STM & LTM

Question 1

What is the duration of the STM?

Answer 1

18-30 seconds

Question 2

What is the capacity of the STM?

Answer 2

Between 5 and 9 items or chunks of information

Question 3

How is the capacity of the STM often referred to? (Miller 1956)

Answer 3

Referred to as 7 +/- 2

Question 4

What happens when information from the STM is rehearsed?

Answer 4

It will pass onto the LTM

Question 5

What happens when information from the STM isn’t rehearsed?

Answer 5

It will be lost through displacement

Question 6

How is rehearsal is done?

Answer 6

Rehearsal done acoustically by repeating it to oneself

Question 7

What is the mode of representation of storage?

Answer 7

Auditory (by sound)

Question 8

What is the duration of the LTM?

Answer 8

Potentially a lifetime

Question 9

What is the capacity of the LTM?

Answer 9

An infinite amount can be stored but information can still be lost through decay and interference

Question 10

What is the mode of representation or storage?

Answer 10

Semantic (relies upon meaning) but also can be visually or acoustically stored