Atkinson and Shriffrin Multistore Model of Memory

Question 1

Sensory - Types

Answer 1

5 sensory receptors

• echoic memory: sound
• iconic memory: visual

Question 2

Sensory - Capacity

Answer 2

Unlimited

Question 3

Sensory - Duration

Answer 3

• echoic: 3-4 seconds

- iconic: 0.3-0.4 seconds

Question 4

Sensory - Method of Maintaining Info

Answer 4

Cannot maintain

Question 5

Sensory - Method of Forgetting Info

Answer 5

Decay

Question 6

Sensory - Form of Info

Answer 6

Raw, sensory, un-encoded form

Question 7

Sensory - Filter?

Answer 7

Yes, filters out unimportant info

Question 8

Sensory - Conscious or Unconscious

Answer 8

Unconscious

Question 9

STM - Capacity

Answer 9

7 +- 2 items

Question 10

STM - Manipulation of Capacity

Answer 10

Chunking - grouping larger amounts of information into 9 units

Question 11

STM - Duration

Answer 11

12 - 20 seconds

Question 12

STM - Manipulation of Duration

Answer 12

Maintenance rehearsal or rote repetition

Question 13

STM - Method of Maintaining Info

Answer 13

Rote repetition

Question 14

STM -Method of Forgetting Info

Answer 14

• Displacement

- Decay

Question 15

STM - Form of Info

Answer 15

Physical form

Question 16

STM - Filter?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

STM - Conscious or Unconscious

Answer 17

Conscious

Question 18

LTM - Types

Answer 18

• Procedural
• Declarative -> semantic
  - > episodic

Question 19

LTM - Capacity

Answer 19

Unlimited

Question 20

LTM - Duration

Answer 20

Relatively permanent

Question 21

LTM - Method of Maintaining Info

Answer 21

Consolidation

Question 22

LTM - Method of Forgetting Info

Answer 22

• Decay

- Organic -> amnesia, blow to head etc

Question 23

LTM - Form of Info

Answer 23

Semantic form - based of meaning

Question 24

LTM - Filter?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

LTM - Conscious or Unconscious

Answer 25

Unconscious