Multi-store Model

Question 1

What are the 3 main components of MSM

Answer 1

Sensory register 
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STM
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LTM

Question 2

What are the two main parts of the sensory register?

Answer 2

1) iconic memory (visual information coded visually)

2) echoic memory (auditory information coded acoustically)

Question 3

What is the duration of the sensory register

Answer 3

Half a second

Question 4

How does information proceed the sensory register

Answer 4

What you pay attention to will

Question 5

What is the process of repeating information in the STM called?

Answer 5

Maintenance rehearsal

Question 6

How does information pass into the LTM

Answer 6

Prolonged rehearsal

Question 7

What’s the capacity of STM

Answer 7

7+/- 2

Question 8

What’s the duration of the STM

Answer 8

Around 30 seconds (unless rehearsed)

Question 9

Describe the LTM

Answer 9

Potentially permanent memory store for information that has been rehearsed (unlimited capacity as well)

Question 10

Describe the process of retrieval

Answer 10

Memory sorted in LTM must be retrieved to STM to access it

Question 11

Supporting evidence for MSM?

Answer 11

Baddeleys study shows coding for LTM and STM are qualitatively different supporting existence of separate stores

Question 12

Criticism of MSM

Answer 12

States STM is a unitary store
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KF digits showed different STM stores to process visual and verbal Information 
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WWM better representation 
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Also different types of LTM

Question 13

More than one type of rehearsal

Answer 13

1. MSM says what matters for LTM is the amount of rehearsal
2. Actually what matters is rehearsal type and in fact elaborative rehearsal where you link information to existing knowledge is more important