COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE KEY PASSED EXAM MOCK EXAM WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE KEY PASSED
EXAM MOCK EXAM WITH ANSWER
RATIONALES 2026


◉ Long-Term Memory.
Answer: Permanent storage (unlimited capacity)


◉ Encoding.
Answer: Process of getting information into memory


◉ Storage.
Answer: Process of maintaining information


◉ Consolidation.
Answer: Process of stabilizing memory over time


◉ Retrieval.
Answer: Process of accessing stored memory


◉ Anterograde Amnesia.
Answer: Inability to form new memories

,◉ Retrograde Amnesia.
Answer: Loss of past memories


◉ Primacy Effect.
Answer: Better recall of beginning of list (LTM)


◉ Recency Effect.
Answer: Better recall of end of list (STM)


◉ Double Dissociation.
Answer: Evidence that two memory systems are separate


◉ Working Memory.
Answer: Active system that manipulates information


◉ Central Executive.
Answer: Controls attention in working memory


◉ Phonological Loop.
Answer: Holds verbal/auditory information

, ◉ Visuospatial Sketchpad.
Answer: Holds visual and spatial information


◉ Episodic Buffer.
Answer: Integrates information from different sources


◉ Declarative Memory.
Answer: Conscious memory of facts and events


◉ Episodic Memory.
Answer: Memory for personal experiences


◉ Semantic Memory.
Answer: Memory for facts and knowledge


◉ Non-Declarative Memory.
Answer: Unconscious memory


◉ Procedural Memory.
Answer: Memory for skills and actions


◉ Explicit Memory.