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2. GraspIT! Topic: MSM Outline the multi store model (4)
How does research showing the nature of memory support the MSM (3)
Discuss how one case study has been used to either support or contradict the MSM (4)
How useful are case studies in psychology research like this (2)
Topic: Reconstructive memory
Describe the conclusions that can be drawn from Barlett’s research (3)
Explain how this research could be criticised in terms of validity (4)
Outline the method and findings of the study (4)
Discuss how culture and social expectations might affect memory (3)
Topic: Murdock
Discuss the conclusions of this research (4)
Why might you argue this research lacks ecological validity (3)
Describe and evaluate the serial position curve (9)
Describe the operationalised IV and DV in this study (4)
Topic: Processes of memory
What is one difference between LTM and STM in terms of capacity (2)
What is one difference between Sensory and STM in terms of coding (2)
People learn in different ways, using your knowledge of different types of coding explain (3)
Topic: False memories
Describe the practical implications this would have for EWT (3)
Research conducted in artificial settings may lack usefulness when studying false memories, explain why (3)
Evaluate research that has investigated false memories (4)
Explain why Loftus decided to deceive her pp’s (3)
GraspIT!
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Topic: Interference
Using your knowledge of psychology describe how you would conduct research into interference theory (5)
Describe the results and findings of one study that investigated the effects of interference. (4)
Identify and briefly outline the two types of interference (4)
Describe how cued recall may better explain the forgetting? (3)
Topic: Types of memory
Name and briefly describe each of the types of LTM (6)
Evaluate the different types of memory (4)
What are two differences between semantic and procedural (4)
Where are the different memories located in the brain (3)
Topic: Context
Describe and evaluate research into how context affects the accuracy of memory (6)
Describe how a student might use this to help revise for their exam (3)
Discuss whether this research has validity (3)

3. KnowIT! Topic: MSM Draw the MSM (3)
How does information pass into the STM (1)
What is the role of rehearsal in the MSM (3)
How many stores are there in the MSM (1)
Topic: Reconstructive memory
Describe the aim of Barlett’s study (2)
What is meant by culture? (1)
Identify two things that had changed in the story (2)
Explain why the study lacked control (2)
Identify and explain the two technique’s Bartlett used (4)
Explain what is meant by the effort after meaning (2)
Topic: Murdock
Outline what is meant by the primacy and recency effect (2)
How many pp’s did they use? (1)
What method did they use? (1)
Describe one strength of this method (2)
Describe the findings (3)
How many words did they use? (1)
Topic: Processes of memory
What is meant by capacity, coding and duration (1+1+1)
What is the capacity of STM? (2)
Why is a computer used to refer to memory? (2)
Name one way you can retrieve information (1)
According to Baddeley how do we code in LTM? (2)
Topic: False memories
Describe what a false memory is (2)
Outline the procedure and findings of one study that investigated false memories (4)
Briefly explain two criticisms of research into false memories (4)
KnowIT!
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Topic: Interference
How many pp’s were there in McGeoch’s study? (1)
Describe the findings of the study (3)
What conclusion can be drawn from the findings (2)
Topic: Types of memory
Name the three types of LTM (3)
Remembering how to ride a bike is an example of? (1)
How have brain scans supported the different types (2)
Where are semantic and episodic memories located (2)
Topic: Context
Describe the four conditions of Godden and Baddeley’s research (4)
How many words did they have to recall? (1)
What conclusion can be drawn from the findings (2)
Briefly explain one criticism of this study (2)

4. ThinkIT! Topic: Types of memory Topic - Multi Store Model
Discuss whether the multi-store model reductionist.
Outline and evaluate the multi store model.
Evaluate the store in terms of strengths and limitations.
How have case studies been used to evaluate the MSM? And how useful are these studies?
Topic: Reconstructive memory
Discuss how reconstructive memory could be used as evaluation of EWT.
How could this be used to explain why people have different memories of the same event?
What conclusions can be drawn from this research?
Evaluate this study in terms of strengths and limitations.
Topic: Murdock serial position effect
Analyse the usefulness of research such as Murdock in understanding memory.
How did this research support the MSM?
If you were to replicate Murdock’s study how would you go about it? Include the experimental design, description of the task and results.
Topic: Processes of memory
Describe one way psychologists have studied the duration of memory.
There was a case study where the individual could only remember two pieces of info in their STM is this the same as other adults memory?
Outline one study into either encoding or capacity. .
Topic: False memories
How has research such as Loftus impacted the justice system?
Why might research conducted in a lab not be particularly useful when looking at EWT?
What ethical implications might there be in relation to research into false memories.
Find a real life example (e.g. Ronald Cotton) and use the research to explain why this occurred.
ThinkIT!
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Topic: Interference
Explain how interference could be used to explain accuracy in memory.
What reference would this have to EWT?
Is there a practical application of the research into interference theory.
Using interference theory explain why a student may muddle up German and French.
Topic: Types of memory
Give a real life example of each of the types of LTM.
What type of data has been used to support the different types of memory?
How does Clive Wearing show the different types of LTM?
Topic: Context
Explain whether the research has ecological validity.
Discuss what the findings of Godden and Baddeley tell you about the accuracy of memory.
Describe how a student might make use of this information when revising for their exams.