Memory (AQA A-Level Psychology) 2024 Update Comprehensive Questions with Correct Answers 100% Pass

Memory (AQA A-Level Psychology) 2024 Update Comprehensive Questions with Correct Answers 100% Pass Baddely (1966) on coding in STM and LTM - findings - Answer Immediate recall was worse with acoustically similar words suggesting that STM is coded acoustically. Recall after 20 minutes was worse for semantically similar words suggesting that information is encoded semantically in LTM. Baddely (1966) on coding in STM and LTM - procedure - Answer Using a LABORATORY EXPERIMENT, participants were given four sets of words to learn. - Acoustically similar words such as (cat, cap, can) or dissimilar such as (pit, few, cow). - Semantically similar such as (great, large, big) or dissimilar such as (good, huge, hot). Participants were asked to recall the words in the order first given either immediately (to test STM) or after a delay of 20 minutes (to test LTM). Bahrick et al (1975) on duration of LTM - findings - Answer Participants who were tested within 15 years of graduation were about 90% accurate in photo recognition, suggesting that LTM can last a very long time. Bahrick et al (1975) on duration of LTM - procedure - Answer • Conducted a FIELD EXPERIMENT to explore the length of time memories can be retained. • They tested the memory of 392 graduates participants aged between 17 and 74 of an American high school for their former classmates. • Recognition test - participants had to recognise the students from 50 faces from their year book. Carter and Cassidy's 1998 study in support of state-dependent forgetting? - procedure - Answer • In a laboratory experiment, Carter and Cassidy (1998) gave anti-histamine drugs (for treating hay fever) to their participants. The anti-histamines have a mild sedative effect resulting in drowsiness.