AS Cognitive Psychology Studies, Theories and Key Q (Edexcel)

Theories: Multi-Store Model (MSM), Working Memory Model (WMM), Reconstructive Memory (RM), Episodic/Semantic (E/S)

Studies: Schmolk et al (2002), Baddeley (1966b)

Case Studies: HM

Key Q: Dementia (Key Q)


This is just a quick quiz to cover all of the theories and studies.

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  • Created on: 13-02-18 16:33
What is the mode of representation in the sensory register? (MSM)
Modality Specific
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What happens to unattended information? (MSM)
It is lost
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What is the duration of STM? (MSM)
15-30 seconds
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What is the capacity of STM? (MSM)
7 +/- 2 chunks of info
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How is information transferred from STM to LTM? (MSM)
Rehearsal
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What is the capacity and duration of LTM? (MSM)
Unlimited
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Is the Central Executive thought to be modality free? (WMM)
Yes
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What does the working memory model represent?
STM
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One of the slave systems is the... (WMM)
Phonological Loop
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The nature of semantic memory is... (E/S)
like a mental encyclopedia
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Which memory has continuous input? (E/S)
Episodic
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What is a schema? (RM)
A parcel of stored knowledge or a mental representation about a specific event or object.
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What was Bartlett's theory of memory called?
Reconstructive Memory
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What was the aim of Baddeley (1966b)?
Investigate the influence of acoustic and semantic word similarity on learning and recall in short-term and long-term memory.
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How many participants took part in Baddeley (1966b)?
72
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What was concluded after Baddeley (1966b)?
LTM encodes semantically and STM encodes acoustically.
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What happened to HM?
He had medial temporal lobe damage and some lateral temporal lobe damage after surgery to cure his epilepsy.
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What design was used by Schmolk et al (2002)?
Matched Pairs
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What were the 9 tests for Semantic LTM functions based on? (Schmolk et al (2002))
A set of 48 drawings, half of animals and half of objects.
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Alzheimer's diseases is the most common cause of Dementia. What is Alzheimer's disease? (Key Q)
A progressive, neurocognitive disease characterised by memory loss amongst other things.
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What is Dementia? (Key Q)
Dementia is an umbrella term for a set of symptoms including impaired thinking and memory. It is a term that is often associated with the cognitive decline of aging.
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What is one thing that WMM suggests? (Key Q)
That different tasks done at the same time using the same type of processing can be difficult. If someone with dementia is trying to listen to what someone is saying, they will do this better without any other background noise.
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