The Multi Store Model Of Memory Flashcards
0
Q
If information isn’t payed attention too it..
A
Decays from the Sensory memory
1
Q
Who proposed the MSM?
A
Attkinson and Schffrin
2
Q
Maintenance rehearsal keeps information where?
A
In the short term memory
3
Q
What rehearsal keeps information in the Long Term Memory?
A
Elaborative rehearsal
4
Q
How long does information stay in your STM?
A
Up to 30 seconds
5
Q
How does the STM encode data?
A
Acoustically
6
Q
How does the LTM encode data?
A
Semantically
7
Q
What is the duration of the LTM?
A
Lifetime
8
Q
What is the capacity of the STM?
A
7 + or - 2
9
Q
What is the capacity of the LTM?
A
Infinate
10
Q
Strengths of the MSM?
A
- It distinguishes between Short term and Long term stored in terms of capacity, duration and encoding.
- Evidence supports the distinction between STM and LTM (case study of HM)
11
Q
Explain the case study of HM?
A
- He suffered from bad epilepsy and had brain surgery.
- The surgery controlled his epilepsy but his STM was normal but he was unable to transfer any new information to his LTM.
12
Q
Who support the MSM?
A
- Baddeley
- Peterson&Peterson
- Miller&Jacobs
13
Q
Weaknesses of the MSM?
A
- Model places too much emphasis on rehearsal, we sometimes don’t have to rehearse to remember information.
- Can be criticised for being too simplistic as the case study of KF shows.
