Individual Differences and Developmental Psychology (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What factors cause individual differences in memory performance?
What factors cause individual differences in memory performance?
Processing abilities, life experiences, age
What is processing speed in memory?
What is processing speed in memory?
Rate of encoding & handling new information
What is autobiographical memory?
What is autobiographical memory?
Memory for personal events in one's life
Which four domains did Palombo et al.'s SAM survey assess?
Which four domains did Palombo et al.'s SAM survey assess?
Episodic, semantic, spatial, prospective
What gender difference did Palombo et al. find in memory?
What gender difference did Palombo et al. find in memory?
Males scored higher on spatial memory
What percentage of children does dyslexia affect?
What percentage of children does dyslexia affect?
3% to 6% of children
What did Smith-Spark et al. find about adults with dyslexia?
What did Smith-Spark et al. find about adults with dyslexia?
Impaired verbal but unimpaired spatial WM
What percentage of the population does Alzheimer's disease affect?
What percentage of the population does Alzheimer's disease affect?
Approximately 5% (one in twenty people)
Which memories does Alzheimer's disease initially affect most?
Which memories does Alzheimer's disease initially affect most?
Memory for new events & information
What did Baddeley et al. find about Alzheimer's patients?
What did Baddeley et al. find about Alzheimer's patients?
Worse performance on dual task conditions