Memory & Info Processing Flashcards
What are the 3 stores within our Memory?
STSS - Short Term Sensory Store
STM - Short-Term Memory
LTM - Long-Term Memory
What are the 3 process within our Memory?
Encoding (putting into stores)
Maintenance (keeping it alive)
Retrieval/Decoding (finding it from stores)
What does the Short-Term Sensory Store (STSS) do?
[Give as much detail of facts/stats]
Holds all info from display
Unlimited Capacity
Sense Specific
Temporary ~ 0.5 - 1 sec
Subconcious
What is Selective Attention and where does it occur?
Where our mind focuses on the most relevant information for the scenario - disregarding irrelevant/meaningless info
Occurs between STSS & STM
(STM chooses most relevant info)
What does the Short-Term Memory (STM) do?
[Give as much detail of facts/stats]
Attends to relevant stimuli
(Selective Attention)
(Learn most relevant)
Limited Capacity (7-9 items)
Limited Duration (~30 secs)
D.C.R Process
What does the Long-Term Memory (LTM) do?
[Give as much detail of facts/stats]
Stores Well-Learned info
(Stored as EMPs)
Used for comparison
STM encodes to LTM
LTM decodes to STM
What are EMPs?
Executive Motor Programmes
(Schemas)
How information is stored in the LTM
What are the components for Baddeley and Hitch’s 1974 Model?
Central Executive
Phonological Loop
Visuospatial Sketchpad
Episodic Buffer (added in 2000)
What does the Central Executive do?
[Give as much detail of facts/stats]
Controls flow of information
Controls the 3 ‘slave systems’
What does the Phonological Loop do?
[Give as much detail of facts/stats]
Handles Verbal/Auditory Content
(Spoken instructions)
(Verbal Guidance)
[Links to Coaching processes]
What does the Visuospatial Sketchpad do?
[Give as much detail of facts/stats]
Handles Visual and Spatial Content
‘Creating a picture in your mind’
(Demonstrations)
[Links to Vicarious Experiences]
What does the Episodic Buffer do?
[Give as much detail of facts/stats]
[Seen as actual STM]
Links info together
In charge of Timing and Sequencing
Keeping Chronology
