Multi-Store Model of Memory Flashcards
1
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Who introduced the MSM model
A
Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)
2
Q
What is sensory register
A
The place where information is held at each of the senses and the corresponding areas of the brain
3
Q
How is the data from the sensory register transferred into the STM
A
When the person’s attention is focussed on one of the sensory stores
4
Q
What can the information in the STM be used for
A
Immediate tasks, such as remembering directions to a friends house
5
Q
What is maintenance rehearsal
A
Repeating information in the STM until it goes into the LTM.
The more information is rehearsed, the better it’ll be remembered
6
Q
What is retrieval
A
The process of getting information from LTM involves passing it back through the STM
7
Q
Evaluation for the MSM model
A
- Multi-store memory is too simple
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