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Question 8

A cook hears a timer while preparing food but does not notice its sound.

According to the Multi-store Model, what happens to the sound of the timer?

[1]
A

It is held in short-term memory and, without rehearsal, is lost after around 15 to 30 seconds.

B

It remains in the sensory store until rehearsal moves it into short-term memory.

C

It is briefly held in the sensory store and, without attention, is lost almost at once.

D

It passes from the sensory store into long-term memory before attention is needed.

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5.2 Theories/Explanations Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /5.2 Theories/Explanations

84 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 5.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 5.2.1 Multi-store Model structure, 5.2.2 Differences between memory stores; criticisms, 5.2.3 Multi-store Model research study: Wilson et al. (2008), 5.2.4 Reconstructive memory: schemas, experience and expectation, 5.2.5 Reconstructive memory: confabulation and leading questions; criticisms, and 5.2.6 Reconstructive Memory research study: Braun, Ellis and Loftus (2002). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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