PSYC 2301 EXAM 3 ACTUAL SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ encoding.
Answer: process of transforming what we perceive, think, or feel
into an enduring memory
◉ storage.
Answer: the process of maintaining information in memory over
time
◉ retrieval.
Answer: the process of bringing to mind information that has been
previously encoded and stored
◉ 3 stages of memory.
Answer: sensory memory
short-term memory
long-term memory
◉ sensory memory.
,Answer: a type of storage that holds sensory information for a few
seconds or less
◉ short-term memory.
Answer: a type of storage that holds non-sensory information for
more than a few seconds but less than a minute
◉ long-term memory.
Answer: a type of storage that holds information for hours, days,
weeks, or years
◉ chunking.
Answer: combining small pieces of information into larger
clusters/chunks that are more easily held in short-term memory
◉ elaborative encoding.
Answer: the process of relating new information to pre-existing
memories and knowledge
◉ visual imagery encoding.
Answer: the process of storing new information by converting it into
mental picutres
, ◉ organizational encoding.
Answer: the process of categorizing information according to the
relationships among a series of items
◉ how does each type of encoding enhance recall.
Answer:
◉ serial position effect.
Answer: tendency to remember the first and the last items on a list
◉ difference between primary effect & recency effect.
Answer: Primacy Effect
-When exposure to a list is followed by a long delay, people recall
the first items on a list better
-Possible explanation: the attention is on the first items and short-
term memory isn't helping
Recency Effect
-immediately after a list of words is read or seen, people recall the
last items on a list better
-possible explanation: the last items may be held in short-term
memory still
◉ explicit vs implicit memory.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ encoding.
Answer: process of transforming what we perceive, think, or feel
into an enduring memory
◉ storage.
Answer: the process of maintaining information in memory over
time
◉ retrieval.
Answer: the process of bringing to mind information that has been
previously encoded and stored
◉ 3 stages of memory.
Answer: sensory memory
short-term memory
long-term memory
◉ sensory memory.
,Answer: a type of storage that holds sensory information for a few
seconds or less
◉ short-term memory.
Answer: a type of storage that holds non-sensory information for
more than a few seconds but less than a minute
◉ long-term memory.
Answer: a type of storage that holds information for hours, days,
weeks, or years
◉ chunking.
Answer: combining small pieces of information into larger
clusters/chunks that are more easily held in short-term memory
◉ elaborative encoding.
Answer: the process of relating new information to pre-existing
memories and knowledge
◉ visual imagery encoding.
Answer: the process of storing new information by converting it into
mental picutres
, ◉ organizational encoding.
Answer: the process of categorizing information according to the
relationships among a series of items
◉ how does each type of encoding enhance recall.
Answer:
◉ serial position effect.
Answer: tendency to remember the first and the last items on a list
◉ difference between primary effect & recency effect.
Answer: Primacy Effect
-When exposure to a list is followed by a long delay, people recall
the first items on a list better
-Possible explanation: the attention is on the first items and short-
term memory isn't helping
Recency Effect
-immediately after a list of words is read or seen, people recall the
last items on a list better
-possible explanation: the last items may be held in short-term
memory still
◉ explicit vs implicit memory.
