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1.1 Memory

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Question 13

Which statement describes the primacy effect? Shade one box.

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A

Better recall of items near the end of a list.

B

Better recall of items near the start of a list.

C

Better recall of items in the middle of a list.

D

Poorer recall of items that were heard most recently.

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1.1 Memory Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /1.1 Memory

70 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 1.1 Memory, covering 1.1.1 Processes of memory, 1.1.2 Types of memory, 1.1.3 Multi-store model of memory, 1.1.4 Features of each memory store, 1.1.5 Primacy and recency effects, 1.1.6 Working memory model components, 1.1.7 Features of working memory components, 1.1.8 Dual processing tasks, 1.1.9 Reconstructive memory theory, 1.1.10 Bartlett's War of the Ghosts study, and 1.1.11 Factors affecting accuracy of memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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