Psychology as Past Paper

General Certificate of Education January 2007 Advanced Subsidiary Examination PSYCHOLOGY (SPECIFICATION A) Unit 1 Cognitive Psychology and Developmental Psychology Thursday 11 January 2007

For this paper you must have: an 8-page answer book.

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Time allowed: 1 hour Instructions Use blue or black ink or ball-point pen. Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is PYA1. In Section A, answer one question. You should attempt all parts of the question you choose. In Section B, answer one question. You should attempt all parts of the question you choose. Where the term research appears in a question, you may refer to theories and/or studies as appropriate. Do all rough work in the answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information The maximum mark for this paper is 62. Two of these marks will be awarded for using good English, organising information clearly and using specialist vocabulary where appropriate. The marks for questions are shown in brackets.

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2 SECTION A: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Answer one question from this section. You should attempt all parts of the question you choose. Where the term research appears in a question, you may refer to theories and/or studies as appropriate.

Total for this question: 30 marks 1 (a) Describe findings and/or conclusions of research into the nature of long-term memory (LTM). (6 marks) (b) (i) What is meant by the term flashbulb memories? (ii) What is meant by the term repression? (3 marks) (3 marks)

(c) In the context of eyewitness testimony, describe and evaluate research into leading questions. (18 marks) Total for this question: 30 marks 2 (a) Describe one alternative to the multi-store model of memory. (b) Describe the procedures and findings of one study of reconstructive memory. (c) Discuss one or more explanations of forgetting in...