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A* AQA Psychology Memory: Models, Forgetting & EWT Complete Set

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Secure your marks on the cognitive section of Paper 1 with these A* level flashcards. This set provides a definitive breakdown of Atkinson & Shiffrin’s MSM and Baddeley & Hitch’s WMM, including the capacity, duration, and encoding of every store. Beyond the models, you'll find comprehensive coverage of explanations for forgetting and the factors affecting Eyewitness Testimony (EWT), such as leading questions and anxiety. Includes crucial AO3 research evidence from Loftus & Palmer, Baddeley, and Fisher & Geiselman to ensure your essay evaluations are top-tier.

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Memory is all about...

Coding, Capacity and duration

Memory

the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of
information

Coding

the format information is stored

Capacity

The amount of information that can be held in a memory store

Duration

The length of time information can be held in memory

short term memory (working memory)

information is held in brief periods of time while being used

long-term memory (LTM)

continuous storage of information

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, Short term memory is also knows as...

working memory

Research on STM

Miller 1956
Baddeley 1966
Peterson & Peterson 1956

Miller 1956 key term

Magic no 7

Miller (1956) researched...

STM capacity (miller & carter, capacity)

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, Miller (1956)

STM capacity
Magic no 7
Chunking improves capacity

STM capacity

7 +/- 2

Baddeley (1966) key term

Acoustic & Semantic

Baddeley researched...

STM coding (Baddeley coded)

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