Memory models

Question 1

What are the 3 stages of the MSM?

Answer 1

Short term sensory memory, Short term memory, Long term memory

Question 2

What is the capacity of each store?

Answer 2

STSS - Limitless
STM - 5-9 items
LTM - Unlimited

Question 3

What is the duration of each store?

Answer 3

STSS - up to 1 second
STM - up to 30 seconds
LTM - Indefinite

Question 4

Describe selective attention?

Answer 4

Relevant information is filtered from the STSS to the STM.
Irrelevant information is forgotten

Question 5

Describe the rehearsal loop

Answer 5

Information is more likely to be passed to the LTM if skills are rehearsed and repeated in order to form motor programmes

Question 6

Identify strategies to help a performer retain more information

Answer 6

Chunking, rehearsal, avoiding overload, giving meaning

Question 7

Evaluate the MSM

Answer 7

+ Simple to understand
+ Explains how large amounts of information is filtered
- Hasn’t been proven
- Doesn’t account for individual differences

Question 8

What are the 3 stages of Craik and Lockhart’s processing model?

Answer 8

Structural, phonetic, Semantic

Question 9

Describe the 3 stages of C&L processing model

Answer 9

Structural - Paying attention to what the information looks like
Phonetic - Processing what the information sounds like
Semantic - What the meaning of the information is

Question 10

What factors affect the memory according to the processing model theory?

Answer 10

How much consideration is given to the information
If the information has meaning
If the information is understood
The deeper the information is processed the more likely it will be remembered

Question 11

Evaluated the Processing model (C&L)

Answer 11

+ Proven that if the information has meaning, a better understanding and longer memory trace
- Not quantifiable of how deep something is understood