Memory

Question 1

What is Atkinsons multi store model of memory ?

Answer 1

Sensory input -> sensory memory ( decay) -> attention -> short term memory has a rehearsal loop ( displacement and decay ) -> rehearsal <- retrieval -> long term memory ( interference, retrieval failure )

Question 2

What is the supporting evidence for the multi-storey model ( sensory Memory)?

Answer 2

Sensory capacity - 4/12 symbols remembered but knew there was 12 there
Sensory duration - visual 500 millisecond and auditory 2/3 seconds
Sensory coding - sense specific