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multi store memory model Flashcards

1
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theoretical model

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representation of how something looks/works

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what is memory

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process or storing/retrieving info

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what is coding

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format memory is stored

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what is capacity

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how much info a memory can retain

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5
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what is duration

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how long store can retain info for

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what are the three stores of memory

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sensory register (SR)
short term memory (STM)
long term memory (LTM)

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what is the sensory register

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hold info from 5 senses

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what is short term memory

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.info we are currently aware of/thinking about.
.This info comes from paying attention to sensory register

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what is long term memory

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.How we retain info about events that have happened in the past.
.info remains here permanently

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10
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what is coding/capacity/duration of sensory register

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.sense specific
.Large(4 items)
.limited (miliseconds)

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what is coding/capacity/duration of short term memory

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.acoustic
.5-9 chunks
.18-30 seconds

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what is chunks

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chunking means making info more meaningful by organising it in line with info already in LTM

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what is coding/capacity/duration of long term memory

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.Semantic
.unlimited
.Years of life

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14
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what do most studies into msm lack

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ecological validity
(except Bahricks)

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what did murdock do

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read list of words to ppts and asked them to recall as many as possible

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what is the primacy effect
(Murdock)

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words first heard were rehearsed and so can be can be recalled from LTM

17
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what is the recency effect
(Murdock)

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words heard last and can be recalled from the STM

18
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what is cognitive neuroscience

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study of how brain/mind relate

19
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who is Clive Wearing

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suffered brain infection giving retrograde/anterograde amnesia.

could use STM for 20 seconds but not able to transfer memories to LTM

20
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what is retrograde/anterograde amnesia

(Clive Wearing)

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retrograde- cant recall past memories
anterograde- cant form new memories

21
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why does Clive Wearing support msm

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couldn’t transfer memories from STM to LTM which helps suggest that transference is essential to the msm

22
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How do memories get from STM to LTM

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By doing elaborative rehearsal memories can be transfered to the LTM.

23
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what does maintenance rehearsal do

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keeps stuff in STM

24
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what does Elaborative rehearsal do

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Transfers stuff to LTM

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