The Multi Store Model Of Memory Flashcards
Draw the multi store model of memory
What is the sensory register
Receives a huge amount of information through the five senses but most of it receives little to no attention and is lost
Sensory register can only hold information for a short amount of time.
Information is only transferred to short term memory if attention is paid.
What is short term memory
It’s the events in the present or immediate past
Codes acoustically
What is long term memory
They are events which have happened in the more distant past
It is coded semantically
Forgetting is because of failure of retrieval
Research supporting the multi store mode
Glazner and cunitz
They provide clear support for existence of the STM and LTM as distinct memory stores
Procedure- hear a list of words and recall immediately
Findings - the middle bit of last had the worst recall , showing there are two memory stores
A weakness of the multi store memory model
Short term is too simplistic
MSM shows that there’s only one type of STM
However , amnesia patients show this is not true , for example patients were studied and it is shown that verbal material stm os poor however visual stm was unaffected
This is a weakness as it suggests there is more than one memory store for STM.
Another weakness for the MSM
It overemphasises the importance for rehearsal
It says the more you rehearse the more likely you are to transfer information to long term memory
However this is not always the case as sometimes rehearsal doesn’t lead to LTM and sometimes things go into LTM without rehearsal.
The ltm is too simplistic
Clive had an accident, however, he had amnesia he remembered how to play piano but forgot his wedding day
