This document contains 16-mark essay plans for every extended-response question AQA could set on Memory. Each plan opens with a structured AO1 outline before developing AO3 evaluation, with named studies, dates and findings integrated throughout to evidence every point.
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 Essay Plans are included:
Discuss the multi-store model of memory. (16)
Discuss research on duration (8)
Discuss research on coding (8)
Discuss research on capacity (8)
Discuss research into the stores of memory (coding, capacity and duration) (16)
Discuss what psychological research has shown about working memory. (16)
Discuss how interference leads to forgetting. (16)
Discuss how retrieval failure due to the absence of cues leads to forgetting. (16)
Discuss research into the effects of leading questions on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)
Discuss post-event discussion on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)
Discuss research into the effects of anxiety on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)
Discuss the use of the cognitive interview (16)
This document contains 16-mark essay plans for every extended-response question AQA could set on Memory. Each plan opens with a structured AO1 outline before developing AO3 evaluation, with named studies, dates and findings integrated throughout to evidence every point.
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 Essay Plans are included:
Discuss the multi-store model of memory. (16)
Discuss research on duration (8)
Discuss research on coding (8)
Discuss research on capacity (8)
Discuss research into the stores of memory (coding, capacity and duration) (16)
Discuss what psychological research has shown about working memory. (16)
Discuss how interference leads to forgetting. (16)
Discuss how retrieval failure due to the absence of cues leads to forgetting. (16)
Discuss research into the effects of leading questions on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)
Discuss post-event discussion on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)
Discuss research into the effects of anxiety on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. (16)
Discuss the use of the cognitive interview (16)