Models for Explaining Memory Flashcards

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Memory

A

Process of encoding, storing and retrieving information

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Multi-Store Model (Atkinson and Shiffrin)

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Sensory Register

Short-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory

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Sensory Register

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Relatively unlimited capacity

Few second duration

Stores and receives sensory info

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Short-Term Memory

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Remains for short period until rehearsed into LTM

Info attended to from SR

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Long-Term Memory

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30 seconds to forever

Unlimited capacity

Relatively permanent storage of memories

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Procedural Memory

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Stored information on learnt actions and skills and how to perform them, unconsciously acquired

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Declarative Memory

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Facts and rules, must be consciously acquired

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Semantic Memory

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Facts, general knowledge

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Episodic Memory

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Events experienced by a person

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Working Memory (Baddeley and Hitch)

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Subsystem of STM that temporarily stores and manipulates info

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Central Executive

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Directs attention to relevant info

Coordinates the slave systems

Analyses info from the slave systems

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Visuospatial Sketchpad

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Stores visual and spatial images

Has details of colour, pattern etc

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Phonological Loop

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Stores and processes auditory information

Rehearses silently

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Episodic Buffer

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Prepares memories for storage in LTM

Combines info from different slave systems

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MSM vs WMM

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MSM - Single-component, measured using simple tasks

WMM - Multi-component, measured using complex tasks

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