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Memory Flashcards

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What is the capacity, duration and coding of the SR?

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Capacity - Very large
Duration - Very brief (milliseconds)
Coding - Visually and Echoically

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What is the capacity, duration and coding of the STM?

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Capacity - Limited
Duration - 18 seconds aprox
Coding - Acoustic

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What is the capacity, duration and coding of the LTM?

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Capacity - Unlimited
Duration - Lifetime
Coding - Semantically (by meaning)

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What is the recency effect?

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When items are being circulated in STM.

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What is the primacy effect?

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When items have gone into LTM due to rehearsal.

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What is the function of the Central Executive?

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Controls attention and directs info to the 2 slave systems. It has a very limited capacity.

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What is the function of the Phonological Loop?

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Handles auditory info.

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What is the function of the Articulatory Control System (Inner voice)?

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Allows for sub-vocal repetition of items in the phonological store.

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What is the function of the Phonological Store (Inner ear)?

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Stores acoustic items for a short duration.

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What is the function of the Visio-Spatial Sketchpad?

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Handles visual and spatial tasks.

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What is the function of the Inner Scribe?

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Handles the spatial relationship between objects.

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What is the function of the Visual Cache?

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Stores visual info.

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AQA A Level Psychology (2 decks)

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