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Memory - AO1 Flashcards

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1
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What model of memory did Atkinson and Shiffin come up with

A

The multi-store model

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What’s the role of the short term memory

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Actively processes info

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Capacity of the sensory register

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Unlimited

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4
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Duration of sensory register

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Limited

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How does the sensory register code

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Modality/sensory based

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Capacity of the short term memory

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7 plus or minus 2 (5-9 bits of info)
Jacobs
Digit span technique

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7
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Duration of short term memory

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Around 18 seconds
Peterson and Peterson
Trigrams

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8
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How does the short term memory code

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Acoustically
Baddeley
Word lists

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Long term memory capacity

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Unlimited

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10
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Duration of long term memory

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Indefinite
Bahrick
Year books

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How does the long term memory code info

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Semantically
Baddeley
Word lists

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What model of memory did Baddeley and hitch create

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The working model - to replace the short term memory

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The 4 components of the working memory

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Central executive
Phonological loop
Visio-spatial sketch pad
Episodic buffer

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14
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The 2 rules for dual tasking

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  • at least one task must be simple
  • different components
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Central executive

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  • in charge
  • delegates tasks
  • info arrives from sensory register or long term memory
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Phonological loop

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  • auditory info (sound)
  • inner ear = holds the words you hear
  • inner voice = repeated words in your head
  • limited capacity
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Visuo-spatial sketch pad

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  • Visual cache = visualising memories / things / objects
  • inner scribe = objects in relation to each other
  • limited capacity
18
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Episodic buffer

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  • combines both visual and acoustic info
  • records events that are happening
  • creates episodes
  • sends info to long term memory
19
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Three types of long term memory

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  • episodic
  • semantic
  • procedural
20
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Episodic long term memory

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  • explicit (knowing that)
  • personal
  • include contextual and emotional details
21
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Semantic long term memory

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  • explicit (knowing that)
  • universal facts and knowledge (maths, languages, capital city)
22
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Procedural long term memory

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  • implicit (knowing how)
  • automatic due to repetition
  • hard to explain/teach but easy to do (write, drive)
23
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Two types of forgetting

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  • interference
  • retrieval failure
24
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Types of interference

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  • proactive = past interferes
  • retroactive = recent interferes

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