Coding,

Question 1

What is Coding?

Answer 1

format in which information is stored in various memory state

Question 2

how is Short term memory(STM) coded?

Answer 2

acoustically (sounds)

Question 3

how is LTM coded?

Answer 3

semantic (Meaning)

Question 4

Research on coding-Baddeley
4 groups of p-list of words

Answer 4

Baddeley-gave 4 groups of p different list of words to remember
Group 1-(acoustically similar)
Group 2-(acoustically dissimilar)
Group 3 ( semantically similar) words
Group 4( Semantically dissimilar)
>p asked to recall words in same order, all recalling from STM
>did worse with acoustically similar
>when recalled aftertime interval- 20m recalled from LTM
>did worse with semantically similar
>Findings suggest info is coded acoustically in STM& semantically in LTM

Question 5

A03

Coding- Seperate memory stores

Strength

Answer 5

strength-Baddeley’s study identified a clear difference between 2 memory stores
Th idea that STM uses mostly acoustic coding & LTM uses semantic significant
Important step in understanding memory system which led to the multi store model

Question 6

A03

Coding- Artificial stimuli

Limitation

Answer 6

Artificial stimuli
>Baddeley’s study used artificial stimuli rather than meaningful material

e.g the word lists had no personal meaning to p
> so Baddeley’s findings may dont tell us about coding in diff memory tasks

> when processing more meaningful info ppl may use semantic coding even for STM tasks

Suggests findings from this study have limited application.