Glanzer and Cunitz Flashcards
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What can this study be used for?
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Multi-store memory model (atkinson and shiffrin 1968)
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Background
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- Proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin 1968
- Encoding, duration, capacity
- Sensory memory -> attention
- Short term memory (mainly auditory, 18s)
- GA Miller 7 chunks in STM
- > rehearsal
- Long term memory (unlimited capacity, duration)
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Year
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Glanzer and Kunitz (1966)
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Aim
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Determine STM and LTM as separate memory stores
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Participants
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46 army enlisted men
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Experimental design
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Independent measures design
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Procedure
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- Asked to recall 15 word list
- Three conditions: immediate recall, delayed recall after 10 and 30 seconds
- In delay conditions participants were asked to count from a given number until given permission to write
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Results
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- In immediate recall, recency and primacy effects were shown
- in 30 seconds condition the effect disappeared
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Explanation for results using MSMM
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- Evidence for existence of STM and LTM, because when people have a chance to rehearse, the primacy effect retains
- Without rehearsal information is displaced, not transferring to LTM
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Evaluation
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+ Well controlled experiment, IV/DV relationship clear
- Only male participants were used
- Low ecological validity, because people don’t usually memorise item lists, unless phone numbers or shopping lists
