Psychology Exam Questions
Quick Wins, Research based, Application
and Extended Response
Memory
,Quick Wins
1. What is meant by the term ‘encoding’? Give an example with your answer. [3 marks]
2. State the three processes of memory. [1 mark]
3. State the three types of encoding. [1 mark]
4. Outline the difference between storage and retrieval. [2 marks]
5. State the three types of retrieval. [1 mark]
6. Draw the multi-store model. Include the coding, capacity and duration of each store
[4 marks]
, 7. Identify the three factors influencing memory [1 mark]
8. Explain how Baddeley’s encoding study supports the multi-store model of memory
[3 marks]
9. Explain how recall is affected by the primacy and recency effects. [4 marks]
10. Describe the procedure used in Bartlett’s War of the Ghosts study. [2 marks]
Quick Wins, Research based, Application
and Extended Response
Memory
,Quick Wins
1. What is meant by the term ‘encoding’? Give an example with your answer. [3 marks]
2. State the three processes of memory. [1 mark]
3. State the three types of encoding. [1 mark]
4. Outline the difference between storage and retrieval. [2 marks]
5. State the three types of retrieval. [1 mark]
6. Draw the multi-store model. Include the coding, capacity and duration of each store
[4 marks]
, 7. Identify the three factors influencing memory [1 mark]
8. Explain how Baddeley’s encoding study supports the multi-store model of memory
[3 marks]
9. Explain how recall is affected by the primacy and recency effects. [4 marks]
10. Describe the procedure used in Bartlett’s War of the Ghosts study. [2 marks]
