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3.1 Memory

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What factors affect the accuracy of memory and why do we forget?

Factors affecting the accuracy of memory: interference, context and false memories, plus theories of forgetting including interference and retrieval failure.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Psychology 3.1, covering factors that affect the accuracy of memory such as interference, context and false memories, and explanations of forgetting including interference and retrieval failure.
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How is information encoded into memory and what helps us retrieve it later?

Encoding and retrieval in memory: acoustic and semantic encoding, the reconstructive nature of memory (Bartlett's War of the Ghosts), and the effect of context and cues on retrieval.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Psychology 3.1, covering acoustic and semantic encoding, the reconstructive nature of memory shown by Bartlett's War of the Ghosts study, and the effect of context and cues on retrieval.
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How does the multi-store model explain the flow of information through memory?

The multi-store model of memory: sensory, short-term and long-term stores, their capacity, duration and encoding, and the roles of attention and rehearsal.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Psychology 3.1, covering Atkinson and Shiffrin's multi-store model, the sensory, short-term and long-term stores, their capacity, duration and encoding, and the roles of attention and rehearsal.
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What are the different types of long-term memory and how do they differ?

Types of memory: episodic, semantic and procedural long-term memory, with everyday examples of each and how they are distinguished.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Psychology 3.1, covering the three types of long-term memory (episodic, semantic and procedural), with everyday examples of each and how they are distinguished.
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