memory-multi-memory model

Question 1

who came up with the multi-store memory model ?

Answer 1

Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)

Question 2

what does Atkinson and Shiffrin state

Answer 2

they state that the multi-store memory mode is made up of the sensory register, short term memory and long-term memory

Question 3

how are memories formed?

Answer 3

memories are formed sequentially and the info passes from one component to the next in a linear fashion

Question 4

what type of model is this?

Answer 4

linear model

Question 5

what does the term capacity mean in memory

Answer 5

capacity is the amount of information that can be held (the volume of info)

Question 6

what is the capacity for short term memory according to Miller ?

Answer 6

capacity for short term memory is 7+/- 2, this is because we remember things in groups of 7.
Concept of “chunking “

Question 7

what is the capacity of long term memory

Answer 7

unlimited

Question 8

what is the capacity of the sensory register

Answer 8

unlimited

Question 9

what does the term coding mean in memory

Answer 9

coding is the format in which the memory is recalled

Question 10

how does STM code

Answer 10

acoustically

Question 11

how does LTM code

Answer 11

semantically

Question 12

how does sensory register code

Answer 12

through the 5 senses

Question 13

what study states coding STM and LTM are two different stores

Answer 13

Baddeley in 1966

Question 14

what does Baddley’s study state in terms of acoustic coding

Answer 14

states that more mistakes are made when recalling acoustically - similar words straight after.

Question 15

what does Baddley’s study state in terms of semantic coding

Answer 15

states that when recalling words more mistakes are made when recalling semantically- similar words after 20 in of learning them

Question 16

what does the term duration mean in memory?

Answer 16

duration is how long the memory is held for

Question 17

what is short term memory duration

Answer 17

18 sec

Question 18

long term memory duration

Answer 18

unlimited

Question 19

what is maintenance rehearsal

Answer 19

maintenance rehearsal involves the process of linking new info in a meaningful way

Question 20

key study Peterson and Peterson

Answer 20

This study was done in 1959. Its aim is to investigate how different short intervals containing interference task affect the recall of items presented verbally to asses duration of STM

Question 21

what is a strength for the working memory model

support study

Answer 21

A support study is the one done by Baddley in 1966 which states that the LTM codes sematically ( words are learned through meaning) an that the STM code acoustically (words that sound the same). This then clearly shows that the two are two different stores supporting the idea of thet MSM.