multi-store model of memory

Question 1

what is the MSM

Answer 1

An explanation of memory based on three separate memory stores, and how information is transferred between these stores.(ATKINSON AND SHIFFRIN 1968)

Question 2

describe the sensory store

Answer 2

holds info very briefly in its’ original sensory modality (auditory, visual etc)

Question 3

describe the STM

Answer 3

-temporary place that holds a small amount of info that your currently thinking about
-info gets here through attention
-limited capacity of around plus or minus 7 bits of info
-decays after 15/30 secs if not rehearsed
-relies on acoustic coding (what it sounds like)

Question 4

what is rehearsal

Answer 4

mental repitition toe keep info in the stm

Question 5

how can we increase the capacity of the STM

Answer 5

-through chunking which is combining small bits of info into chunks by making them significant in some way so it’s easier to remember

Question 6

describe the LTM store

Answer 6

-where we store large amounts of info that we aren’t using at the moment but can withdraw info from it
-no limit to its capacity
-anything beyond 30 secs
-it loses info over time but takes longer than the STM
-encodes info semantically, acoustically and visually

Question 7

what is semantic encoding

Answer 7

storing info/memory in terms of what it means

Question 8

what is acoustic encoding

Answer 8

encoding of sound

Question 9

what is retrieval

Answer 9

copying info from the ltm into stm in order to be retrieved and used

Question 10

what is dissociation

Answer 10

when one memory structure is affected but the other isn’t showing that the two are seperate memory stores

Question 11

what evidence supports the idea of seperate memory stores?

Answer 11

study of being read out a list of words and trying to recall as many as possible aswell as looking at the effect of the speed and a displacement task

Question 12

what pattern was showed when the words were read out normally

Answer 12

MURDOCH 1962;showed primacy and recency effect

Question 13

what pattern was showed when the words were read out at a faster speed

Answer 13

RUNDUS 1971;found that inc the speed at which the words are read dec primary effect but inc recency

Question 14

what pattern was showed when a displacement task was introduced between recalling the words

Answer 14

GLANZER AND CUNITZ 1966;effect of a displacement task between recalling words showed a inc in primary effect and a dec in recency