Memory Models

Question 1

What is decision making?

Answer 1

Our ability to use the information given to make decisions

Question 2

How many aspects are there to memory?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

What are the three aspects to memory?

Answer 3

. Short term sensory store
. Short term memory (working memory)
. Long term memory

Question 4

What is the short term memory’s (working memory) capacity and timescale?

Answer 4

Time scale is 20-30 seconds
Capacity is 5-9 items

Question 5

How does the short term sensory store work?

Answer 5

Stimuli that enters the brain has a large storage capacity but can only hold for 0.25-1 seconds. Selective attention is used to filter through the important information. All the other information that is irrelevant is immediately forgotten

Question 6

How does the short term memory work?

Answer 6

Decision making takes place here and is also known as the working memory. It can hold information for 30 seconds and can contain around 5-9 items. The information it contains comes from the short term sensory store. In order to extend the length of your STM repeat information and practice it. The information in the STM can only go to the long term memory is information is rehearsed. If this is not done then information is lost/forgotten

Question 7

How does the long term memory work?

Answer 7

Long term memory capacity is unlimited and can store information for long periods of time (forever). Encoded information means it is stored with meaning. Motor programmes are stored in the LTM as they have been rehearsed many times. Over learnt skills are automatic. The difference between the LTM and STM is that STM chooses which information it wants

Question 8

What is a schema?

Answer 8

Set of rules/relationships to help us make decisions about movement patterns

Question 9

What are the two parts of a schema?

Answer 9

. Recall schema
. Recognition schema

Question 10

What are the two sub parts of recall schema?

Answer 10

Initial
Response

Question 11

What are the two sub parts of recognition schema?

Answer 11

Sensory consequences
Response outcomes

Question 12

What is a recall schema?

Answer 12

It starts movement

Question 13

What is the initial part of the recall schema?

Answer 13

What is going on (display)

Question 14

What is the response part of the recall schema?

Answer 14

What’s needed (response chosen)

Question 15

What is the recognition schema?

Answer 15

It controls and evaluates movement

Question 16

What is the sensory consequences part of the recognition schema?

Answer 16

How did it feel

Question 17

What is the response outcomes part of the recognition schema?

Answer 17

What happened