Multi Store Model

Question 1

Define coding

Answer 1

How we process information
Changing it to suitable form, so it can be stored
For example, the STM codes acoustically

Question 2

Define capacity

Answer 2

This is the amount of information that can be held in memory.
For example, the capacity of STM is 5-9 items

Question 3

Define duration

Answer 3

This is how long information lasts in memory
For example, information, last 18 to 30 seconds in STM

Question 4

Which researcher conducted research on the coding of STM, and what was the finding?

Answer 4

Baddeley
STM codes acoustically, as there was better recall with acoustically, dissimilar words

Question 5

Which researcher conducted research on the capacity of short term memory, and what was the finding?

Answer 5

Miller
Limited 5 to 9 items were called using the digits span technique .

Question 6

Which researcher conducted research on the duration of STM, and what was the finding?

Answer 6

Peterson and Peterson
18 to 30 seconds however, maintenance rehearsal will increase duration

Question 7

Which researcher conducted research on the coding of LTM and what was the finding?

Answer 7

BADDELEY
LTM code semantically as there was battery recall with semantically dissimilar words after 20 minutes prevention task

Question 8

Which researcher conducted research on the duration of LTM and what was the finding

Answer 8

Bahrick
Potentially a lifetime
Recall of classmates remained accurate after 47 years
improved with the use of correct queues -photos

Question 9

😔 Ao3 coding , capacity and duration of the sensory register, STM and LTM
Mundane realism peel

Answer 9

The research into duration in the STM lacks mundane realism
Task of recalling consonant trigrams is artificial
difficult to generalise findings that information lasts 18 to 30 seconds to real life examples, as the task is not meaningful
lowering external validity

Question 10

😌 Ao3 coding , capacity and duration of the sensory register, STM and LTM
High reliability

Answer 10

Research into coding of STM praised high reliability
Carried out in a control lab environment
Could be repeated in the same conditions (same, standardised instructions, the same digits given to participants for the same amount of time.)
to check for consistent results

Question 11

😌 Ao3 coding , capacity and duration of the sensory register, STM and LTM
LTM high in mundane realism
BAHRICK

Answer 11

High in Mundane realism- research assessed ppts real life, memories of old individual classmates
Strength – realistic activity, e.g. searching for an old friend on social media
Might be easier to generalise findings of the duration of LTM to real life applications
Increases external validity of research into duration of LTM