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Memory :Overall Revision Flashcards

1
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Who created the multi-store model of memory?

A

Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)

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What is the multi-store model of memory?

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It is a theoretical cognitive model of how the memory system process information.

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What is the 1st store of the multi-store model of memory?

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Sensory Register

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What does the sensory register receive?

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It receives raw sense impressions
-> Attention passes info to the STM

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What is the coding of the sensory register?

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Modality specific

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What is the duration of the sensory register?

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Very large

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What is the capacity of the sensory register?

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Very short (250 ms)

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What is the 2nd store of the multi-store model of memory?

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Short Term Memory (STM)

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What is the coding of the STM?

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Acoustic (sounds)

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What is the duration of the STM?

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18- 30 seconds

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What is the capacity of the STM

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7 +/-2 items

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What does the STM receive?

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It receives info from the sensory register by paying attention OR from the LTM by retrieval

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How can info in the STM be lost?

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Displacement (new info enters the STM)
Decay (lost over time)

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What is the 3rd store in the multi-store model of memory?

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Long Term Memory (LTM)

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What is the coding of the LTM?

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Semantic (meaning)

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What is the duration of the LTM?

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Forever

17
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What is the capacity of the LTM?

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Unlimited

18
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What research shows that STM and LTM are separate?

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Glanzer & Cunitz

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What did the Glanzer & Cunitz research show?

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Found that words at the start and end of a word lists are more easily recalled (primacy and regency effect)
–> Suggest 1st words in LTM and last words in STM, but middle words were displaced.

20
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What are negatives about the multi-store model of memory?

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  • Cognitive Tests about MSM: low mundane realism and low ecological validity
  • There are different types of LTM
  • The capacity of the STM can be changed ( age + practice)
21
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What did the Jacobs research show?

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Found the recall for lists of letters and 9 for numbers
–> suggests the STM has limited capacity of 7+/-2
–> But can be improved through chunking

21
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What research shows the capacity of the STM?

A

Jacobs

Psychology- A-level (17 decks)

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