The multi-store memory model

Question 1

What does the multistore model suggest

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Answer 1

That memory can be broken down into 3 stores, and 2 main processes which allow movement of information between stores.

Atkinson and Shiffrin

Question 2

Outline the components of the multi-store model

Answer 2

• Sensory registor -small tempory store, information enters through senses
• Attention - if store focused on, information moves to short term memory
• STM store - small capacity and duriation (roughly 18 seconds) - repetition required to maintain information
• Maintenance rehearsal - rehearsal to keep information in STM. If rehearsed enough will move to long term memory.
• Long term store - potentially unlimited duration and capacity.

Question 3

1 pro + 2 cons of MSM

Answer 3

Pro

*Epilepsy patient case study. - HM - No hippocampus, could retrieve old/not make new memories

Cons
* Over-simplification - WMM suggests ST store further divided + long term store has different types of memory.
* STM possibly reliant on LTM - Chunking information requires existing LTM knowledge to group.