The Multi-store model Flashcards
What is the capacity of STM?
7 +/- 2
What is the capacity of LTM?
Unlimited
What is the capacity of sensory register?
Very large - all sensory experience
What is the duration of STM?
18 seconds
What is the duration of LTM?
Potentially a lifetime
What is the duration of sensory register?
1/4 to 1/2 a second
How is STM coded?
Acoustically
How is LTM coded?
Semantically
How is the sensory register coded?
It is sense specific
Who researched the capacity of STM?
Miller (1956)
Who researched duration of STM?
Peterson & Peterson (1959)
Who researched duration of LTM?
Bahrick et al (1975)
Who research coding of STM and LTM?
Baddeley (1966)
Which components make up the Multi-store model?
Sensory store, short term memory and long term memory
Which case study can be used to criticise the MSM?
KF
Which case study can be used to support the MSM?
HM
What are flashbulb memories and do they support or limit the MSM?
Limit - A flashbulb memory is an accurate and exceptionally vivid long-lasting memory for the circumstances surrounding learning about a dramatic event.
How can the MSM oversimplify memory?
More than one type of LTM and more than one type of rehearsal
Who provides supporting evidence for the MSM?
Baddeley / Glanzer & Cunitz - STM and LTM are distinct separate stores
How can the studies into coding, capacity and duration be criticised?
Lack ecological validity, artificial stimuli, lack of control for confounding variables
