AQA A level Psychology Memory Exam Well Answered 2024.

implicit memory - Answer Made without conciously doing it explicit memory - Answer conscious knowledge of making the memory episodic memory (explicit) - Answer Time stamped events in your life , they involve conscious thought and revolve around time and place. Tend to be unique to you e.g getting exam results Semantic memory (explicit) - Answer Memories of knowledge or facts. This tends to be shared knowledge e.g Dublin is capital of Ireland procedural memory (implicit) - Answer Memory of how to perform a task or skill, only one immune to amnesia. We do not consciously remember procedural memory, we perform tasks by habit Comparing LTM - Answer Are they immune to amnesia (procedural) Does it require conscious thought Are they unique or shared Interference theory - Answer As new Ito is learnt the cognitive connections can get confused, especially if information is similar to old that we already have. (One memory is disturbing another) Proactive/ retroactive Proactive interface - Answer Previously learnt information interferes with new info you are trying to stores.g trying to remember new number but remembering old Retroactive Interference - Answer A new memory interferes with old ones