Individual Differences in Memory Flashcards
1
Q
What is ‘processing speed’?
A
The speed at which we can process information differs between individuals
2
Q
What is processing speed and capacity affected by?
A
Affected by age
3
Q
What does young children having a shorter digit span than older children suggest?
A
That memory capacity increases with age
4
Q
What does bartlett’s reconstructive memory theory suggest about schemas?
A
That we all have relatively similar schemas but that these schemas can be heavily influenced by experience
5
Q
Why might individuals with brain damage not be generalisable to the population?
A
People with damage to the brains are unique individuals and comparing them to the population without brain damage isn’t fair
