Cognitive psychology Studies

Worked examples (9)

• 1State the aim (2 marks)
• 2Describe the procedure (4 marks)
• 3Describe two findings, with figures (4 marks)
• 4Explain 'effort after meaning' using the study (4 marks)
• 5Apply the study to eyewitness testimony (5 marks)
• 6Evaluate the objectivity of the study (4 marks)
• 7Assess whether the findings are reliable (5 marks)
• 8Discuss the ethics of the study (4 marks)
• 9Plan an 8-mark evaluation (8 marks)

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• 1State the aim (2 marks)
• 2Describe the participants (4 marks)
• 3Describe how semantic knowledge was tested (4 marks)
• 4Report the key findings with figures (5 marks)
• 5Explain why the deficit cannot be blamed on the MTL (5 marks)
• 6Handle H.M.'s language errors correctly (4 marks)
• 7Explain why this is a quasi-experiment (4 marks)
• 8Discuss the ethics of studying H.M. (5 marks)
• 9Plan an 8-mark evaluation (8 marks)

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• 1State the aims (2 marks)
• 2Describe the memory task (4 marks)
• 3Explain why the keypad was shielded (3 marks)
• 4Read the reaction time table (4 marks)
• 5Explain the double dissociation logic (5 marks)
• 6Handle the latency-versus-accuracy distinction (4 marks)
• 7Evaluate the sample (4 marks)
• 8Explain what the study adds to the working memory model (5 marks)
• 9Plan an 8-mark evaluation (8 marks)

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• 1State the aims (3 marks)
• 2Describe how each photograph was altered (4 marks)
• 3Describe the design and sample (4 marks)
• 4Report the findings for both events (5 marks)
• 5Explain the mechanism behind the effect (4 marks)
• 6Explain the Beijing null result (4 marks)
• 7Evaluate the Rome manipulation check (4 marks)
• 8Assess the ethics of the study (5 marks)
• 9Plan an 8-mark evaluation (8 marks)

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