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A cognitive psychologist investigated coding in short-term memory using a repeated measures design.

  • In the first condition, participants were presented with a list of 10 words that sounded different (acoustically dissimilar).
  • In the second condition, the same participants were presented with a list of 10 words that sounded similar (acoustically similar).

To ensure short-term memory was tested, participants were asked to recall the words immediately after presentation.

Table 1: Mean number of words recalled and standard deviations after immediate recall

Words that sounded different (acoustically dissimilar)Words that sounded similar (acoustically similar)
Mean8.44.6
Standard deviation1.30.8

What do the mean values in Table 1 suggest about coding in short-term memory? Justify your answer.

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Multi-store model of memory Questions

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  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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