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Processes of Memory (AQA GCSE Psychology): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8182

8 mins4 questions
13 marks

Ivan was a participant in the study. The researcher asked Ivan about a primary school camping trip to Snowdonia. Ivan remembered that Snowdonia is in Wales. He also recalled celebrating his best friend’s birthday during the trip and learning to paddle a canoe. As an adult, he still enjoys paddling a canoe on a nearby lake.

Episodic, procedural and semantic are different types of long-term memory.

Identify one example of each type from Ivan’s discussion about his school trip.

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21 mark

Which of the following describes semantic memory?

Choose one correct answer.

  • It contains events that have occurred in our lives

  • It helps us carry out physical actions

  • It retains information for approximately 30 seconds

  • It stores facts about general knowledge and meanings

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32 marks

What is meant by ‘encoding’ as a process of memory?

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4a1 mark

Which one of these is a description of retrieval? Shade one box only.

  • Changing information so that it can be stored in memory

  • Forgetting information

  • Holding information in memory

  • Recalling information

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4b1 mark

Which one of these is a description of episodic memory?

Shade one box only.

  • A memory of a personal experience

  • A memory that lasts for a few seconds

  • Remembering factual information

  • Remembering how to do something

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