cognitive individual differences

Question 1

how can people’s memory be affected

Answer 1

age
gender
medical conditions
cultural norms
personal content of memory

Question 2

how does working memory model consider individual differences

Answer 2

• it doesn’t it stayed everyone memory works in the same way IGNORING THEM

Question 3

how does central executive consider individual differences

Answer 3

• it can become impaired for alzheimer’s patients which makes dual tasking difficult to perform 2 different tasks simultaneously

Question 4

how did tulvings long term memory consider individual differences

Answer 4

• episodic memory = recall of personal events
• semantic memory = facts and knowledge of the world

Question 5

how is episodic memory affected by individual differences

Answer 5

• personal content of memory makes it more difficult to recall

Question 6

what did palambo et al do with tulvings ltm to consider individual differences

Answer 6

• conducted a study using the derives of autobiographical memory to examine individual differences, particularly with depression
• participants did a questionnaire rating their memory on a 5 point scale

Question 7

results palambo et al

Answer 7

• individuals with depression scored lower on episodic and semantic memory

Question 8

conclusions palambo et al

Answer 8

• depression may negatively impact memory

Question 9

how did reconstructive memory consider individual differences

Answer 9

stayed whenever we recall a memory we recreate it through what we remember and our schemas

Question 10

how did bartletts war of ghosts story

Answer 10

connection to individual differences and each individuals prior knowledge shaped memory recall

someone’s cultural background is having the biggest impact in their schema and their memory

Question 11

processing speed

Answer 11

the pace at which a person can take in understand and respond to information

Question 12

how does processing speed consider individual differences

Answer 12

differs between individuals and people write and read at different speeds - linked to stm capacity

Question 13

what can processing speed be affected by

Answer 13

age
languages

Question 14

how does processing speeds considering individual differences supported by sebastian and hernandez gil

Answer 14

• showed
• young children have shorter digit spans
• some languages have words with more sllylables to remember