Cognitive
Psycholo
gy
,Contents
Cognitive psychology......................................................................................................4
Multi-store model - Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968).............................................................4
Peterson and Peterson (1959)..................................................................................4
Bahrick et al (1975)..................................................................................................6
Brady et al (2008)....................................................................................................6
Eye witness testimony..............................................................................................6
Evaluation.................................................................................................................7
Working memory model..............................................................................................8
Dual testing..............................................................................................................9
The Cocktail Party Effect..........................................................................................9
Dementia and Alzheimer’s.....................................................................................10
Evaluation...............................................................................................................10
Reconstructive memory............................................................................................11
War of the ghosts...................................................................................................11
Loftus and Palmer (1974).......................................................................................11
Allport and Postman (1947)....................................................................................12
Eyewitnesses..........................................................................................................12
Evaluation...............................................................................................................12
Tulving and LTM........................................................................................................14
Declarative memory...............................................................................................14
Clive Wearing.........................................................................................................14
Evaluation...............................................................................................................15
Contemporary Study: Schmolck et al. (2002)............................................................16
Evaluation...............................................................................................................17
Baddeley et al. (1966b).............................................................................................18
Evaluation...............................................................................................................20
Individual differences................................................................................................22
Dyslexia..................................................................................................................22
Alzheimer’s.............................................................................................................23
Key question..............................................................................................................24
Issues and debates....................................................................................................25
Ethics......................................................................................................................25
Practical issues with design....................................................................................25
, Psychology as a science.........................................................................................25
Social sensitivity.....................................................................................................25
Social control..........................................................................................................25
Reductionism..........................................................................................................25
Themes and approaches........................................................................................26
Bias.........................................................................................................................26
Hereditary or nurture.............................................................................................26
Psycholo
gy
,Contents
Cognitive psychology......................................................................................................4
Multi-store model - Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968).............................................................4
Peterson and Peterson (1959)..................................................................................4
Bahrick et al (1975)..................................................................................................6
Brady et al (2008)....................................................................................................6
Eye witness testimony..............................................................................................6
Evaluation.................................................................................................................7
Working memory model..............................................................................................8
Dual testing..............................................................................................................9
The Cocktail Party Effect..........................................................................................9
Dementia and Alzheimer’s.....................................................................................10
Evaluation...............................................................................................................10
Reconstructive memory............................................................................................11
War of the ghosts...................................................................................................11
Loftus and Palmer (1974).......................................................................................11
Allport and Postman (1947)....................................................................................12
Eyewitnesses..........................................................................................................12
Evaluation...............................................................................................................12
Tulving and LTM........................................................................................................14
Declarative memory...............................................................................................14
Clive Wearing.........................................................................................................14
Evaluation...............................................................................................................15
Contemporary Study: Schmolck et al. (2002)............................................................16
Evaluation...............................................................................................................17
Baddeley et al. (1966b).............................................................................................18
Evaluation...............................................................................................................20
Individual differences................................................................................................22
Dyslexia..................................................................................................................22
Alzheimer’s.............................................................................................................23
Key question..............................................................................................................24
Issues and debates....................................................................................................25
Ethics......................................................................................................................25
Practical issues with design....................................................................................25
, Psychology as a science.........................................................................................25
Social sensitivity.....................................................................................................25
Social control..........................................................................................................25
Reductionism..........................................................................................................25
Themes and approaches........................................................................................26
Bias.........................................................................................................................26
Hereditary or nurture.............................................................................................26
