The Multi-Store Model of Memory

Question 1

What are the different parts of The Multi-Store Model of Memory?

Answer 1

• Sensory store
• STM
• LTM

Question 2

Who made The Multi-Store Model of Memory?

Answer 2

Atkinson & Shiffrin

Question 3

How does info go from sensory store to STM?

Answer 3

Attention

Question 4

How does info go from STM to LTM?

Answer 4

Maintenance rehearsal

Question 5

When does retrieval take place?

Answer 5

When we transfer info from our LTM to our STM to remember it

Question 6

What is the coding for the different stores?

Answer 6

Sensory store: Senses (visual etc)
STM: Acoustic
LTM: Semantic

Question 7

What is the duration for the different stores?

Answer 7

Sensory store: Less than 1 second
STM: 18 - 30 seconds
LTM: Potentially a lifetime

Question 8

What is the capacity for the different stores?

Answer 8

Sensory store: Millions
STM: 7 +/- 2
LTM: Potentially unlimited

Question 9

Case study that support The Multi-Store Model of Memory?

Answer 9

HM

• His hippocampus was removed
• Couldn’t recall LTM
• But his STM was still great on tests

Question 10

Strengths of The Multi-Store Model of Memory?

Answer 10

• Supported by research into coding, capacity & duration
• Supported by case studies (HM)
• Glazner & Cunitz: primary and recency effect

Question 11

Limitations of The Multi-Store Model of Memory?

Answer 11

• Artificial stimuli used (low external validity)
• More than 1 type of LTM
• More than 1 type of STM (reductionist)