Psychology A-Level
Topic in specification
The multi-store model of memory: sensory register, shortterm memory and long-term memory.
Features of each store: coding, capacity and duration.
Evaluation of the multi-store model.
Types of long-term memory: episodic, semantic,
procedural.
Evaluation of types of long-term memory.
The working memory model: central executive,
phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and episodic
buffer.
Features of the model: coding and capacity.
Evaluation of the working memory model.
Explanations for forgetting: proactive and retroactive
interference.
Evaluation of interference.
Explanations for forgetting: retrieval failure.
Evaluation of retrieval failure.
Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony:
Misleading information.
Evaluation of misleading information as a factor affecting
EWT.
Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony:
Anxiety.
Evaluation of anxiety as a factor affecting EWT.
Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, including
the use of the cognitive interview.
Evaluation of the cognitive interview.
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Learning List - Memory (Paper 1)