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Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards

This resource is designed for teaching the Memory topic under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated in line with AQA’s 2025 spec changes, which retain Retrieval Failure as a key explanation for forgetting in long-term memory (LTM), including context-dependent and state-dependent cues and key supporting research.

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What’s Included:

• Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers retrieval failure with clear explanations of context-dependent and state-dependent forgetting. Includes engaging visuals, real-world examples, and key research studies (Godden & Baddeley, 1975; Carter & Cassaday, 1998; Aggleton & Waskett, 1999). Features structured Think-Pair-Share activities and “Two Truths and a Lie” retrieval checks to boost student understanding and engagement.

• Evaluation Worksheet – Supports AO3 skills development through structured prompts and extension questions. Students analyse the strengths and limitations of retrieval failure using studies, ecological validity, and the testability of the Encoding Specificity Principle.

• “That Stinks!” Activity Sheet – Applies retrieval failure to real-life memory cues (e.g., smells) through the Aggleton & Waskett (1999) study. Includes discussion questions and application to memory in dementia.

• Exam Practice - Includes two AQA-style questions (4-mark AO2 application + 4-mark AO3 evaluation) with model answers. Perfect for classwork, retrieval tasks, or homework.

How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes:

• Fully aligned with AQA’s 2025 A-Level Psychology spec for the Memory topic

• Includes both context- and state-dependent forgetting, as required

• Features required research evidence and links to everyday forgetting

• Strengthens AO1, AO2, and AO3 through active learning, scaffolded evaluation, and applied exam practice

• Exam-style questions formatted using current AQA assessment objectives and mark scheme standards