2.4 - Atkinson-Shiffrin and Memory

Question 1

Sensory Memory

Answer 1

a store of memory which very briefly stores raw information detected by the senses

Question 2

Sensory Memory: Capacity and Duration

Answer 2

C: unlimited
D: 0.2-4 seconds (couple seconds)

Question 3

Sensory Memory: Iconic Memory

Answer 3

sensory register for visual information

Question 4

Sensory Memory: Echoic Memory

Answer 4

sensory register for auditory information

Question 5

STM

Answer 5

a store of memory that holds a limited amount of information that is consciously being attended to and actively manipulated

Question 6

STM: Capacity and Duration

Answer 6

C: 5-9 items
D: 18-30 seconds

Question 7

LTM

Answer 7

a store of memory in which a potentially unlimited amount of information is stores for a relatively permanent amount of time

Question 8

LTM: Capacity and Duration

Answer 8

C: unlimited
D: relatively permanent

Question 9

Encoding

Answer 9

converting information into a useable form
-between STM -> LTM

Question 10

Consolidation

Answer 10

neurobiological process of making a newly formed memory stable and enduring following a learning experience

Question 11

Storage

Answer 11

retaining information for a long period of time

Question 12

Retrieval

Answer 12

accessing information that has been previously stores and bringing it back to conscious awareness
- between LTM -> STM

Question 13

Strengths: AS

Answer 13

*Distinguishes between the different stores involved in memory
*Outlines that each memory store has a different capacity and duration
*Provides a good understanding of the structure and process of memory

Question 14

Limitations: AS

Answer 14

*May be considered oversimplified
*STM is more complex than the model suggests
*Model ignores factors such as motivation and strategy which can facilitate learning and assist in encoding information from STM and LTM