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Question 23

An investigator conducted a memory experiment using a list of 15 standard grocery items read aloud to participants.

  • Condition 1: Participants were asked to write down as many items as they could recall immediately after hearing the list.
  • Condition 2: Participants were asked to write down as many items as they could recall only after spending 30 seconds solving simple addition equations.

The investigator observed the following findings:

  • Participants in Condition 1 showed high recall for items at the start and at the end of the list.
  • Participants in Condition 2 showed high recall for items at the start of the list, but very poor recall for those at the end of the list.

Explain the findings of this study with reference to 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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