Memory

Question 1

Who proposed the Multi Store Model and when

Answer 1

Atkinson and Shiffrin and 1968 and 1971

Question 2

What do these terms mean Coding, Duration and Capacity

Answer 2

Coding refers t o how the information is changed to be stored, Duration is how long the information can be held and Capacity is how much can be stored

Question 3

What does the Multi Store Model consist of

Answer 3

The Sensory register, Short term memory and Long term memory

Question 4

Describe the stores of the Multi Store Model (mention Coding, Duration and Capacity)

Answer 4

The sensory register holds information gained by the senses. The duration of it last less than a second and it can hold unlimited amount of memories.
The short term memory,codes acoustically and can last 18- 30 seconds, its capacity is 7 plus, minus two items
The capacity of the long term memory is unlimited, the duration can last a long time (years) and it is coded semantically

Question 5

What is Maintenane rehearsal and Retrieval

Answer 5

Maintanence regaresel is th e process of continually repeating something for it to be passed down to the LTM
Retrieval is the information passing from the LTM back to the STM

Question 6

Summaries HM Case Study

Answer 6

HMs Case study supports the Multi Store Model, which argues that the Short term memory and the Long term memory are different stores. After his Hippocampus was removed, his Long term memory was affected while his Short term memory stayed intact. He was unable to build new memories and store them in his Long term memory, he was able to remember people from his past but was unable to remember the people he had just met. This shows that these are different stores and are not one