Sperling- sensory Memory

Question 1

Describe three points about the procedure:

Answer 1

1) p’s looked at and screen with a grid of numbers and letters
2) p’s shown for a split second
3) p’s asked to recall as many as possible

Question 2

Describe two points about the findings…

Answer 2

1) p’s could only recall 4/5 but knew they had seen more

2) when p’s trained to recall a row when hearing a tone they could recall most of the grid

Question 3

When was this study?

Answer 3

1960

Question 4

State two positives about the study

Answer 4

1) high level of control

2) stimulated other studies, which could conclude things about STM

Question 5

State the four things the further studies concluded about the STM…

Answer 5

1) info stays for less than 2 seconds
2) info in in an unprocessed form
3) separate stores for different senses
4) info can’t be controlled what enters