Memory

Question 1

What is short term memory

Answer 1

Information that we are currently aware of (conscious)

Question 2

What is long term memory

Answer 2

Information out of our awareness which can be recalled when needed (unconscious)

Question 3

What is capacity

Answer 3

Amount of information held in a memory store

Question 4

What is duration

Answer 4

Length of time information can be held in that memory store

Question 5

What is coding

Answer 5

Format which the information is stored

Question 6

What is the study for STM capacity

Answer 6

Jacob’s- digit span test, sequence of numbers that must be recalled immediately

Question 7

What is the capacity of STM

Answer 7

7 +/-2

Question 8

What is the capacity of LTM

Answer 8

Limitless

Question 9

What is the study for STM duration

Answer 9

Peterson Peterson used 24 students attending their university, each ppts tested over 8 trials given a 3 digit number, asked to recall at 3 6 9 12 15 18 second

Question 10

What is the duration of STM

Answer 10

18 to 30 seconds

Question 11

What is the study for LTM duration

Answer 11

Bahrick tested 400 peoples yearbook photos and free recall of names and found 90% accurate for those who graduated within the last 15 years

Question 12

What is the duration of LTM

Answer 12

Lifetime

Question 13

What is the study for coding

Answer 13

Baddeley had 4 conditions:
Acoustically similar words
Acoustically dissimilar words
Semantically similar words
Semantically dissimilar words
Ppts were asked to recall words in the correct order

Question 14

What is the coding of STM

Answer 14

Acoustically

Question 15

What is the coding of LTM

Answer 15

Semantically