After a school play, a researcher asks audience members to write down the names of props used in the final scene. One group writes immediately and another g...

Assessment: Psychology 9218 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Cognition and behaviour Subject: Psychology - 9218

Question 1 Report

After a school play, a researcher asks audience members to write down the names of props used in the final scene. One group writes immediately and another group writes after talking for 20 minutes.

(a) Which memory store is most likely being used when the first group starts to recall the props? [1]
(b) Explain one reason why the delayed group may remember fewer props. [2]

Answer Details

(a) Short-term memory / STM [1] (b) Information in STM has a limited duration [1], so without rehearsal it may be lost or displaced during the 20-minute conversation [1]

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