SAC 2 Revision

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Explain the similarities and differences between iconic and echoic memory (3 marks)

2

Outline the duration and capacity of short term memory (2 marks)

3

Define what explicit memories are (3 marks)

2

State what type of memory classical conditioning is (2 marks)

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Describe the role of the hippocampus in the storage of long-term memories (4 marks)

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Define the function of the amygdala in terms of long term memories (3 marks)

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Outline the possible effect that damage to the cerebellum might have to a brain trauma victim (2 marks)

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State one of the main functions of the cerebral cortex (1 mark)

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Define the meaning of learning (1 mark)

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Distinguish between response cost from other forms of punishment (2 marks)

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Outline the three phase process of classical conditioning with reference to an example (6 marks)

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Describe the difference between stimulus generalisation and stimulus discrimination (2 marks)

2

Describe the term operant conditioning (2 marks)

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Outline the learning processes involved in order for observational learning to take place (5 marks)

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State the similarities and differences between long-term potentiation (LTP) and long term depression (LTD) (4 marks)

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Describe how neurohormones are released into our system (3 marks)

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Define the method of savings formula used when calculating how much relearning has take place (3 marks)

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Describe what Loftus's research on reconstruction has discovered about memory retrieval (3 marks)

3

Explain what Alzheimer's disease does to a person's memory (3 marks)

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Outline how a person can use context and state dependent cues to influence their ability or inability to remember (3 marks)

2

Explain the similarities and differences between iconic and echoic memory (3 marks)

Outline the duration and capacity of short term memory (2 marks)

Define what explicit memories are (3 marks)

State what type of memory classical conditioning is (2 marks)

Describe the role of the hippocampus in the storage of long-term memories (4 marks)

Define the function of the amygdala in terms of long term memories (3 marks)

Outline the possible effect that damage to the cerebellum might have to a brain trauma victim (2 marks)

State one of the main functions of the cerebral cortex (1 mark)

Define the meaning of learning (1 mark)

Distinguish between response cost from other forms of punishment (2 marks)

Outline the three phase process of classical conditioning with reference to an example (6 marks)

Describe the difference between stimulus generalisation and stimulus discrimination (2 marks)

Describe the term operant conditioning (2 marks)

Outline the learning processes involved in order for observational learning to take place (5 marks)

State the similarities and differences between long-term potentiation (LTP) and long term depression (LTD) (4 marks)

Describe how neurohormones are released into our system (3 marks)

Define the method of savings formula used when calculating how much relearning has take place (3 marks)

Describe what Loftus's research on reconstruction has discovered about memory retrieval (3 marks)

Explain what Alzheimer's disease does to a person's memory (3 marks)

Outline how a person can use context and state dependent cues to influence their ability or inability to remember (3 marks)

When studying for this next SAC will you be using maintenance or elaborative rehearsal or both? Explain your reasoning behind your decision (2 marks).