EXP3604 TOP EXAM 2 CERTIFICATION
ASSESSMENT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Serial position curve.
Answer: graph depicting both primacy (first items on list stored in
LTM) and recency (last items on list stored in WM) effects on
people's ability to recall items on a list. Graph is u-shaped.
◉ What factors influence the serial position curve.
Answer: Speed of list presentation and presence of a distraction
after the list ends.
◉ what is chunking?
Answer: Grouping a series of apparently random items into a
smaller number of meaningful segments to enhance recall.
◉ what is the debate with chunking?.
Answer: George Miller says the number of chunks recalled is
normally 7+-2. Nelson Cowan claims that when rehearsal and long-
term memory are factored out our true STM is 4 chunks.
◉ What is Baddeley's working model of memory?.
, Answer: What ever STM is, it might be able to be broken into
different models.
◉ What models are included in Baddeley's working model of
memory?.
Answer: Visuospatial Sketchpad, Phonological Loop, Episodic Buffer
◉ Visuospatial Sketchpad.
Answer: Maintains visual and/or special information (looking at a
map and keeping route in your head)
◉ Phonological Loop.
Answer: Retaining info based on repeating speech (repeating
number in head until you dial it)
◉ Episodic Buffer.
Answer: Temporarily holds and integrates information from PL, VS,
and LTM
◉ Central Executive.
Answer: Sets goals, sequences thoughts and actions, actively
manipulates information stored in PL, VS, and EB, functionally the
same thing as executive control (task-general attention)
ASSESSMENT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Serial position curve.
Answer: graph depicting both primacy (first items on list stored in
LTM) and recency (last items on list stored in WM) effects on
people's ability to recall items on a list. Graph is u-shaped.
◉ What factors influence the serial position curve.
Answer: Speed of list presentation and presence of a distraction
after the list ends.
◉ what is chunking?
Answer: Grouping a series of apparently random items into a
smaller number of meaningful segments to enhance recall.
◉ what is the debate with chunking?.
Answer: George Miller says the number of chunks recalled is
normally 7+-2. Nelson Cowan claims that when rehearsal and long-
term memory are factored out our true STM is 4 chunks.
◉ What is Baddeley's working model of memory?.
, Answer: What ever STM is, it might be able to be broken into
different models.
◉ What models are included in Baddeley's working model of
memory?.
Answer: Visuospatial Sketchpad, Phonological Loop, Episodic Buffer
◉ Visuospatial Sketchpad.
Answer: Maintains visual and/or special information (looking at a
map and keeping route in your head)
◉ Phonological Loop.
Answer: Retaining info based on repeating speech (repeating
number in head until you dial it)
◉ Episodic Buffer.
Answer: Temporarily holds and integrates information from PL, VS,
and LTM
◉ Central Executive.
Answer: Sets goals, sequences thoughts and actions, actively
manipulates information stored in PL, VS, and EB, functionally the
same thing as executive control (task-general attention)
