multi store model Flashcards
what was Shallice and Warrington (1970)
the studied an amnesic patient who has suffered brain damage as a result of a head injury sustained in a motorcycle incident, his digit span was tested by presenting digits to him visually rather than saying it out loud
what was the patients memory like
he had a relatively intact LTM but a severely damaged STM with the capacity of two items
what were the findings/ results of Shallice and Warrington
he had two types of STM one visual which was mainly intact, and the other auditory which was more damaged
what is the sensory register
it holds information for a very short time, it takes fleeting impressions of sights, sounds, smells and preserves them for just long enough for them to be recognised
what is the capacity of the sensory register
it is very large as we are constantly bombarded with new stimuli
what is the duration of the sensory register
the store is very brief and vast majority of information is lost here
what is the coding of the sensory register
through the senses
iconic- visual
echoic- cound
