Research for and against the Multi-store Model Flashcards
What case study can be used to both support and challenge the MSM?
Shallice and Warrington’s case study of K.F.
How was K.F’s memory impaired?
As a result of a motorbike accident.
What effect did K.F’s accident have on his short term memory that supports the MSM?
He had a reduced capacity (1-2 digits).
What effect did K.F’s accident have on his long term memory that supports the MSM?
His LTM was normal.
Why does K.F’s case study support the MSM?
It supports the acknowledgement that the STM and LTM are stored in separate areas of the brain.
What effect did K.F’s accident have on his short term memory that challenges the MSM?
Deficits in STM were for verbal info only, his STM for visual and acoustic material was normal.
Why does K.F’s easy study challenge the STM?
It disproves that the STM is all stored in one store rather than spread out in sections such as verbal, visual and acoustic.
What is the second case study that can be used to both support and challenge the MSM?
Blakemore (1988)’s case study of Clive Wearing.
What happened to Clive Wearing that affected his LTM?
He had an HIV virus that destroyed part of his brain.
How much LTM does Clive Wearing have?
Virtually none although he can play music and remembers his wife Deborah.