Multi-Store Model

Question 1

Who proposed the 3 Unitary Stores?

Answer 1

Atkinson and Shifrin

Question 2

What 3 variables affect each store?

Answer 2

Capacity, Duration, Coding

Question 3

What is coding?

Answer 3

The format in which data is stored

Question 4

What is duration?

Answer 4

How long the info is stored for

Question 5

What is capacity?

Answer 5

How much info can be stored

Question 6

Define the sensory register store.

Answer 6

All sensory information is received via sense organs, this is not conscious and lasts a very short amount of time.

Question 7

Name and define the 5 sensory stores. (H.E.I.G.O)

Answer 7

haptic (tactile), echoic (sound), iconic (visual), gustatory (taste), olfactory (smell)

Question 8

Define the short term memory store.

Answer 8

Information we pay attention to is transferred to the STM for 18-30 seconds. It is maintained through repetition or chunking.

Question 9

Define the long term memory store.

Answer 9

Verbally rehearsed info in STM is passed to the LTM, info here usually has some meaning/relative importance to us.

Question 10

Describe the multi store model in terms of relationships and processes.

Answer 10

Sensory memory + attention = STM. Rehearsal maintains. Rehearsal + STM = LTM transfer. Retrieval + LTM = Strong LTM.

Question 11

Describe the capacity of the 3 unitary stores.

Answer 11

Sensory memory: all sensory experience
STM: 7(+-2)(Increased by chunking)
LTM: Unlimited

Question 12

Describe the duration of the 3 unitary stores.

Answer 12

Sensory memory: 1/4 second if visual, 4 seconds if auditory
STM: 18-30 seconds
LTM: Unlimited

Question 13

Describe the coding of the 3 unitary stores.

Answer 13

Sensory memory: the sense in which it is received
STM: Mainly phonological (auditory)
LTM: Mainly semantic (has meaning)

Question 14

Name the researchers that support the MSM.

Answer 14

Sperlings, Jacobs, Baddeley, Peterson and Peterson,

Question 15

What did Sperling’s study involve?

Answer 15

4x3 list of letters, involving the iconic store and sensory memory.

Question 16

What did Peterson and Peterson’s study involve?

Answer 16

Trigram of 3 letters followed by a 3 digit number counting down in 3s for x amount of time.

Question 17

What did Baddeley’s study involve?

Answer 17

Receive a list of words, 1 by 1 acoustically and then once the list is done try and recall each one.

Question 18

What did Jacob’s study involve?

Answer 18

The incremental increase of 1 letter per word e.g. a, ab, abc, abcd. STM = 7+-2

Question 19

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