Psychology GCSE
Distinguishing stores by feature
What Distinguishing stores by feature means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Describing each store using all three features, so a named store is linked to its coding, capacity and duration rather than giving one feature alone.
Topics that use Distinguishing stores by feature
- Memory (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Capacity
- Classifying examples by content
- Coding
- Context-dependent memory
- Duration
- Effect of delay
- Effort after meaning
- Encoding
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