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General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination June 2013

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Psychology (Specification A)
Unit 1

PSYA1

Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods 9.00 am to 10.30 am

Wednesday 22 May 2013
You will need no other materials.

Time allowed  1 hour 30 minutes 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. Information 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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PSYA1

2 Section A Cognitive Psychology and Research Methods Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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Total for this question: 4 marks 1 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. ............................................................................................................................................