Models of memory

Question 1

Model

Answer 1

Representation of a concept or of basic behavioral or bodily processes.

Question 2

Memory

Answer 2

The encoding, storage, and recall of information.

Question 3

Multi store model

Answer 3

A theory of the memory process that splits memory into sequential stores – sensory, short term memory, and long term memory.

Question 4

STM

Answer 4

The capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Question 5

LTM

Answer 5

The phase or type of memory responsible for the storage of information for an extended period of time.

Question 6

Attention

Answer 6

The process by which information is transferred from the sensory store to STM.

Question 7

Rehearsal

Answer 7

The process by which information is kept in short term memory.

Question 8

Decay

Answer 8

Information in memory being lost over time.

Question 9

Displacement

Answer 9

Information in memory being replaced by other information.

Question 10

Working memory model

Answer 10

A theory to explain the aspects of short term memory in detail, exploring both a phonological and a visuo-spatial route of processing.

Question 11

Phonological loop

Answer 11

The auditory component of the WMM’s STM, divided into two components: the inner ear and the inner voice.

Question 12

Inner ear

Answer 12

Holds information in an auditory form.

Question 13

Inner voice

Answer 13

Holds information in a verbal form, by repeating it over and over.

Question 14

Visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 14

The visual component of WMM’s STM, also known as the inner eye. It is a temporary store for visual and spatial information from either sensory memory or LTM.

Question 15

Episodic buffer

Answer 15

Holds several sources of information active at the same time, while you consider what is needed in the present situation.

Question 16

Dual coding

Answer 16

The combination of verbal and visual information, allowing for better encoding of memory as both the phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad are used.

Question 17

Central executive

Answer 17

An attention control system that monitors and coordinates the operations of the other subordinate components, or slave systems. It has the ability to focus, divide, and switch attention but it has limited capacity, which is why people cannot attend to a lot of things at the same time.