Models Of Memory

Question 1

What are the three stages of the Multistore Model of Memory?

Answer 1

Sensory memory

Short term memory

Long term memory

Question 2

Key assumptions of the multi-store model

Answer 2

It is a linear model

Suggests memory is made up of three separate stores linked by processing

Each store has its own characteristics in terms of coding, capacity and duration

Question 3

What are the three characteristics of each store (SR, STM, LTM)

Answer 3

Coding
Capacity
Duration

Question 4

How does the multi-store model work?

Answer 4

• Info gathered from the sensory organs enters the SR
• Only the small amount paid attention to passes to STM for further processing
• Info from STM processed through rehearsal transfers to LTM

Question 5

What is the sensory register?

Answer 5

The part of the memory system that receives and stores information from the environment through our senses

Transfers info to STM if it receives attention

Info decays if not payed attention to