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Memory and sleep and dreaming
Quick questions on Core studies: Wilson et al. (2008) and Braun et al. (2002) - OCR GCSE Psychology (J203)
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What is aim?Show answer
To study the effects of severe amnesia on memory by examining the case of Clive Wearing, a professional musician.
What is method?Show answer
A longitudinal case study. Clive Wearing developed amnesia after a viral brain infection damaged his hippocampus (a region vital for forming new memories). Researchers observed and tested his memory over time.
What are results?Show answer
He had anterograde amnesia (he could not form new long-term memories, feeling as if he constantly "woke up" for the first time) and retrograde amnesia (he had lost many memories of his past). However, his procedural memory and skills were largely intact: he could still play the piano and conduct, and he still recognised and loved his wife.
What is conclusion?Show answer
Some types of memory can be destroyed while others survive, so memory is not a single store. This supports the idea of separate memory systems (as in the multi-store model) and distinguishes the amnesia types in factors affecting memory.
What is q1?Show answer
Which type of memory survived in Clive Wearing (Wilson et al., 2008)? [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
What did Braun et al. (2002) create in participants using misleading adverts? [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
Give one weakness of using a single case study like Wilson et al. (2008). [2 marks]
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