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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

Practise AQA A Level Psychology Multi-store model of memory with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 56 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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