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Individual Differences in memory (Palombo)
Flashcards do conjunto (11)
- 1What is processing speed?the speed at which people can process information - differs between individuals and depends on ST store capacity
- 2What is processing speed affected by?age - younger children have a shorter digit span than older children suggesting memory capacity increases with age
- 3How are schemas affected by individual differences?Influenced by personal experience - this affects the way we perceive info received by the senses and retrieve info held in memory.
- 4How is episodic memory subject to individual differences?individual to the person as it's a collection of memories of their own life - an autobiography of personalised events
- 5What year was Palombo?2012
- 6How many ppts?598 (volunteers)
- 7ProcedureConducted a survey designed to assess individual differences in naturalistic autobiographical memory.
- 8What 4 domains was autobiographical memory subdivided into?episodic
semantic
spatial
prospective (imagination for future events) - 9the questionnaire?contained 102 items which ppts scored on a 5 point likert scale
- 10Findings of Palombo?Individuals who scored high or low on episodic also scored high or low on semantic - we either have good or poor memory overall.
Men scored higher on spatial memory; consistent with other research.
People who self-reported having depression scored low on semantic and episodic memory. - 11Weaknesses of PalomboSelf report (social desirability/ DC)
Biased/ leading questions.
Likert scale is reductionist - limits their responses.