PSYC 2301 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Episodic Buffer.
Answer: Forms bridge between memory and conscious awareness,
integrates info in order to solve problems
◉ Multitasking vs Task Switching.
Answer: True multitasking is a myth, instead rapid task switching
occurs that increases cognitive load and decreases productivity by
up to 40%
◉ Capacity of short term memory.
Answer: 7 plus or minus 2 (increased by chunking) and 4 plus or
minus 1 (when chunking is not an option
◉ Chunking.
Answer: organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often
occurs automatically
◉ Explicit memory.
,Answer: Memory you are aware of having
◉ Semantic Memory.
Answer: Memory theoretically knowledgeable to everyone
◉ Episodic Memory.
Answer: memory for one's personal past experiences
◉ Implicit Memory.
Answer: Memory of something you are used to doing, runs in the
background
◉ Procedural Memory.
Answer: Unconscious memory of how to carry out variety of skills
◉ Emotional Conditioning.
Answer: Emotional responses are classically conditioned to specific
stimuli
◉ Retrieval cues.
Answer: Stimuli that aids in the retrieval of memory that is hard to
access
, ◉ Recall.
Answer: Retrieving information held in long term memory without
retrieval cues
◉ Recognition.
Answer: Matching incoming data to info stored in long term memory
◉ Amygdala and Memory.
Answer: Has to do with emotional memory, consolidates memory
during sleep, deepens encoding of emotionally charged experiences
◉ Hippocampus and Memory.
Answer: Recognition, spatial memory, projects info to the various
cortexes to link memories with meaning and context
◉ H.M..
Answer: Henry Molaison, had hippocampus removed and was
unable to form new semantic memory
◉ Cerebellum/Prefrontal Cortex and Memory.
Answer: Cerebellum assists in forming implicit memory, Prefrontal
cortex organizes and manages memories
QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Episodic Buffer.
Answer: Forms bridge between memory and conscious awareness,
integrates info in order to solve problems
◉ Multitasking vs Task Switching.
Answer: True multitasking is a myth, instead rapid task switching
occurs that increases cognitive load and decreases productivity by
up to 40%
◉ Capacity of short term memory.
Answer: 7 plus or minus 2 (increased by chunking) and 4 plus or
minus 1 (when chunking is not an option
◉ Chunking.
Answer: organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often
occurs automatically
◉ Explicit memory.
,Answer: Memory you are aware of having
◉ Semantic Memory.
Answer: Memory theoretically knowledgeable to everyone
◉ Episodic Memory.
Answer: memory for one's personal past experiences
◉ Implicit Memory.
Answer: Memory of something you are used to doing, runs in the
background
◉ Procedural Memory.
Answer: Unconscious memory of how to carry out variety of skills
◉ Emotional Conditioning.
Answer: Emotional responses are classically conditioned to specific
stimuli
◉ Retrieval cues.
Answer: Stimuli that aids in the retrieval of memory that is hard to
access
, ◉ Recall.
Answer: Retrieving information held in long term memory without
retrieval cues
◉ Recognition.
Answer: Matching incoming data to info stored in long term memory
◉ Amygdala and Memory.
Answer: Has to do with emotional memory, consolidates memory
during sleep, deepens encoding of emotionally charged experiences
◉ Hippocampus and Memory.
Answer: Recognition, spatial memory, projects info to the various
cortexes to link memories with meaning and context
◉ H.M..
Answer: Henry Molaison, had hippocampus removed and was
unable to form new semantic memory
◉ Cerebellum/Prefrontal Cortex and Memory.
Answer: Cerebellum assists in forming implicit memory, Prefrontal
cortex organizes and manages memories
