Multi-store Model Of Memory (Atkinson & Shiffrin)

Question 1

GIVE A STRENGTH OF THE MSM, separate memory stores
(research support). 4 points.

Answer 1

1- Baddeley
2- tested the recall of four groups of pp’s with different lists of words
3- acoustic words got mixed up in STM, semantic words got mixed up in LTM
4- therefore, there is a distinction between the STM and LTM

Question 2

GIVE A STRENGTH OF THE MSM. (Case study of HM).
4 points

Answer 2

1- HM had hippocampus removed due to epilepsy
2- after the surgery, he could remember previous memories (LTM) but could not form new memories (STM)
3- STM couldn’t be transferred to LTM
4- therefore, the brain uses separate regions of the brain for STM and LTM

Question 3

GIVE A LIMITATION OF THE MSM. S
3 points

Answer 3

1- MSM is too simple
2- research suggests that STM and LTM are made up of more than one store
3- e.g, the working memory model (Baddeley & Hitch) has 5 components for the STM

Question 4

GIVE A LIMITATION OF THE MSM. (Research)
4 points

Answer 4

1- research into MSM uses artificial tasks
2- Baddeley used artifical stimuli instead of meaningful stimuli
3- suggesting that there is a limited application to real world memory use
4- therefore, lacks ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY