Multi-Store Model of Memory - Intro Flashcards
1
Q
The model was proposed by?
A
Richard Atkinson & Richard Shiffrin
2
Q
What are the 3 areas of memory that researchers investigate?
A
1) capacity of stores
2) duration
3) mode of representation
3
Q
Duration
A
How long information remains in a store.
4
Q
Mode of representation
A
Form in which information is encoded or stored.
5
Q
What is encoding?
A
How memories are registered as memories, e.g. by sound/ smell.
6
Q
What is storage?
A
How memories remain as memories after they have been registered.
7
Q
What is retrieval?
A
How stored memories are found and accessed when the output is needed.
8
Q
How many stores are there?
A
3
9
Q
What does the model focus on?
A
Information processing.
10
Q
What are the 3 stores in the multi-store model?
A
1) sensory register
2) short-term store
3) long-term store
