Multi storey memory model

Question 1

who created msm

Answer 1

Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968)

Question 2

What is stage one of memory

Answer 2

Sensory

Question 3

What is stage two

Answer 3

Short term

Question 4

What is stage three

Answer 4

Long term

Question 5

what is the sensory encoding method , duration and capacity

Answer 5

sense specific, 0.5secs, one sensation

Question 6

what is the stm encoding method , duration and capacity

Answer 6

mainly acoustic, 15-30secs, 7+/- 2

Question 7

what is the ltm encoding method , duration and capacity

Answer 7

mainly sematic, unlimited, unlimited

Question 8

how is it credible

Answer 8

millers research into magic number 7, case studies CW and HM, face validity

Question 9

What are objections

Answer 9

case study KF had could encode ltm memories but not stm, based on experiments lacking ecological validity

Question 10

what are differences

Answer 10

Working memory explores retrival and rehearsal from the ltm

Question 11

How can it be applied

Answer 11

Shows that eyewitnesses need to rehearse details to remember them, help deople with dementia, alzheimers