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A cognitive neuroscientist is investigating the memory processes of patients with mild cognitive impairment. During the assessment, patients perform two distinct tasks:

  • Task P: Retaining a newly presented 5-digit PIN in mind for 20 seconds to enter it into a keypad.
  • Task Q: Recalling the name of their first primary school teacher from twenty years ago.

The neuroscientist records differences in neural activation and performance speed between the two tasks.

Apart from the neural pathways involved, outline one other difference between the two memory stores demonstrated in Task P and Task Q within the multi-store model of memory.

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Multi-store model of memory Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Multi-store model of memory

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