Multi Store Model

Question 1

Who came up with the idea of the Multi Store Model?

Answer 1

Atkinson and Shiffrin

Question 2

Describe the coding of the sensory register

Answer 2

iconic coded visually
echoic coded acoustically

Question 3

Describe the capacity of the sensory register

Answer 3

high capacity

Question 4

Describe the duration of the sensory register

Answer 4

1/2 a second

Question 5

How do you transfer information from the sensory register to STM?

Answer 5

by attention

Question 6

Briefly describe the coding capacity and duration of STM.

Answer 6

capacity = 7 +or- 2

coded acoustically

lasts around 30 seconds

Question 7

How do you transfer information from STM to LTM?

Answer 7

maintenance rehearsal

Question 8

Briefly describe the coding capacity and duration of LTM

Answer 8

unlimited capacity

potentially permanent store

coded semantically

Question 9

How do you transfer information from LTM to STM?

Answer 9

retrieval

Question 10

Describe the supporting research (AO3)

Answer 10

Baddely (coding research)

showed differences between STM and LTM.

provides evidence for different stores

Question 11

Describe one limitation of STM (more than one) (AO3)

Answer 11

patient KF –> Shallice and Warrington amnesia.

STM digits = poor when read

STM digits= good when he read it himself

shows different stores of STM for visual and auditory

Question 12

describe one limitation of rehearsal (AO3)

Answer 12

craick and watkins

elaborate rehearsal needed to transfer info to LTM not maintenance rehearsal.