Multi-Store Model - S + W

Question 1

S - Scoville and Milner (1957)

Answer 1

Case study of HM, who had medial temporal lobe damage. He had impaired LTM but normal digit span (STM capacity). Supports theory as it demonstrates that long and short-term memories are stored in distinctly separate stores

Question 2

S - Evidence regarding brain injuries

Answer 2

Evidence shows that brain injuries can affect either STM or LTM, suggesting that different parts of the brain underlie the STM and LTM stores. Supports multi-store model as it suggests the existence of two distinct, separate stores

Question 3

W - The Working Memory model (Baddeley and Hitch)

Answer 3

The Working Memory model (Baddeley and Hitch) showed that STM is more than just one unitary store and is comprised of different components (e.g. central executive, visuo-spatial sketchpad, etc.). Refutes the model, as the model suggests that STM is a single unitary store as opposed to being comprised of many components - reductionist

Question 4

W - Types of long-term memory

Answer 4

Different types of long-term memory have now been identified; episodic (memories of events), procedural (how to do things) and semantic (general knowledge). Refutes the model, which suggests that the LTM is a singular store as opposed to being made up of different components - reductionist