Models of Memory Flashcards

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how and why did ebbinghaus study memory?

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he studied lists of CVC nonsense syllables to give insight into learning (law of repetition) and forgetting (savings model)

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what does the law of repetition state?

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more maintenance and rehearsal leads to better retention

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what creates a steep learning curve?

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the more repeated, the less new information is added

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when is there rapid improvement for recall?

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in first repetitions

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what are the three core memory processes?

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  1. encoding
  2. storage
  3. retrieval
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encoding

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using attention to select relevant information

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storage

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memory traces are temporarily stored in the hippocampus and integrated in cortical information networks

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retrieval

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bringing information back into focus of attention

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the atkinson and shiffrin model of memory storage (1968)

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attended sensory information is transferred into STM where it can be rehearsed to be stored into LTM

these memory stores differ in terms of duration

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sensory memory

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fills in the blanks where there is intermittent information, by taking a snapshot of the world in order to attend to what is important

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evidence of modality specific sensory memory

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  • iconic memory for vision
  • echoic memory for hearing
  • haptic memory for touch
  • olfactory memory for smell
  • gustatory memory for taste
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what did sperling (1960) aim to find about memory store?

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evidence on capacity and duration

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sperling (1960) findings

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full report condition: participants could name 4/12 letters despite feeling they saw more

partial report condition: could report 9/12 after a tone indicated the line they should focus on

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sperling (1960) conclusions

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there is a large amount held in iconic memory which decays rapidly

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function of STM

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the conscious processing of information, by converting sensory information into WM or STM

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what did miller (1956) suggest about STM?

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has limited capacity of 7±2

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how can chunking be used for STM?

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to overcome the information bottleneck by grouping familiar stimuli into a single storage unit

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information is lost within ______ seconds if not rehearsed

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15-20

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what can forgetting be caused by?

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time delay/decay
proactive and retroactive interference

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rehearsal

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the process of repetitively verbalising or thinking about the information

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what is release from proactive interference?

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where performance gradually declines from doing the same type of trial

performance becomes accurate once the stimulus has changed

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what does the MSM model not consider?

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information might not need to be consciously processed, and rehearsal does not guarantee LTM storage

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function of LTM

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organise information using different systems

unlimited capacity and permanent duration

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the baddeley and hitch model of working memory (1974)

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replaced single STM store with four working memory components, as they believed STM was necessary to perform complex tasks

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WM components
1. central executive 2. phonological loop 3. visuospatial sketchpad 4. episodic buffer
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what is the phonological loop involved in?
language acquisition and the temporary storage of auditory information
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two components of the phonological loop
1. phonological store 2. articulatory loop
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phonological store
(inner ear) speech-based information can be held for 2s until it disappears. this is a passive and temporary storehouse
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articulatory loop
(inner voice) active rehearsal component which is linked to speech. involves subvocal articulation to rehearse auditory information
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evidence for phonological loop
1. phonological similarity effect 2. word length effect 3. unattended speech effect 4. articulatory suppression
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phonological similarity effect
misremembering is more likely if items sound phonologically similar, as items are based on a phonological code which reduces their discriminability
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word length effect
memory span for short words is greater than for long words, due to articulation duration languages with a faster speaking rate can rehearse more words in the articulatory loop
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unattended speech effect
performance is impaired if other verbal material needs to be ignored, as irrelevant material gains access to the phonological store this must then be distinguished into noise or speech
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articulatory suppression
prevents rehearsal by (c)overt articulation which makes the articulatory loop harder to use - during visual presentation this results in the speaker not being able to use sub-vocal articulation - during auditory presentation, this has no effect as items have direct access to the phonological store
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what is the visuospatial sketchpad?
the system for manipulating images and spatial movement by processing spatial, visual, and kinaesthetic information
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components of the visuospatial sketchpad
1. visual cache 2. inner scribe
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visual cache
visual information about shape and colour (what)
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inner scribe
spatial and movement information (where)
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what is the function of the visuospatial sketchpad?
to construct and manipulate images which are isomorphic to perceptual images
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evidence for visuospatial sketchpad
- better at identifying components of an image if the mental image is large - time scanning between imagined landmarks increases along with their distance - amount of mental rotation required is proportional to the time to answer
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neurophysiological findings for visuospatial sketchpad
higher brain activity in occipital lobe for visual tasks and parietal lobe for spatial tasks
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what is the function of the central executive?
maintains task goals and goal-related information to direct processing in prefrontal cortex
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central executive attention and storage
attention is limited and has no storage
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central executive tasks
directing attention switching between stages selective attention and inhibition
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neuropsychology and central executive
- patients with frontal lobe damage have issues with attentional control - AD patients have difficulty distributing attention between tasks
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effects of those with dysexecutive syndrome
- perseverance (cannot interrupt an ongoing schema) - utilisation behaviour (fail to focus attention and can only respond automatically to cues) - catatonia (motionless and speechless for hours due to failed schema initiation)
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what does evidence suggest about central executive?
may have multiple mechanisms rather than one unitary system
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what is the function of the episodic buffer?
integrates information from phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad into a single complex structure or an episode
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what can the episodic buffer hold?
four pieces of information in a multidimensional code, and assists in binding
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binding
integrating information about location, colour, size, feel, and scenes
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what does the episodic buffer interact with?
both perception and LTM
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ways to measure WM capacity
- operation span - reading span - corsi block task
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what does WM correlate with?
fluid intelligence and attentional control