Multi Store Memory Model

Question 1

What laws have been linked to operant conditioning?

Answer 1

Thorndikes law

Question 2

What are the three individual laws? (Thorndikes laws)

Answer 2

Law of exercise, law of effect and law of readiness

Question 3

What is law of readiness?

Answer 3

Repeating and rehearsing to strengthen S-R bonds

Question 4

What is the law of effect?

Answer 4

Positive and negative reinforcement to strengthen an S-R bond
Punishment weakened the S-R bond

Question 5

What is the Law of readiness?

Answer 5

The performer must be mentally and physically ready to be able to complete a task effectively

Question 6

Example of law of exercise

Answer 6

If a gymnast practices a floor routine repeatedly

Question 7

Examples of law of effect

Answer 7

If a beginner rugby player is attending a spin pass and is successful, then the effect is deemed to be successful the player will be more likely to do it again

Question 8

Examples of law of readiness

Answer 8

A hockey player who has been drilled to perform a particular penalty flick may become predictable and demotivated by inhibition

Question 9

What is observational learning?

Answer 9

Involves attention, retention, motor production and motivation

Question 10

What are the three stages in the Multi-store memory model

Answer 10

Sensory memory, short term memory, long term memory

Question 11

What is chunking?

Answer 11

Where different pieces of information are grouped together to be remembered as one piece of information

Question 12

What is selective attention?

Answer 12

Relevant information is filtered through into the short-term memory and irrelevant information is lost and forgotten

Question 13

What happens at the short-term sensory stores?

Answer 13

Stimuli enters the brain. Capacity is infinite. Information is filtered within a second. Selective attention takes place.

Question 14

What happens at the short term memory stage?

Answer 14

This is where the information is used to decide what needs to be done. 7 pieces of information stored for 30 seconds. If the information is important enough and is rehearsed it’s passed to the long term memory and encoded

Question 15

What practices could an athlete use to extend the holding time of information in the short term memory?

Answer 15

The performer would have to rehearse the info using rehearsal, chunking and positive feedback.

Question 16

What happens at the long term memory stage?

Answer 16

This store has a limitless capacity and holds info for long periods of time. This information has been encoded. Meaningless info is not stored for a long period of time. Motor programs are stored in LTM because they have been rehearsed many times. Information is decoded and sent to STM to be used to decide what to do

Question 17

What are the advantages to the multi store memory model?

Answer 17

1)Simplifies the memory process to aid understanding. 2) explains how those with brain damage may have dysfunctional memory, showing a distinction between STM and LTM

Question 18

What are disadvantages to the multi-store memory model?

Answer 18

1) too simplified- does not explain why some information is easier to remember than others 2) does not effectively explain the interaction between STM and LTM

Question 19

What does the Craik and Lockharts level of processing model try to show?

Answer 19

How deeply we consider or process information dictates how long the memory lasts

Question 20

The information will be remembered more if…

Levels of processing model

Answer 20

Info is considered
Is understood
Has meaning

Question 21

What is memory trace?

Answer 21

When the brain cells retain or store information

Question 22

What are the three levels of verbal processing?

Answer 22

Structural level
Phonetic level
Semantic level

Question 23

What is the structural level?

Answer 23

This involved paying attention to what the words look like. This is a shallow level of processing

Question 24

What is the semantic level of processing?

Answer 24

This involves processing the sound of words

Question 25

What is the semantic level of processing?

Answer 25

This considers the actual meaning of the words, which is the deepest level of processing