memory- multi-store model of memory

Question 1

strength- research support for separate LTM and STM (2)

Answer 1

-baddeleys research showed STM coding is acoustic, LTM coding is semantic
-supports MSM’s view that STM+LTM are separate and independent

Question 2

strength- research support for separate LTM and STM COUNTERPOINT (2)

Answer 2

-artificial materials in studies that support MSM (jacobs, baddeley, peterson+peterson)
-lacks mundane realism (tasks arent reflective of everyday memory tasks)–>cant be generalised (its not a good explanation of how memory works)

Question 3

criticism-more than one STM type (3)

Answer 3

-KF study: KF had amnesia- STM recall for digits was poor when they were read out to him (auditory) but recall was better when he read them to himself (visual)
-damaged phonological loop but visuospatial sketchpad was intact
-MSM is inaccurate as there are multiple STM stores and it isnt unitary

Question 4

criticism- more than one rehearsal- elaborative rehearsal (4)

Answer 4

-prolonged rehearsal not needed to transfer to LTM
-researchers found type of rehearsal is more important than amount
-elaborative rehearsal= link info to existing knowledge
-MSM doesnt fully explain how LTM storage is achieved