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AQA A Level Psychology Memory questions
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and answers 100% verified.
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Study xof xcapacity xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xMiller x(Immediate xDigit xSpan xTest)
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Study xof xduration xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xPeterson xand xPeterson
x(Trigrams) x24 xstudents xgiven xa xconsonant xsyllable xand xa xthree xdigit xnumber
xie. xTHX x512. x
They xwere xasked xto xrecall xthe xconsonant xsyllable xafter xa xretention xinterval xof x3, x6 x,
x9, x12 xor x15 xseconds. xDuring xthis xinterval xthey xhad xto xcount xbackwards xfrom xtheir
xthree xdigit xnumber. xParticipants xwere x90% xcorrect xafter x3 xseconds, x20% xcorrect
xafter x9 xand xonly x2% xcorrect xafter x18 xseconds. x x
Suggesting xit xis xless xthan x18 xseconds. x
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Study xof xduration xof xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xBahrick x(Free xrecall, xphoto xrecognition
xand xname xrecognition xtests) x
400 xpeople xof xvarious xages xwere xtested xon xtheir xmemory xof xhigh xschool
xclassmates. xThey xwere xgiven xa xfree xrecall xto xrecall xas xmany xclass xmates xas xthey
xcould. xThen xthey xwere xgiven x50 xphotos, xsome xwith xpeople xfrom xtheir xschool xyear
xbook. xBahrick xfound xthat xrecall xafter x15 xyears xof xgraduation xwas x90% xaccurate
xfrom xphotos, xand xafter x48 xyears xwas x70%. xWith xfree xrecall xit xwas xabout x60%
xaccurate xand x30%. xShowing xthat xit xis xpossibly xan xunlimited xduration xfor xLTM. x
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Study xof xencoding x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xBaddeley x(Semantically xand xAcoustically x
Similar/Dissimilar xwords) x
Baddeley xhad xlists xof xacoustically xsimilar xwords xsuch xas: xCat, xcab, xcan, xmap, xmat,
xmax xetc. x
And xalso xsemantically xsimilar xwords: xHuge, xbig, xlarge, xtitanic, xmassive xetc. x
He xfound xthat xparticipants xhad xdifficulty xremembering xacoustically xsimilar xwords xin
xthe xSTM xand xin xthe xLTM xstruggled xwith xsemantically xsimilar xwords. x
He xconcluded xthat xSTM xis xlargely xencoded xacoustically xwhereas xLTM xis xencoded
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Capacity xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x x7+_ x2 xunits x
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Capacity xof xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xPotentially xunlimited x
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Duration xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x x30 xseconds x
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Duration xof xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xpotentially xunlimited x
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Encoding xin xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xMainly xacoustically x
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Encoding xin xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xMainly xsemantically x
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MSM xof xmemory x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xSensory xMemory-> xAttention->STM-
>(Maintenance xrehearsal xor) xelaborative xrehearsal->LTM->(Retrieval, xInterference,
xDecay xRetrieval xfailure, xdisplacement xfor xSTM) x
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What xdoes xthe xMSM xmodel xsuggest x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xIt xattempts xto xexplain xhow
xmemory xworks x
Memory xConsists xof xmultiple xstores x
There xis xa xsequence xbetween xthese xstores x
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Evidence xto xsupport xthe xMSM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xGlanzer xand xCunnitz x(primacy
xand xrecency xeffect) x
HM x(LTM xgone) x
Beardsley x(Prefrontal xcortex xfor xSTM xand xHippocampus xfor xLtm) x
(Bahrick xPeterson xand xPeterson, xmiller, xbaddeley) x
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Evaluate xthe xMSM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xToo xsimple x(but xeasier xto xunderstand)
xSupporting xEvidence x
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What xdoes xthe xWMM xsuggest x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xSTM xis xmade xup xof xmultiple
xstores xand xthe xMSM xis xtoo xsimple x
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What xdoes xthe xCentral xExecutive xdo x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xdirects xattention xto
xparticular xtasks xand xcontrols xthe x2 xslave xsystems x(phonological xloop, xvisuo-spatial
xsketchpad) x
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What xdoes xthe xphonological xloop xdo x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xprocesses xand xretains xthe
xorder xof xheard xinformation x x
can xbe xdivided xinto x2 xsubstores x
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What xcan xthe xphonological xloop xbe xdivided xinto x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xphonological
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(stores xheard xinformation, xinner xear) x
articulatory xprocess x(subvocal xrepetition, xinner xvoice) x
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What xdoes xthe xvisuo-spatial xsketchpad xdo x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xplans xspatial xtasks
xand xstores xvisual xor xspatial xinformation x
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What xcan xthe xvisuo-spatial xsketchpad xbe xdivided xinto x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xVisual
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Inner xscribe x(processes xspatial xrelations) x
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AQA A Level Psychology Memory questions
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and answers 100% verified.
x x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Study xof xcapacity xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xMiller x(Immediate xDigit xSpan xTest)
xJacobs xSupport x
x
Study xof xduration xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xPeterson xand xPeterson
x(Trigrams) x24 xstudents xgiven xa xconsonant xsyllable xand xa xthree xdigit xnumber
xie. xTHX x512. x
They xwere xasked xto xrecall xthe xconsonant xsyllable xafter xa xretention xinterval xof x3, x6 x,
x9, x12 xor x15 xseconds. xDuring xthis xinterval xthey xhad xto xcount xbackwards xfrom xtheir
xthree xdigit xnumber. xParticipants xwere x90% xcorrect xafter x3 xseconds, x20% xcorrect
xafter x9 xand xonly x2% xcorrect xafter x18 xseconds. x x
Suggesting xit xis xless xthan x18 xseconds. x
x
Study xof xduration xof xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xBahrick x(Free xrecall, xphoto xrecognition
xand xname xrecognition xtests) x
400 xpeople xof xvarious xages xwere xtested xon xtheir xmemory xof xhigh xschool
xclassmates. xThey xwere xgiven xa xfree xrecall xto xrecall xas xmany xclass xmates xas xthey
xcould. xThen xthey xwere xgiven x50 xphotos, xsome xwith xpeople xfrom xtheir xschool xyear
xbook. xBahrick xfound xthat xrecall xafter x15 xyears xof xgraduation xwas x90% xaccurate
xfrom xphotos, xand xafter x48 xyears xwas x70%. xWith xfree xrecall xit xwas xabout x60%
xaccurate xand x30%. xShowing xthat xit xis xpossibly xan xunlimited xduration xfor xLTM. x
x
Study xof xencoding x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xBaddeley x(Semantically xand xAcoustically x
Similar/Dissimilar xwords) x
Baddeley xhad xlists xof xacoustically xsimilar xwords xsuch xas: xCat, xcab, xcan, xmap, xmat,
xmax xetc. x
And xalso xsemantically xsimilar xwords: xHuge, xbig, xlarge, xtitanic, xmassive xetc. x
He xfound xthat xparticipants xhad xdifficulty xremembering xacoustically xsimilar xwords xin
xthe xSTM xand xin xthe xLTM xstruggled xwith xsemantically xsimilar xwords. x
He xconcluded xthat xSTM xis xlargely xencoded xacoustically xwhereas xLTM xis xencoded
xsemantically. x
x
Capacity xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x x7+_ x2 xunits x
x
Capacity xof xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xPotentially xunlimited x
, x
Duration xof xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x x30 xseconds x
x
Duration xof xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xpotentially xunlimited x
x
Encoding xin xSTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xMainly xacoustically x
x
Encoding xin xLTM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xMainly xsemantically x
x
MSM xof xmemory x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xSensory xMemory-> xAttention->STM-
>(Maintenance xrehearsal xor) xelaborative xrehearsal->LTM->(Retrieval, xInterference,
xDecay xRetrieval xfailure, xdisplacement xfor xSTM) x
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What xdoes xthe xMSM xmodel xsuggest x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xIt xattempts xto xexplain xhow
xmemory xworks x
Memory xConsists xof xmultiple xstores x
There xis xa xsequence xbetween xthese xstores x
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Evidence xto xsupport xthe xMSM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xGlanzer xand xCunnitz x(primacy
xand xrecency xeffect) x
HM x(LTM xgone) x
Beardsley x(Prefrontal xcortex xfor xSTM xand xHippocampus xfor xLtm) x
(Bahrick xPeterson xand xPeterson, xmiller, xbaddeley) x
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Evaluate xthe xMSM x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xToo xsimple x(but xeasier xto xunderstand)
xSupporting xEvidence x
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What xdoes xthe xWMM xsuggest x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xSTM xis xmade xup xof xmultiple
xstores xand xthe xMSM xis xtoo xsimple x
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What xdoes xthe xCentral xExecutive xdo x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xdirects xattention xto
xparticular xtasks xand xcontrols xthe x2 xslave xsystems x(phonological xloop, xvisuo-spatial
xsketchpad) x
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What xdoes xthe xphonological xloop xdo x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xprocesses xand xretains xthe
xorder xof xheard xinformation x x
can xbe xdivided xinto x2 xsubstores x
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What xcan xthe xphonological xloop xbe xdivided xinto x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xphonological
xstore x
(stores xheard xinformation, xinner xear) x
articulatory xprocess x(subvocal xrepetition, xinner xvoice) x
x
What xdoes xthe xvisuo-spatial xsketchpad xdo x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xplans xspatial xtasks
xand xstores xvisual xor xspatial xinformation x
x
What xcan xthe xvisuo-spatial xsketchpad xbe xdivided xinto x- x xcorrect xanswer. x x xVisual
xcache x
(visual xinformation) x
Inner xscribe x(processes xspatial xrelations) x
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