Individual Differences in Memory

Question 1

How does Mary Mullen (1994) suggest there are cultural differences?

Answer 1

Found caucasian students had memories from 6 months earlier than asian students

Question 2

How does Harlene Hayne (2000) suggest there are cultural differences in memory?

Answer 2

Found Maouris from New Zealand had earlier memories than caucasians

Question 3

How could reconstructive memory show cultural differences?

Answer 3

Schemas affected by an individual’s social norms which are affected by culture

Question 4

How could the type of memory affect how it is remembered?

Answer 4

Katherine Nelson (2004) found that if parents told elaborate tales to their children, they were more likely to have earlier memories

Question 5

What did Wang (2013) find regarding gender?

Answer 5

Women are better at recognising faces they have seen before than men

Question 6

What does Loftus (1992) suggest about developmental differences?

Answer 6

Accuracy at remembering details from a film was 76% for 26-35 y/o but only 56% for 65+, the 65+ age group and 4-5 age group were more likely to be answer leading questions about things that didn’t occur in the film