MSM Flashcards
1
Q
Stimulus from enviroment
A
5 senses
2
Q
Sensory register
A
High capacity
Iconic: visual
Echoic: sound
3
Q
STM
A
Coded acoustically
Lasts 30 seconds
Limited capacity (7+-2)
4
Q
Maintenance rehearsal
A
Repeat material, info goes STM > LTM over time
5
Q
LTM
A
Potentially unlimited capacity
Potentially unlimited duration
Encoded semantically
LTM > STM (retrieval)
6
Q
Supporting evidence
A
Controlled lab studies on capacity duration and coding support existence of MSM
Baddeley: prefrontal cortex active during STM, not LTM
7
Q
Case Studies- Strength
A
Scoville + Milner: remove hippocampus from both sides of brain, could not form new LTMS
Could remember previous info