Models for Explaining Memory Flashcards
Memory
Process of encoding, storing and retrieving information
Multi-Store Model (Atkinson and Shiffrin)
Sensory Register
Short-Term Memory
Long-Term Memory
Sensory Register
Relatively unlimited capacity
Few second duration
Stores and receives sensory info
Short-Term Memory
Remains for short period until rehearsed into LTM
Info attended to from SR
Long-Term Memory
30 seconds to forever
Unlimited capacity
Relatively permanent storage of memories
Procedural Memory
Stored information on learnt actions and skills and how to perform them, unconsciously acquired
Declarative Memory
Facts and rules, must be consciously acquired
Semantic Memory
Facts, general knowledge
Episodic Memory
Events experienced by a person
Working Memory (Baddeley and Hitch)
Subsystem of STM that temporarily stores and manipulates info
Central Executive
Directs attention to relevant info
Coordinates the slave systems
Analyses info from the slave systems
Visuospatial Sketchpad
Stores visual and spatial images
Has details of colour, pattern etc
Phonological Loop
Stores and processes auditory information
Rehearses silently
Episodic Buffer
Prepares memories for storage in LTM
Combines info from different slave systems
MSM vs WMM
MSM - Single-component, measured using simple tasks
WMM - Multi-component, measured using complex tasks
