multi-store memory model

Question 1

short term sensory store

Answer 1

all info goes here
stays for 1 sec
irrelevant info is filtered out and passed on to short term memory

Question 2

selective attention

Answer 2

filters out irrelevant information

experts how experts better selective attention as they are more more aware of which information is important

Question 3

short term memory

Answer 3

stays for up to 30 secs
limited capacity/can get overload if selective attention isn’t affective
5-9 items
perceives all information from all STSS
perceives information from the LTM to compare against current information and decide on a cause of information
info gets encoded into LTM
info can be held through chunking - piecing info together

Question 4

long term memory

Answer 4

procedural - stores motor programmes
episodic - past experiences 
semantic - facts and knowledge 
unlimited info 
stays in here forever

Question 5

advantages

Answer 5

simplifies memory process

explains how people with brain damage or amnesia have dysfunctional memory

Question 6

disadvantages

Answer 6

too simplified - does not explain why we remember different sorts of info
does not prove the distinction between STM and LTM and does not explain the interaction between STM and LTM