Multi-store model of memory: The stores (Bklt 1) Flashcards
1
Q
Name the three components
A
Sensory register
STM
LTM
2
Q
What is the coding of the sensory register?
A
Iconic and acoustic
3
Q
What is the coding of the STM?
A
Mostly afsccousitic
4
Q
What is the coding of the LTM?
A
Semantic
5
Q
Describe the capacity of the sensory register
A
Large, 9 items in iconic store
6
Q
Describe the capacity of the STM
A
Limited, 7 +/- 2 items
7
Q
Describe the capacity of the LTM
A
Potentially unlimited
8
Q
What is the duration of the sensory register?
A
Iconic duration < 1 second
Echoic duration = 2 seconds
9
Q
What is the duration of the STM?
A
Duration ≤ 30 seconds
10
Q
What is the duration of the LTM?
A
Potentially many years