Outline and evaluate research in to the duration‚ capacity and encoding information in short term memory. Introduction Memory is divided into three categories. These categories consist of: sensory memory‚ short term memory and long term memory‚ out of these short term memory is the main focus in this essay. It has been widely researched due to interest of how much memory can be stored‚ how long this memory can be stored for and what information is memorised. Duration Short term memory is a
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Multi store model of memory The idea of a multi store memory was discovered by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968 and argues that memory can be divided into three separate structures; (commonly referred to as stores) sensory memory‚ short term memory and long term memory. Information from the environment first enters the sensory memory also known as (sensory store) encoded through one of the five senses depending on the type of information. It remains in the sensory memory for duration of 2 seconds
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Outline and evaluate neural and hormonal mechanisms in aggression. There are two main biological explanations to aggression‚ neural and hormonal. The neural explanation is the serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitters and how they affect our aggression; the hormonal mechanisms are the testosterone and cortisol chemicals. Testosterone is a hormone that is more concentrated in men than in women as it is a male sex hormone‚ it is thought to influence aggression from a young age onwards‚ due to its actions
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Outline and Evaluate research into types of attachment (12 marks) Ainsworth ‘Strange Situation’ study aim was to investigate what type of attachment the infants had to their caregiver. Therefore‚ Ainsworth used 12 to 18 months infants in an experiment to test this. Ainsworth had several conditions to allow the observer to identify what reaction the infants are showing and hence‚ which attachment type. In a play area room‚ the infant and mother spent some time playing‚ suddenly the mother leaves
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Psychologists‚ Loftus and Palmer studied the memory and its reliability in great detail. The aim of the study is to investigate whether or not an eye witnesses testimony can be changed by asking leading questions. Previous studies have concluded that memories are not accurate representations of events because they are formed on past experiences‚ cultural schemas and mental representations of culture. Bartlett (1932) investigated how memory of a story is affected by prior knowledge. He wanted
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Outline and evaluate the strange situations During the 1970’s‚ psychologist Mary Ainsworth further expanded upon Bowlby’s groundbreaking work in her now-famous "Strange Situation" study. The study involved observing children between the ages of 12 to 18 months responding to a situation in which they were briefly left alone and then reunited with their mother (Ainsworth‚ 1978). Based on these observations‚ Ainsworth concluded that there were three major styles of attachment: secure attachment‚ ambivalent-insecure
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Topic Outline and Working Reference Kimberly Williams COM/150 12/05/2012 University of Phoenix Topic Outline and Working Reference Topic Outline and Working References list Checkpoint Thesis: Media is an important part of a young adult life because it bolsters parent Knowledge while promoting communication‚ is used as an educational resource‚ and is a source for sexual health information. I. Online media opens up adolescents to the larger world A. The international nature
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Outline and Evaluate the biological approach to abnormality The biological approach sees abnormality as a physical illness and removes psychological blame and responsibility for the behaviour form the patients. Biochemistry; which is where abnormal functioning in the brain can be caused by abnormal levels of neurotransmitters and hormones. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that allow neurones to communicate with one another at synapses. Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted
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Abstract It will be assessed whether working memory capacity (WMC) facilitates the use of emotion regulation strategies. A preceding study has shown that those with higher WMC successfully self-enhance in order to reduce negative affect compared to those with low WMC (Schmeichel & Demaree‚ 2010). To expand this literature‚ the present study will investigate if WMC facilitates the use of two different emotion regulating strategies. In the first part of the study‚ participants will be grouped based
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Abstract Keywords: Interference‚ Memory‚ Caffeine‚ Bilingualism How Interference Affects Working Memory Recall Attention and memory tend to go together. The better attention we pay to something‚ the better we can remember it later on. This notion memory and attention pertains greatly to working memory‚ which deals with small amounts of information that are ready for immediate use (Chun & Turk-Browne‚ 2007). The connection between attention and memory has been studied for many years through
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