M - Multi store model of memory

Question 1

who proposed the multi store model of memory

Answer 1

Atkinson and Schrifrin

Question 2

what are the 3 stages of the MSMM

Answer 2

• sensory register
• STM
• LTM

Question 3

what occurs between SR and the STM

Answer 3

encoding, selective attention

Question 4

what occurs between the STM and the LTM

Answer 4

consolidation and encoding

Question 5

capacity, duration and coding of the SR

Answer 5

C: unknown but large
D: 0.1s
CO: raw/unprocessed information

Question 6

capacity, duration and coding of STM

Answer 6

C: 5-9 pieces
D: 20-30s
CO: acoustic

Question 7

coding, duration and coding of the LTM

Answer 7

C: unlimited
D: 48y/lifetime
CO: semantic

Question 8

strengths of the MSMM

Answer 8

• lots of research between distinction between STM and LTM
• MSMM made the basis for later models to be influenced

Question 9

weaknesses of the MSMM

Answer 9

• the model is too simple
• it is only assumed that the LTM has an unlimited capacity

Question 10

what is encoding

Answer 10

coding information so it can be stored in your memory

Question 11

what is retrieval

Answer 11

recovering stored information from the memory system

Question 12

what did Peterson and Peterson’s findings suggest

Answer 12

out STM fades in under a half a minute without rehearsing

Question 13

how do improve your STM

Answer 13

• chaining
• chunking
• using selective attention

Question 14

what is chunking

Answer 14

arranging the information into larger units or chunks allowing more pieces of info to be stored

Question 15

what is chaining

Answer 15

linking pieces of information together

Question 16

what is selective attention

Answer 16

limiting the amount of irrelevant information passing into the STM