MSM Short Term And Long Term

Question 1

What is short term memory ? And why?

Answer 1

It is a limited capacity memory store because it can only contain a certain number of things before forgetting occurs

Question 2

What does research suggest about capacity in the STM ?

Answer 2

It is more likely to be able to hold 5 items of info rather than 9

Question 3

Information ONLY lasts 18 seconds unless …?

Answer 3

Unless it is rehearsed

Question 4

How do we keep material in the STM ?

Answer 4

Through maintanence reharasal. This is when we repeat material to ourselves over and over and can keep in our STM as long as we rehearse it.

Question 5

What happens if we rehearse it long enough in the STM ?

Answer 5

It passes onto our long term memory

Question 6

What is long term memory ?

Answer 6

It is a potentially permanent memory store

Question 7

What happens when we want to recall info from the LTM ?

Answer 7

It has to transfer back to STM in a process called retrieval

Question 8

How are memories recalled from LTM ?

Answer 8

All memories must transfer back from LTM to the STM and cannot be recalled from LTM itself

Question 9

What researcher backs up with the statement that LTM can last up to a lifetime ? And why?

Answer 9

Bahrick. This is because participants could recognise the names and faces of their classmates even 50 years after graduating.