AQA GCSE Psychology - Memory

Which of the following statements about short-term memory (STM) is false?

• STM has a capacity of 5-9 items

• STM relies on rehearsal to retain information

• STM holds information for approximately 30 seconds

• STM is split into Sensory Register, Phonological Loop and Attention Span

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Structure of Memory

Which of the following statements about the multi-store model of memory is correct?

• All memory stores usually encode information acoustically

• Approximately seven pieces of information can be stored in short term memory

• Information is transferred from sensory to short term memory through rehearsal

• Sensory memory can store information for up to one minute

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Structure of Memory

Which of the following statements about long-term memory (LTM) is false?

• Memories are transferred to LTM through consolidation

• LTM is predominantly encoded semantically

• LTM has a seemingly unlimited capacity

• LTM can store information for up to 35 years

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Structure of Memory

Sort the Features of the Multistore Model of Memory

Groups:

(a) Sensory Register

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(b) Short Term Memory

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(c) Long Term Memory

• Potentially Unlimited Duration

• 5-9 Item Capacity

• 20-30s Duration

• Acoustic Encoding

• Semantic Encoding

• Potentially Unlimited Capacity

• Sensory Specific Encoding

• Unlimited Capacity

• 0.25s Duration

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Structure of Memory

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Learning something by putting it to music is an example of

• Olfactory encoding

• Acoustic encoding

• Tactile encoding

• Visual encoding

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Processes of Memory

Bartlett concluded that we remember

• lots of detail of a story

• the overall meaning of a story

• the start and the end of a story

• all aspects of a story

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Memory as an Active Process

Remembering how to perform an action is an example of:

• Episodic Memory

• Procedural Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Declarative Memory

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Processes of Memory

Describe the Theory of Reconstructive Memory - Try to give at least 4 facts about it, always explain what you mean.

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Memory as an Active Process

A major factor impacting reconstructive memory is:

• The time it takes to recall something

• Our level of intelligence

• Our social and cultural experiences

• The position of events in a story

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Memory as an Active Process

HM is a famous case study. The participant was known as HM to protect his anonymity. He suffered from severe epilepsy and needed an operation to remove part of his brain that caused his seizures. When he woke up, he had lost the ability to make new memories. Which part of HM's brain was removed?

• Prefrontal cortex

• Hippocampus

• Motor cortex

• Hypothalamus

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