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Question 46

At a family party, Jo describes in detail a childhood trip to the beach. Her parents say the trip never happened, although they often took her older brother on similar trips. Jo is not lying.

Explain Jo's memory using schemas and confabulation.

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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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