Memory Flashcards
What is the capacity, duration and coding of the SR?
Capacity - Very large
Duration - Very brief (milliseconds)
Coding - Visually and Echoically
What is the capacity, duration and coding of the STM?
Capacity - Limited
Duration - 18 seconds aprox
Coding - Acoustic
What is the capacity, duration and coding of the LTM?
Capacity - Unlimited
Duration - Lifetime
Coding - Semantically (by meaning)
What is the recency effect?
When items are being circulated in STM.
What is the primacy effect?
When items have gone into LTM due to rehearsal.
What is the function of the Central Executive?
Controls attention and directs info to the 2 slave systems. It has a very limited capacity.
What is the function of the Phonological Loop?
Handles auditory info.
What is the function of the Articulatory Control System (Inner voice)?
Allows for sub-vocal repetition of items in the phonological store.
What is the function of the Phonological Store (Inner ear)?
Stores acoustic items for a short duration.
What is the function of the Visio-Spatial Sketchpad?
Handles visual and spatial tasks.
What is the function of the Inner Scribe?
Handles the spatial relationship between objects.
What is the function of the Visual Cache?
Stores visual info.