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Question 1
Describe the role of one biological factor in one cognitive process, using a relevant example.
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Question 2
Using a relevant example, describe the potential influence of one environmental factor on a cognitive process.
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Question 3
With reference to a relevant example, explain the value of one cognitive model in understanding a cognitive process.
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Question 4
Explain how one cultural factor may influence a cognitive process. Include a relevant example in your answer.
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Question 5
Context: Learning and cognition
Leila is learning a sequence of spoken instructions for operating a machine. While she holds the instructions in mind, two colleagues nearby discuss their weekend plans. Leila sometimes misses an instruction when their voices become louder and sometimes remembers the instructions in the wrong order.
Analyse how environmental factors could influence Leila's cognitive performance in this situation.
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Question 6
Context: Learning and cognition
Tomas is preparing for a test that requires him to explain several processes without using his notes. He spends each study session rereading the explanations until they seem familiar, but finds it difficult to reproduce them the following day. He asks how he could use the same amount of study time more effectively.
Suggest one strategy to improve Tomas's later recall, supporting your suggestion with psychological knowledge.
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Question 7
Context: Learning and cognition
Members of two community storytelling groups regularly discuss events from their own lives. In one group, speakers are encouraged to describe their personal choices and feelings; in the other, speakers are encouraged to describe shared activities and their responsibilities to others. When recalling a recent community event, members tend to emphasize the details usually discussed in their group.
Apply your knowledge of cultural factors to account for these differences in remembering.
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Question 8
Context: Learning and cognition
Amira studies with cards that show a question on one side and an explanation on the other. She attempts an answer before turning each card over, but often gets important details wrong. She usually moves straight to the next card without checking which details were missing, and the same mistakes recur the following week.
Explain how one strategy to improve a cognitive process could be adapted to address Amira's difficulties.
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Question 9
Context: Learning and cognition
Following a brain injury, Noor can repeat a short instruction immediately after hearing it but often cannot remember the instruction later that day. During several training sessions, her performance on a practical skill improves, although she does not remember attending the earlier sessions.
Apply your knowledge of one biological factor to account for Noor's pattern of cognitive performance.
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Question 10
Context: Learning and cognition
A training instructor notices that learners struggle to keep a spoken code in mind while repeating an unrelated spoken message. They appear to have less difficulty keeping the code in mind while looking for a simple shape on a screen. The instructor wants to understand why the two combinations of tasks might produce different difficulties.
Analyse these observations using one cognitive model.
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Question 11
In the context of learning and cognition, discuss issues of causality in explaining the role of one or more biological factors in one or more cognitive processes.
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Question 12
Evaluate the value of one or more cognitive models in understanding cognitive processes in learning and cognition, with reference to perspective.
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Question 13
With reference to learning and cognition, examine how bias may affect our understanding of the role of cultural factors in one cognitive process.
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Question 14
In the context of learning and cognition, evaluate one or more strategies to improve a cognitive process, with reference to measurement.
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Question 15
To what extent can claims of causality about environmental influences on one cognitive process be justified in the context of learning and cognition?
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