Individual Differences Flashcards
differences between people
processing speedshort term store capacityageschemas = Baddeley found heavily affectsepisodic memory = collection of own memories
Daniela Palombo et al what did they assess
Assess individual differences in naturalistic autographical memory. subdivided into episodic, semantic, spatial prospective
What did Palombo finnd (results)
men scores higher on spatial than women
Supported by other research
Also found on survey that those who self-reported having depression score low on episodic and semantic
Participants made inaccurate judgement on their own memory performance
Who was Palombo’s sample?
Questionnaire containing 102 items scored five point likehert scale
598 participants were led to have good or poor memory overall.