Multi-store model of memory

Question 1

Who devised this model?

Answer 1

Atkinson and shiffrin

Question 2

How many types of information stores does it argue that there is?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

What are the 3 types of info stores that it argue?

Answer 3

• sensory memory
• Short term memory
• Long term memory

Question 4

What is the capacity of the sensory memory?

Answer 4

relatively large

Question 5

What is the duration of the sensory memory?

Answer 5

Seconds

Question 6

What is the encoding type of the sensory memory?

Answer 6

Modality specific (Covers everything)

Question 7

What is the capacity of the STM?

Answer 7

7 +- 2 items

Question 8

What is the capacity of the LTM?

Answer 8

Unlimited

Question 9

What is the Duration of the LTM?

Answer 9

Minutes to a lifetime

Question 10

What is the duration of the STM?

Answer 10

Around 30 seconds

Question 11

What is the encoding type of the STM?

Answer 11

Acoustically encoded

Question 12

What is the encoding type of the LTM?

Answer 12

Semantically encoded

Question 13

What happens to the information in the sensory memory if it is not paid attention to?

Answer 13

It decays

Question 14

How does information get from the sensory memory to the STM?

Answer 14

By being paid attention too

Question 15

What happens to the info in the STM if it is not rehearsed?

Answer 15

It gets displaced or decayed

Question 16

How does info get from the STM to the LTM?

Answer 16

It needs to be rehearsed

Question 17

What happens to info in the LTM to stop it being Retrieved?

Answer 17

• There is interference
• it has decayed
• There is retrieval failure

Question 18

How does info get back to the STM from the LTM?

Answer 18

By retrieval