Multi-store model

Question 1

Sensory memory

Answer 1

This is the first memory store and it takes in everything at a unconscious level and selects the most important. It stays here for around 1-2 seconds.

Question 2

Echoic store

Answer 2

Part of the Sensory memory for sound.

Question 3

Iconic store

Answer 3

Part of the Sensory memory for images.

Question 4

Short- term memory

Answer 4

This is the second memory store and information lasts for around 18 seconds. It has a limited capacity and can store 7 plus or minus 2 items.

Question 5

Encoding

Answer 5

This is the way in which you process information ready for storage.

Question 6

Acoustic

Answer 6

Based on sound.

Question 7

Duration

Answer 7

How long a memory lasts.

Question 8

Trigram

Answer 8

3 consonants.

Question 9

Long-term memory

Answer 9

This is the 3rd memory store. It has an unlimited capacity and information can last forever.

Question 10

linear model

Answer 10

In a line in one direction.

Question 11

Korsokoff’s syndrome

Answer 11

This is an Alcoholic disease. The short-term memory was intact but the long-term memory wasn’t. This proves that we have different memory stores.

Question 12

KF

Answer 12

He has a motorcycle accident and his short-term memory was damaged however he was still able to get new information into his long-term memory. This disproves this model.

Question 13

Rote rehearsal

Answer 13

Saying things over and over again.

Question 14

Who proposed the multi-store model?

Answer 14

Atkinson and Shiffrin.

Question 15

Another name for the multi-store model?

Answer 15

Structural model of memory.

Question 16

Encoding method of the Short-term memory?

Answer 16

Acoustic.

Question 17

Encoding method of the Long- term memory?

Answer 17

Semantic.

Question 18

Experiment that was done to see the capacity of short-time memory was done by?

Answer 18

Miller.

Question 19

Experiment that was done to see the duration of short-term memory was done by?

Answer 19

Peterson and Peterson.

Question 20

Experiment that was done to see the preferred encoding method on short-tem memory was done by?

Answer 20

Conrad.

Question 21

Describe the experiment that Miller did on capacity of short-term memory?

Answer 21

Read out sets of numbers that increased by one digit each time and the person had to repeat it back to him immediately. He found that people can only hold around 7 items at one time.

Question 22

Describe the experiment that Peterson and Peterson did on duration of short term memory?

Answer 22

Gave people 3 meaningless consonants to say back to them after 3,6,9,12,15,18 second whilst counting backwards from a three digit number to prevent rehearsal.