve shape and conclusion are most directly supported by these data?
4. A school district is considering adopting a new intelligence test. Before using it to guide placement decisions, the district's psychologists want to verify that the test produces consistent scores when the same students take it a month apart and that the test actually predicts the academic performance it is intended to predict. The two properties they are examining are, respectively:
5. A 9-year-old student struggles on a standard verbal IQ test but shows remarkable ability composing original music, reading other people's emotions, and navigating complex social situations at school. A psychologist comments that the student's traditional IQ score alone does not capture his abilities. Which theoretical perspective on intelligence is most consistent with the psychologist's comment?