Multi Store Model: Atkinson And Shiffrin

Question 1

For us to remember a piece of information we need to

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Pay attention to it, this gets ur from the STM to the LTM.
Rehearse it, maintenance rehearsal keeps it in our STM. Elaborative rehearsal can get it to our LTM.

Question 2

The model was proposed by

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Atkinson and Shiffrin

Question 3

Aim of the model

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To explore how memory shifts from different stages. The three memory structural components are sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory.

Question 4

The multi-store model suggests that

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Incoming information passes through a sensory store where it can be registered for a very brief period of time before decaying or being passed into a short term store.

Question 5

Sensory Memory

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Functions to retain information for long enough to decide if information is worthy for further processing

Information that isn’t attended to is lost quickly

After information is selected from sensory memory and is attended to, it is transferred to short-term memory

Question 6

Short-term memory

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Rehearsal keeps information in short term memory and aids the transfer of information from short term to long term memory.

Maintenance rehearsal is maintaining information in short term memory by using mental repetition; simply repeating it over and over again without effects of interruptions.

Question 7

Long-term memory

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The information isn’t the exact replica of events or facts but is stored as an outline

Memories can be distorted when retrieved as we fill in gaps to create a more meaningful memory

Question 8

Serial Position Effect
(Glanzer and Cunitz)

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This effect is when the retrieval or recall of information varies according to the relative position of the material; recall is usually better at the beginning and the end of a list than the middle. primacy effect is when the first few items in a list are recalled well, when compared with middle items, during a free recall test. This is usually attributed to more successful rehearsal of the first few items, which information enters long-term memory and can be retrieved later on. Recency effect is when the final few items in a list are recalled well, when compared with middle items, during a free recall test. This is usually attributed to the final words being retained in short-term memory.