The Multi-Store Model Of Memory

Question 1

What is the Duration of the Sensory Register?

Answer 1

A limited duration, however he limit varies for types of store as information decays at different rates

Some say it decreases with Age.

Question 2

What is the Encoding of the Sensory Register?

Answer 2

Information is stored in a raw, unprocessed form with separate stores for each sensory input (Echoic)

Question 3

Name and Describe the research carried out supporting the Sensory Register.

Answer 3

Sperling (1960)

Presented a grid of letters to pts for less than a second. People recalled an average of 4.
When a tone was played to indicate a row, recall was high, proving that all information was originally there.
Capacity is Large, Duration is limited.

Question 4

Give an evaluation point of the Sensory Register

Answer 4

Evolutionary perspective.

People only had the need to focus on perceptual information with an immediate survival value.

Question 5

What is the capacity of the Sensory register?

Answer 5

Very large with information in an ever changing format