Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Describe and evaluate research into the influence of anxiety on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony .................................................................................................... 3
Describe and evaluate the cognitive interview as a way of improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony ............................................................................................. 4
Outline and Evaluate Research related to the features of short-term memory and long term memory (coding, capacity, duration) (16 marks) ......................................... 5
Describe and evaluate interference as an explanation for forgetting (16 marks) ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Describe and evaluate research into the influence of misleading information on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony............................................................................ 7
Discuss the multi-store model of memory (16 marks) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Describe and evaluate retrieval failure as an explanation for forgetting (16 marks) ................................................................................................................................... 9
Describe and Evaluate different types of long-term memory (16 marks) .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Describe and evaluate the working memory model (16 marks) ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
, Introduction
Hello! Firstly, thank you for purchasing these A-Level Psychology notes. These are the notes I used to self-teach myself A-Level psychology
2019 in a year and as a result, I achieved an A*, the highest grade in my class. The following pages guide you through A* Grade essay plans.
These can be used as supplementary material for revision. I personally spent some time learning the content, creating these essay plans, and
memorising them using flash cards.
I am confident that these essay notes will serve you well too. I wish you the best of luck in exams!!
Guidance:
• Follow the PEEL structure: The top row is the ‘Point’, the second row is the ‘Evidence’ and the third row is the ‘Explanation’. Make sure
you link back to the question at the end.
• Look at the specification! Study it.
• Quality > Quantity. Try not to waffle and get straight to the point!
• Use acronyms to help you memorise
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