Models Of Memory Flashcards
Who created the multi store model?
Atkinson and Shiffrin 1968
What does the multitool model say that memory consists of?
Three stores:
- sensory register
- short-term store
- long-term store
According to the Musto model, how is a memory created?
It has to move through all three stores
What do you need to do to make a short-term memory long-term memory?
Repeat it again and again
What is the primacy effect?
People are able to remember the first few items of a list better than those from the middle
What is the recency effect?
People can’t remember the last few items of a list better than those from the middle
What is the criticism of the multitool model regarding rehearsal?
Not all information needs to be rehearsed for it to go to the LTM
What is a criticism of the multi store model regarding its complexity?
The model is too simple
Who created the working memory model?
Baddeley and Hitch 1974
What is the working memory model say about the STM?
The STM contains several different stores
Baddeley and Hitch based their studies on what?
Interference tasks
Which case study supports the working memory model?
Shallice and Warrington 1974
Which lab study supports the working memory model?
Gathercole and Baddeley 1993
Give a weakness of the working memory model
- Too simplistic / vague
- Doesn’t explain how information is transferred to the LTM.
- Low ecological validity.
