multi store model evaluation

Question 1

Name one evaluation point

Answer 1

There is supporting evidence which suggests that the Richard’s theory may be correct
Brain scanning evidence shows that STM and LTM operate differently
Beardsley in 1997 found the prefrontal cortex was more active during STM than LTM
Squire et al in 1992 found that LTM was more active in the hippocampus

Question 2

Name a second evaluation point

Answer 2

Case study
Scoville and Milner in 1957 had a patient called HM who received surgery to remove the left and right hippocampus to stop his seizures
The effects of the surgery lead him to only process STM and not LTM although he could remember LTM from before the surgery
This shows that LTM and STM operate differently

Question 3

name another evaluation point

Answer 3

MSM is too simplistic
There is supporting evidence such as the working memory model which argues and proves that STM has different stores and not just different factors of the store i.e capacity and duration
Also, there are other factors which explain that LTM has several stores such as semantic memory and episodic
However, the MSM, specifically maintenance rehearsal could potentially explain semantic memory but not episodic memory

Question 4

Name a final evaluation point

Answer 4

Craick Lockhart in 1972 argued that long term memory is linked to how you process information rather than maintenance rehearsal.
He argues that deep memory is stored in long term memory because of the way that it is processed regardless of how meaningful the memory is
Craick and Tulving in 1975 tested participants and gave them a noun. They then engaged them in deep processing and shallow processing. For example, they were asked if a word was written in capital letters or whether another word was more fitting in a sentence
they found that those engaged in deep memory were better at remembering
this goes against the multi store model as the explanation is too simplistic

Question 5

Name an evaluation point

Answer 5

The multi store model of memory suggests that STM is before LTM this has been questioned by researchers
Logie et al in 1995 pointed out that STM relies on LTM and cannot come first
Ruckin et al in 1993 demonstrated this by asking participants to recall a set of words and pseudo words (words designed to sound like real words but they had no meaning) They found that there was more brain activity when real words were processed compared to pseudo words indicating their involvement in other areas of the brain and not just STM
This suggests that STM is apart of LTM and is not just a store