Atkinson-shiffrin model of memory

Question 1

memory

Answer 1

The process of encoding storing and retrieving information that has been previously encountered

Question 2

sensory memory

Answer 2

a store of memory that briefly stores raw information detected by the senses.
info is exact replica of what is in your environment and hasnt been encoded.

Question 3

ionic memory

Answer 3

visual memory
duration 0.33 of a second- long enough to identify stimulus

Question 4

echoic memory

Answer 4

auditory sensory memory
3 to 4 seconds

Question 5

short-term memory

Answer 5

or working memory
a store of memory that temporarily stores a limited amount of info that is consciously being attended to and actively manipulated
duration 12-30 seconds
capacity 5 - 9 pieces of info

Question 6

long-term memory

Answer 6

a store of memory in which a potentially unlimited amount of information is encoded and stored for a relatively permanent amount of time
info can be retrieved with specific cues
info is coded semantically and stored in semantic networks

Question 7

improving STM capacity

Answer 7

chunking
maintenance rehearsal
elaborate rehearsal

Question 8

chunking

Answer 8

grouping or packing bits of information into larger bits so it can be remembered as single units

Question 9

rehearsal

Answer 9

doing something so info can be retained, repeating info in the STM

Question 10

maintenance reheaarsal

Answer 10

repetition of info being remembered

Question 11

elaborate rehearsal

Answer 11

attaching meaning to what is being remembered

Question 12

types of LTM

Answer 12

implicit and explicit

Question 13

implicit memory

Answer 13

knowing how - memory of how to do something, physical or intellectual.
- procedural memory
- classically conditioned memory

Question 14

implicit memory

Answer 14

knowing how - memory of how to do something, physical or intellectual.
- procedural memory
- classically conditioned memory

Question 15

explicit memory

Answer 15

knowing that - memory of specific life events
- episodic memory (life events, autobiographical)
- semantic memory (info about the world, academic knowledge, places, people, meaning of words

Question 16

the Atkinson Shiffrin model strengths

Answer 16

• 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
• memory studies support the
  distinction between STM and LTM outlined
  in the model

Question 17

the Atkinson Shiffrin model weaknesses