Other

Question 1

Individual differences in memory

Answer 1

• processing speed or by schemas that guide the reconstructive nature of memory
• autobiographical memory
• how we perceive and memorise an object or event

Question 2

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 2

• characterised by memory and concentration loss, confusion and changes in mood
• appears to selectively impair certain cognitive systems, it deteriorates the memory system for new events and also affects working memory as the central executive function becomes impaired
• inability to recall autobiographical information info from episodic memory