Features Of Senory, Short Term, And Long Term Memory Flashcards
1
Q
What is coding
A
How we process info - changing it to a suitable form to be stored
2
Q
What is capacity
A
The amount of info that can be held in memory
3
Q
What is duration
A
How long info lasts in memory
4
Q
Coding in the sensory register
A
Modality specific - based on sense being used
5
Q
Coding in stm
A
Acoustically - sound based
6
Q
Coding in LTM
A
Semantic - meaning based
7
Q
Capacity of sensory register why?
A
Unlimited so we can take vast amounts of information at the same time
8
Q
Capacity of stm
A
5-9 items
9
Q
Capacity of LTM
A
Unlimited
10
Q
Duration of sensory register
A
Less that 0.5 seconds
11
Q
Duration of stm
A
18-30 seconds
12
Q
Duration of LTM
A
A lifetime
13
Q
Research on coding of stm
A
Baddeley
14
Q
Research on coding of LTM
A
Baddeley
15
Q
Research on capacity of stm
A
Miller
