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Card 6

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Donald is testing the memory performance of his class. After presenting a list of words, he gives the children hints at the time of recall. What method is Donald using?

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Card 7

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Lizzie is taking a multiple-choice test for revision. She has identified some material she had learnt during the semester and gets the question right. What is this an example of?

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Card 8

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In 1890, William James made a distinction between ‘primary memory’ & ‘secondary memory’. How did he define primary memory?

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Card 9

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In 1890, William James made a distinction between ‘primary memory’ & ‘secondary memory’. How did he define secondary memory?

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Card 10

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The duration of sensory memory was first investigated during the 1960s by which psychologist?

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Card 11

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Sperling (1960) believed that information in iconic storage decays within:

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Card 12

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Iconic memory is also known as:

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Card 13

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What are the two main components of the serial position effect?

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Card 14

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Lizzie is given a list of information & asked to memorise & later recall them. Upon recall, she has an increased ability to recall the first items in the list as she has more time to rehearse them. What is this an example of?

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Card 15

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Lizzie is given a list of information & asked to memorise & later recall them. Upon recall, she has an increased ability to recall the last words in the list as they are just still in her memory. What is this an example of?

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