Multistore memory model

Question 1

What is the multistore model of memory?

Answer 1

Explanation of memory that assumes there are three memory stores that info is transferred between in a linear sequence

Question 2

Who proposed the MSM?

Answer 2

Atkinson + Shiffrin (1968)

Question 3

What are the parts of the MSM?

Answer 3

• Sensory registers
• STM store
• LTM store
• Control processes

Question 4

What does the sensory register do in the MSM?

Answer 4

Keeps traces of info until they are forwarded to the STM

Question 5

What is the span of the SR?

Answer 5

Larger than the span of the STM

Question 6

What does the STM store do in the MSM?

Answer 6

Holds and processes information in all modalities

Question 7

What is the span of the STM?

Answer 7

Limited span of apx 7

Question 8

What does the LTM store do in the MSM?

Answer 8

Info is stored permanantly in episodic and semantic stores

Question 9

What is the span of the LTM?

Answer 9

Potentially infinite/unlimited

Question 10

What are the control processes in the MSM?

Answer 10

Memory processes need supervision and controls input into STM