multi store model of memory

Question 1

what is the msm

Answer 1

first systematic model of memory which describes memory as a sequential flow of information through several unitary stores

Question 2

what are the 3 stores

Answer 2

sensory,stm,ltm

Question 3

what is the sensory store

Answer 3

information enters here via the senses. has a large capacity but short duration. filters out irrelevant information.

Question 4

how is information passed to stm

Answer 4

by paying attention

Question 5

what is stm store

Answer 5

information stays here while being used. small capacity and short duration.

Question 6

how is information held longer in stm

Answer 6

verbal rehearsal

Question 7

how is information lost in stm

Answer 7

decay/displacement

Question 8

how is information passed to ltm

Answer 8

transfer

Question 9

what is ltm store

Answer 9

information stored here for long periods to be retrieved later. high capacity and long duration

Question 10

how is information lost in ltm

Answer 10

cue retrieval failure/interference

Question 11

who created the msm

Answer 11

atkinson and shiffrin

Question 12

what did murdoch study

Answer 12

speerate stm/ltm stores

Question 13

what was murdochs study

Answer 13

pp shown a list of words to recall in any order

Question 14

what was the results of murdochs study

Answer 14

pp recalled more words from start(primacy effect) and end(recency effect) than in the middle

Question 15

which case study supports msm

Answer 15

clive wearing

Question 16

what is clive hearings case

Answer 16

damaged his brain and his stm was intact but ltm was impaired

Question 17

how does clive wearing also challenge msm

Answer 17

his ltm was selective as procedural was intact but semantic/episodic was impaired

Question 18

what other case study challenges msm

Answer 18

kf

Question 19

what is kf case

Answer 19

he damaged his brain and his ltm was intact but his stm was selective. visual recall was fine but verbal recall was impaired

Question 20

what are strengths of msm

Answer 20

evidence to support it,real life case studies

Question 21

what are limitations of msm

Answer 21

challenging evidence