Multi store memory model Flashcards
Recall the multi-store model
Enviro stimuli —> sensory memory —> short term memory —> long term memory
What is the capacity of the sensory memory
10 items
What is the capacity of the short term memory
+7/-2 items
What is the capacity of the long term memory
Unlimited
What is the duration of the sensory memory
2 seconds
What is the duration of the short term memory
15-30 seconds
What is the duration of the long term memory
Forever
How are memories encoded into the sensory memory
The same way e.g sound , sight
How are memories encoded into the short term memory
Acoustically
How are memories encoded into the long term memory ?
Semantically
What is the supporting evidence for the multi-store model
Clive wearing - 1938 , British citizen suffered from an acute and long lasting case of anterograde amnesia, remembered long term memories but could no longer make them
Strength of the multi store model
Explains why we forget things in our short term memory
Weaknesses of the MSM
It is a reductionist , doesn’t explain why some cases of people damaging their STM can still recall certain things.
What has to happen for the info to move from sensory memory to short term memory ??
You need to pay attention of the sense
If someone is struggling to retrieve info from their long term memory , what might be broken ??
Retrieval
