GCSE Psych Mem Part 2

Which of the following statements related to the reconstructive theory of memory are true.

• the theory assumes that recall involves retrieval of an exact copy

• retrieval is an active process

• retrieval is a passive process

• retrieval is influence by schemata

• LTM are stored semantically

In the War of the ghosts study by Bartlett, the participants were from ...

• Switzerland

• The United Sates

• Germany

• Britain

In the War of the ghosts study by Bartlett, it was reported a participant recalled 'something black came out of his mouth' as 'foaming at the mouth'.

This is an example of schemata influencing recall via ...

• omission

• familiarization

• rationalization

In the War of the ghosts study by Bartlett, it was reported a participant often forgot names, such as the name of the village.

This is an example of ... (2 answers)

• omission

• familiarization

• rationalization

Bartlett recorded and analyzed participant's retelling of the story. This was qualitative data. Which of the following best defines qualitative data?

• numerical data

• non numerical data

• data that describes

• data in the form of words

According to schema theory, people are born with a predisposition towards certain schema, such as fear of snakes, from birth.

• true

• false

Paul witnessed a car crash and then drive quickly away from the seen. Days later, when being asked to recall what type of car it was by a police officer, he said, "It was a red sports card," event though the car was a red hatchback. The reason for this error, could be which type of influence by a schema?

• interference

• omissions

• rationalization

• familiarization

• decay

A patient of Doctor Clive, has had a stroke, damage the blood supply to the Broca region of their brain. Since the accident they are no longer able to speak. This is an example of ...

• retrograde amnesia

• anterograde amnesia

The investigation of HM was a case study. Which of the following are typical strengths of case studies?

• collect in-depth data

• ethical as the experimenter does no manipulate an IV (naturally occurring)

• the study is usually easy to replicate

• the investigation has a large sample size

Which of the following statements about anterograde amnesia is true?

• the individual can not remember things before the damage

• the individual cannot make new memories following the damage