Memory: Multi-Store Model of Memory Flashcards
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Who developed the multi-store model of memory?
Atkinson & Shiffrin
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What type of model is the multi-store model?
Structural
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The MSM is described as a structural model
What does this mean?
The model is organised
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How can we describe the sensory register, the STM, and LTM
- Seperate
- Unitary
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How does information flow through the model?
In a linear way
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Information in the MSM flows in a linear way.
What does this mean?
Information has to pass through each store
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Stimuli from the environment enters the sensory register
What happens if this information is not attended (paid attention to)
Information decays
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Why will unattended information in the sensory register decay?
It has a limited duration of < 1s
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How does information transfer from the sensory register to the short term memory?
By paying attention to it
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Why does unrehearsed information in the short term memory decay?
It has a limited duration of 18 - 30s
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How does information transfer to the long term memory from the short term memory?
Prolonged rehearsal
(rehearsing it over time)
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How can information be kept in the short term memory for longer?
Maintenance rehearsal
(rehearsing the information)
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How can information be transferred from the long term memory, to the short term memory
Retrieval
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What is the duration of the sensory register?
Less than 1 second
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What is the capacity of the sensory register?
High