1 - Memory Flashcards

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1
Q

Name 3 processes in the MSM

A

Attention, Rehearsal, Elaborative/Maintenance, Retrieval, Decay/Forgetting

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2
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Name the 3 stores of the Multi Store Model (MSM) of Memory

A

Sensory Register
Short Term Memory (STM)
Long Term Memory (LTM)

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Describe the features of the 3 stores of the multi store model

Duration
Capacity
Encoding

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Sensory -
sensory modality
limitless
c. 0.25 seconds

STM -
acoustic
7+-2 chunks
18-30 seconds

LTM -
semantic
potentially limitless
up to a lifetime

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4
Q

Name 3 types of Long term memory

A

Episodic - life events
Semantic - knowledge of the world
Procedural - skills

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5
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Name the stores of the Working Memory Model (WMM) (Question 5)

A

Central executive
Visuospatial sketchpad (visual cache, inner scribe)
episodic buffer
phonological loop (phonological store and articulatory control)

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6
Q

Describe the features of the stores of the working memory model

capacity
encoding

A

Central executive -
limited
all

Phonological loop -
2 seconds
Acoustic

Visuospatial sketchpad -
3-4 objects
Visual

Episodic -
limited
all

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7
Q

Name 2 explanations of forgetting and the subtypes within those explanations

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Interference -
Proactive (old > new)
Retroactive (new > old)

Retrieval failure -
Context dependent (external)
State dependent (internal)
abscence of meaningful links cues

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8
Q

Name 3 factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony (EWT)

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Leading questions
Post Event Discussion
Anxiety
Misleading information

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9
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Name 3 research studies that show how each factor in Q8 affect the reliability of EWT

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Leading questions -
Loftus & Palmer (1974)

PED -
Gabbert et al. (2003)

Anxiety -
Johnson & Scott (1976)

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10
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Name 4 parts of the cognitive interview

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Recall everything
Reverse order
Changed perspective
Context reinstatement

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