multi store model of memory Flashcards
1
Q
who founded the multi store model of memory
A
Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)
2
Q
what is the duration of the sensory register
A
less than half a second
3
Q
what is the capacity of the sensory register
A
very high
4
Q
what is the code of the sensory register
A
store depends on format
(visual information stored in iconic memory
acoustic information stored in echoic memory)
5
Q
what happens if you don’t pay attention to information in sensory register
A
if you don’t pay attention to information it doesn’t pass on into the STM memory and it is lost
6
Q
if you rehearse information enough that is in the STM what does this allow it to do
A
rehearsal allows information in STM to be transferred to LTM if rehearsed enough
7
Q
how do you get memories from LTM into the STM
A
retrieval
