Individual Differences in Cognitive

Question 1

differences between people

Answer 1

processing speed
short term store capacity
age
schemas = Baddeley found heavily affects
episodic memory = collection of own memories

Question 2

Daniela Palombo et al what did they assess

Answer 2

Assess individual differences in naturalistic autographical memory. subdivided into episodic, semantic, spatial prospective

Question 3

What did Palombo finnd (results)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Who was Palombo’s sample?

Answer 4

Questionnaire containing 102 items scored five point likehert scale
598. Participants were led to have good or poor memory overall.