Memory: Features Of Each Store Flashcards
1
Q
Sensory register capacity is …
A
Unlimited
2
Q
Sensory register duration is…
A
Limited
3
Q
Sensory register coding is …
A
Unprocessed form
4
Q
STM capacity is …
A
7+/-2 items
5
Q
STM duration is …
A
18-30 seconds
6
Q
STM coding is …
A
Acoustic
7
Q
LTM capacity is …
A
Unlimited
8
Q
LTM duration is …
A
Lifelong
9
Q
LTM coding is …
A
Semantic
10
Q
The 2 main parts of the sensory register are …
A
The iconic store (visual info)
The echoic store (auditory info)
11
Q
If you pay attention to the info in sensory register then…
A
It goes through to STM.
12
Q
If you don’t pay attention to the info in sensory register then…
A
It fades, trace decay
