multi-store model of memory

Question 1

sensory store

Answer 1

Information from our environment is detected by our senses (i.e. smells, sounds, images, tastes and touch), these will briefly enter our sensory memory for a few seconds, this store also has limited capacity. If we don’t pay attention to it, the
information decays (fades until forgotten).

Question 1

separate and distinct stores

Answer 1

Memory has three separate memory stores; the sensory store, short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM).

Question 2

short term memory store

Answer 2

Limited capacity (7+/-2) & duration (30 seconds). Info.
goes from sensory store to STM if attention is paid to it. If more information enters and the store is full, info. becomes displaced (pushed out). If not rehearsed it will decay.

Question 3

long term memory store

Answer 3

-Unlimited capacity & duration.
-maintenance rehearsal
-Retrieval failure & decay can occur if information is not recalled regularly.

Question 4

limitations

Answer 4

-Over emphasises the importance of rehearsal. Attaching meaning just as effective

-The model is reductionist in its explanation of memory

-Isn’t supported by neuropsychological evidence - LTM more than one store