Multistore Model

Question 1

What does capacity mean?

Answer 1

How much information a memory store can retain.

Question 2

What does encoding mean?

Answer 2

The form in which the memory is retained in a memory store.

Question 3

What does duration mean?

Answer 3

How long a memory store can retain information for.

Question 4

What is the order of the multistore model?

Answer 4

-Sensory register.
-Short term memory.
-Long term memory.

Question 5

What is the capacity duration and encoding of the sensory register?

Answer 5

C-Up to 10 items
D-2 seconds or less
E-Acoustically from senses.

Question 6

What is the capacity, duration and encoding of the STM?

Answer 6

C-5-9 items.
D-Under 30 secs
E-Acousitcally

Question 7

What is the capacity, duration and encoding of the LTM?

Answer 7

C-unlimited
D-Up to a lifetime
E-semantically

Question 8

How is information passed from the sensory register to the STM?

Answer 8

By paying attention to something.

Question 9

How is info kept in the STM?

Answer 9

Maintenance rehearsal.

Question 10

How is info passed from the STM to the LTM?

Answer 10

Elaborative rehersal.

Question 11

How is info passed from the LTM to the STM?

Answer 11

Retrieval.

Question 12

How does HM study support the multistore model?

Answer 12

-Has hippocampus removed so could not transfer memories to the LTM.
-Shows different stores in model.

Question 13

How does Clive Wearing support the multi store model?

Answer 13

STM is still fully functioning but LTM has deficits and can only hold memories sup to 30 seconds.
-Shows different stores in model.

Question 14

How does the K.F case study support the multi store model?

Answer 14

-Had a damaged STM.
-Only verbal information was effected.
-Shows different stores in model.

Question 15

How can brain scans/ MRI’s support the multi store model?

Answer 15

-When remembering new info the hippocampus is active (LTM).
-When making a decision prefrontal lobes are active (STM).
-Shows different stores in the model.

Question 16

How can Baddeley study support the multi store model?

Answer 16

-Semantically similar words were remembered better- LTM encoded.
-Acoustically dissimilar words were remembered better- STM encoded.

Question 17

How testable is the theory (strength and weakness)?

Answer 17

Strength:
-Has empirical evidence of brain scans which can show different stores in the model.
Weakness:
-Case studies can be unethical as it is a long process which can stress someone out.

Question 18

How is the theory useful?

Answer 18

Can explain and help students with revision (rehearsal and maintenance).
-Explains types of amnesia anterograde where people can no longer move info from the STM to LTM and how to help them.