Memory A* Model Answers

Memory - A* Model Essays

This document contains model answers for every 16-mark essay question that may appear in Memory. Each answer has been verified using specialist AI marking software and awarded between 14 and 16 marks, with the rationale for each mark documented in the comments section.

Colour-coded annotations follow a consistent system throughout:

Black — AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding)

Red — AO3 (Evaluation: Counterargument)

Orange — AO3 (Evaluation: Interactionist perspective)

Green — AO3 (Evaluation: Supporting argument)

What A* Model Answers are included:

1. Discuss the multi-store model of memory. (16)

2. Discuss research into the stores of memory (coding, capacity and duration) (16)

3. Discuss what psychological research has shown about working memory. (16)

4. Discuss how interference leads to forgetting. (16)

5. Discuss how retrieval failure due to the absence of cues leads to forgetting. (16)

6. Discuss research into the effects of leading questions on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)

7. Discuss post-event discussion on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)

8. Discuss research into the effects of anxiety on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)

9. Discuss the use of the cognitive interview (16)