Cognative approach Flashcards
what gets sensory memory into the STM?
attention
what are the parts of the multi-store memory model?
input - sensory memory - STM - LTM
what gets the STM to the LTM (and back)?
Consolidation and then retrieval
what is Sensory memory?
a temporary store holding information from the environment very briefly in the form in which it is received
what is the STM?
a store with limited capacity and a duration of 15-30 seconds, it moves to the LTM if it is rehersed.
what is the LTM?
a store with unlimited capacity, if retrieved from the LTM it will move to the STM to act from.
what is the serial position effect?
refers to the finding that recolition accuracy varies depending on the order in which we receive the information to recall
what are the two effects of serial position?
primacy and recency
what is Milners study?
HM, he could use his Long term memory however he couldnt use his stm which proved that there were different stores
AIM- to see the effects of his surgery on his memory.
METHODS- (main) inteviews with him, cognative tasks, observing his behaviour
FINDINGS- he could remember how to complete a task but couldnt remember how or when he learnt it. Showing that his LTM store was working (motor memory) but his STM wasnt (episodic memory)
