Sensory Memory

Question 1

How were letters presented in Sperling’s 1960 experiment?

Answer 1

Presented in a grid for less than a second

Question 2

On average how many letters were recalled in Sperling’s 1960 experiment?

Answer 2

People recalled on average 4 letters

Question 3

Within how many seconds does information decay?

Answer 3

Within about 2 seconds or less

Question 4

How does information enter the brain?

Answer 4

Via the sensory register/sensory memory

Question 5

What happens when information is attended to?

Answer 5

If it is attended to it will then pass to the STM store

Question 6

What happens to information that’s not attended to?

Answer 6

If it’s not attended to it will decay and is lost

Question 7

What is the capacity of the sensory memory?

Answer 7

Said to be limited to around 3 or 4 items

Question 8

What is meant by modality specific?

Answer 8

Information is in the same form as it is received

Question 9

What are the two types of rehearsal?

Answer 9

Maintenance rehearsal

Elaborative rehearsal

Question 10

What does maintenance rehearsal do?

Answer 10

Keeps information in our STM

Question 11

What does elaborative rehearsal do?

Answer 11

Gets the information into the LTM