AS & A Level / Psychology / Memory processes and reconstruction Question practice
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Psychology Memory processes and reconstruction
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1 Explain how maintenance rehearsal differs from elaborative rehearsal when learning vocabulary. Easy 3 marks No calculator + 2 Fictional case: a learner remembers a fact when returning to the room where it was studied. Explain context-dependent retrieval without assuming the memory had been erased elsewhere. Easy 3 marks No calculator + 3 Fictional experiment: participants recall digits while repeating a word aloud, or while tapping a finger. Analyse why verbal interference might impair digit recall more under a working-memory account. Medium 4 marks No calculator + 4 Fictional study: one group hears that cars 'smashed' and another that they 'contacted' after watching the same film. Analyse how wording could change later reports and propose a control. Medium 4 marks No calculator + 5 Fictional case: a witness is highly confident after repeated discussion with other witnesses. Evaluate using confidence alone to assess accuracy. Hard 4 marks No calculator + 6 Fictional case: a school recommends rereading notes instead of retrieval practice because rereading feels easier. Evaluate this recommendation for long-term learning. Hard 4 marks No calculator + Self-assessed Not marked yet
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