multi store memory model Flashcards
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What are the 3 stages of the multi store memory model
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-Short term sensory store
-Short term memory
-Long term memory
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What does the multi store memory model look like
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What happens during the short term sensory store
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- Info enters the brain from the environment
- Duration:Info stored for 0.15-1 second before it is filtered
- Capacity-Limitless
- Selective attention(Filter system)-Relevant info sent to short term memory and irrelevant info is forgotten
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What happens during short term memory
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- Where the info is used to decide what needs to be done
- Capacity-Only limited amounts of info can be stored(7+/- 2)
- Duration-For approx 30 seconds
- Chunking-Different pieces of info can be grouped together and remembered as one piece
- If it is important enough and is rehearsed it will pass to the long term memory
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What happens during the long term memory
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- Limitless capacity to store encoded info
- Motor programmes are stored here because they have been rehearsed many times
- Continued rehearsal can lead to responses becoming automatic
6
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What is encoding
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The conversion of information into codes(visual,auditory and semantic)
7
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What is storage
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The retention of information over a period of time
8
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What is retrieval
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Recovering stored information from our memory
9
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How can memory be improved
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- Rehearsal
- Meaningfulness
- Association
- Avoiding overload
- Organise information
- Mental imagery
10
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Advantages
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- Distinguishes between STM and LTM
- Simple
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Disadvantages
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Over simplified
