📘 A-Level Psychology: Memory Revision Guide

Master the Memory topic with this comprehensive study guide, tailored for AQA A-level Psychology. This resource breaks down theories, models, and research into clear, exam-focused notes — giving you everything you need to revise effectively and write top-band essays.

✨ What’s Inside?

✅ Concise Summaries – Covers all Memory content from the AQA specification, including:

• Features of STM and LTM

• Types of Long-Term Memory

• The Multi-Store Model (MSM)

• The Working Memory Model (WMM)

• Explanations for Forgetting (interference, retrieval failure)

• Factors Affecting Eyewitness Testimony (EWT) – misleading information, anxiety

• The Cognitive Interview

✅ Research Studies Simplified – All key studies explained in straightforward language with methods, findings, and implications clearly set out.

✅ Evaluation Points for Every Lesson – Carefully selected AO3 points for each theory and study to help you analyse and critique effectively.

✅ PEEL Structure Example – See how evaluation points can be developed into a fully written PEEL paragraph, essential for hitting AO3 marks. Includes a worked example and an extra tip for writing A*-level evaluation with counter-arguments.

✅ Exam Tips from Examiners – Each lesson includes practical exam advice drawn from previous examiner reports, helping you avoid common pitfalls and boost your answers.

✅ Visually Clear Layout – Structured with headings, bullet points, and space for your own notes to make revision simple, engaging, and effective.

🎯 Why This Guide?

The Memory topic is one of the most content-heavy areas of A-level Psychology. Many students find it difficult to remember the detail of studies. This guide makes revision easier by breaking content into manageable chunks and showing you exactly how to apply knowledge in exam-style answers.

Whether you’re preparing for class tests, mocks, or final exams, this guide is a time-saving resource that gives you confidence and clarity.