Whichever A-level specification you are studying, you will come across memory at some point. Memory is a fascinating topic because everyone can relate to remembering and forgetting in real life, but it also gives us a chance to look in detail at what cognitive psychologists do. There is a great range of material online that you can use to learn about how memory works and run your own memory demonstrations and experiments.
For a general run-down on human memory a great place to start is human-memnory.net at www.tinyurl.com/plq3x2v. Here you can explore types of memory store, including short- and long-term memory, and different types of long-term memory. You can also look at details of memory processes, including encoding, storage and retrieval. You can run a series of demonstrations/experiments on short-term memory and some aspects of long-term memory at ‘Your amazing brain…’: www.tinyurl.com/nh6r2xd. If you are up for a challenging read you can look at Atkinson and Shiffrin’s multi-store model of memory at www.tinyurl.com/cxocg76. Use YouTube to find dramatic footage of cases of amnesia, where individuals suffer loss of long-term memory without short-term memory impairment. For example, see Clive Wearing at www.tinyurl.com/oswqm3j and HM and EP at www.tinyurl.com/qadhr5s.
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