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General Certificate of Education
Advanced Subsidiary Examination
June 2013

Psychology (Specification A)
Unit 1

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Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Mark

9.00 am to 10.30 am

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You will need no other materials.

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Time allowed
 1 hour 30 minutes

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Instructions
 Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
 Answer all questions.
 You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
 Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.

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The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
 The maximum mark for this paper is 72.
 Question 8 should be answered in continuous prose. You may use the space provided to plan your answer. In Question 8, you will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Do not write outside the box Section A Cognitive Psychology and Research Methods
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

Total for this question: 4 marks
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According to the multi-store model of memory, there are several ways in which short-term memory and long-term memory differ.
Explain how the findings of one or more studies demonstrate that short-term memory and long-term memory are different.
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