A Level Psychology – Forgetting

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AQA A Level Psychology Memory A Level Psychology – Forgetting

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Question 1 of 22

1. Question
In which year did Underwood and Postman research “retroactive interference”?
- In 1960
- In 1970
- In 1980
- In 1950
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Question 2 of 22

2. Question
Which of these was used by Underwood and Postman to investigate retroactive interference?
- Paired words
- Nonsense trigrams
- Triplet words
- Single words
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Question 3 of 22

3. Question
Which of these is an example of retroactive interference?
- Older information making us forget newer information
- New information making us forget old information
- New information not being stored in memory
- Older information helping us recall new information
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Question 4 of 22

4. Question
In which year did Underwood research “proactive interference”?
- In 1957
- In 1997
- In 1985
- In 1974
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Question 5 of 22

5. Question
What did Underwood use to study proactive interference?
- Lists of words
- Nonsense trigrams
- Triplet words
- Paired words
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Question 6 of 22

6. Question
Which of these is an example of proactive interference?
- New information making us forget old information
- Older information making us forget newer information
- New information not being stored in memory
- Older information helping us recall new information
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Question 7 of 22

7. Question
Which of these problems was an issue was an issue with Tulving and Psotka’s 1971 research?
- A lack of ecological validity
- Ethical problems
- It was not repeatable
- It was not under laboratory conditions
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Question 8 of 22

8. Question
Which of these is an example of an “internal cue”?
- Mood
- Date
- Weather
- Sights
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Question 9 of 22

9. Question
Cue dependent forgetting affects which type of memory?
- LTM
- STM
- Sensory Register
- All types of memory
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Question 10 of 22

10. Question
Which of these is an example of an “internal cue”?
- Feelings
- Weather
- Smells
- Date
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Question 11 of 22

11. Question
What is the problem with the evidence for cue dependent forgetting?
- It is artificial
- It is not repeatable
- It is not scalable
- It was unethical
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Question 12 of 22

12. Question
Which of these is an example of an “internal cue”?
- Emotions
- Weather
- Sights
- Smells
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Question 13 of 22

13. Question
What name is given to the process whereby we remember more when placed in the same setting as when we learned the information?
- Cue Dependent Learning
- Cue Encouraged Learning
- Cue Defined Learning
- Cue Dependent Recall
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Question 14 of 22

14. Question
Which of these is an example of an “external cue”?
- Smells
- Feelings
- Mood
- Emotions
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Question 15 of 22

15. Question
How many lists were participants given in Tulvin and Psotka’s 1971 research?
- Between 1 and 6
- Between 2 and 8
- Between 1 and 4
- Between 2 and 9
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Question 16 of 22

16. Question
Which of these is an example of an “external cue”?
- Sights
- Feelings
- Mood
- Emotions
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Question 17 of 22

17. Question
How many words were in each list given to participants in Tulving and Psotka’s 1971 research?
- Twenty-four
- Eight
- Sixteen
- Ten
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Question 18 of 22

18. Question
Which of these is an example of an “external cue”?
- Sounds
- Feelings
- Mood
- Attention span
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Question 19 of 22

19. Question
Which of these is usually the cause of forgetting information from LTM?
- Retrieval Failure
- Capacity Failure
- Duration Failure
- Interference
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Question 20 of 22

20. Question
Which of these types of LTM seems to be unaffected by cues?
- Procedural
- Semantic
- Episodic
- Informative
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Question 21 of 22

21. Question
Which of these is presumed to cause memories to be lost from STM?
- Availability
- Reliability
- Capacity
- Duration
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Question 22 of 22

22. Question
Which of these types of memory is most vulnerable to interference problems?
- LTM
- STM
- Sensory Register
- All types of memory
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