UNIT 1 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (memory & research methods) Possible essay (12/10/8 marks) questions (note that they may be phrased differently). Black = question Blue = mark scheme Red = examiner comment SPECIFICATION Models of memory The multi-store model‚ including the concepts of encoding‚ capacity and duration. Strengths and weaknesses of the model The working memory model‚ including its strengths and weaknesses Memory in everyday life Eyewitness testimony (EWT) and factors
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feature him‚ what comes to your mind about Dinklage? You’ll be seeing multiple awards winning actor. Do you think he got to where he is today by luck‚ chance or by accident? No‚ he achieved all of that because he has the success mindset and refused to listen to discouraging words from those who didn’t believe in him because of his stature. That mindset made him be persistent enough‚ believing in himself and saying no to the world’s view of him. Today he is no more an actor struggling for roles and
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Many eyewitnesses are called to testify because they have witnessed a crime‚ accident or incident. The anxiety if this may cause an affect on the reliability of their EWT. There are two main issues in this question: firstly the prediction of the Yerkes Dodson Law that as arousal increases‚ then so does performance weather spotting‚ stage performance‚ or memory encoding‚ up to an individual optimum level. However‚ after this optimum level it is suggested that the performance of the individual
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Prescription drugs are drugs that save millions of people’s lives everyday. Many people depend on these things in order to keep them alive. Although‚ major pharmaceuticals companies view this as a very dependable way of receiving capital‚ having to need these things in order to live another day. Since people most of time need this drug in order to survive they are willing to pay thousands of dollars just so they could live another day. There are many people who require these specific things in
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of this essay is to assess John Lewis’s success‚ in relations to the forces within these sub-environments. Furthermore‚ I assess the links these forces have with John Lewis’s microenvironment. The Macroenvironment The Economic Environment Palmer & Hartley (2012) says that ‘Businesses need to keep an eye on indications of a nation’s prosperity’‚ (p. 10). This is due to the likelihood that during recessionary periods‚ people’s spending power on goods and services is likely to decline. This
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lease transaction for the year ended 30 June 2011 in the record of both companies. 5. Prepare an appropriate note to the financial statements of both companies as at 30 June 2011. NOTE: Show ALL workings. Source: Adapted from Picker‚R.‚ Leo‚ K.‚ Loftus‚J.‚ Clark‚ K.‚ and Wise‚ V. (2009). Australian Accounting Standards (2nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons. Part 2 (weighting 5%‚ Word limit: 1000) Critically discuss the proposition that “IAS\AASB 117 does allow creditors to make appropriate risk evaluations
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source is about. This source is an excerpt from a sermon in New Orleans‚ that was delivered to the people of the First Presbyterian Church on December 29th‚ in‚ ‘the year of our Lord‚’ 1860. The sermon was carried out by a man named Benjamin Morgan Palmer‚ who‚ based upon the site I viewed this source‚ was a doctor. I can infer from that information that he was an educated man and‚ ‘wise‚’ man‚ so to speak‚ for being both educated and the leader of a church‚ in New Orleans. This excerpt is a very
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Repressed Memorys (Loftus‚ Elizibeth American Psychologist 1993‚ 48‚ 518-537 Copyright 1993 American Psychological Association) The idea behind the notion of suppressed memory have boggled socio psychologist for decades. This idea of repression is due to a type of flight or fight response triggered when the brain comes across a situation so traumatizing that it is instantly forgotten and reproduced into the unconscious mind. Seeming as though it didn’t happen at all‚ these memories have been most
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well on the midterm exam we had last week. This course has been a very interesting challenge to tackle so far‚ and the assigned readings for Week Five were no exception. We learned through the assigned chapters and article on Professor Elizabeth Loftus that memory‚ an aspect of every individual which many believe as infallible‚ is actually fallible. In fact‚ the memory of a human being can be manipulated or limited‚ either intentionally or unintentionally‚ through various ways. This can cause
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The Legislation Policies and Procedures course has taught me a lot about advocacy‚ including why advocates are necessary for children. According to the article “Definitions and Reasons for Advocacy‚” one of the reasons why advocates are important is that adults listen to adults‚ but do not always listen to children. The article "Foster-Care System Stretched Too Far" is an illustration of the consequences that arise when there is no advocate for children to ensure they are heard by adults. The case
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