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The Multistore Model of Memory Flashcards

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1
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who created the msm

A

Atkinson and Shiffrin

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what does it mean when the msm is referred to as linear

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the information passes through the system in one direction

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what are the three stores of msm

A

sensory register
short term memory
long term memory

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4
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define coding in terms of msm

A

the different information formats the brain uses to store memory

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5
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define capacity in terms of msm

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how much information can be held by each store

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define duration in terms of msm

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the duration for which information is held in a store before its lost

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outline sensory register

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receives information from the senses

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outline coding in tthe sensory register

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the store dependant on the sense organ
iconic = vision
echoic = sound
haptic = touch
gustatory = taste
olfactory = smell

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outline duration in the sensory register

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very short
- 250 milliseconds

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10
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outline capacity in the sensory register

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very large capacity
- contains information from all sense organs in the moment

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how is information transferred into the STM

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by paying attention to the information

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12
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outline coding in STM

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acoustic
- form of sound

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13
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outline capacity in STM

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7(+/-)

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14
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how can capacity be improved for STM

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by chunking > making small sets of items

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15
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outline duration in STM

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18-30s
- can be extended by verbal rehearsal

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how is information transferred into the LTM

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by rehearsal

17
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outline the two types of rehearsal

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maintenance rehearsal > repeating the information to keep it in the STM meaning it transfers to the LTM overtime

elaborative rehearsal > linking new information to existing knowledge in the LTM

18
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outline coding in LTM

A

semantically
- in terms of meaning

19
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outline LTM

A

stores information for up to a lifetime and can contain unlimited information
- information enters via rehearsal from the STM

20
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outline capacity in LTM

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no limit

21
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outline duration in LTM

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unlimited

22
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describe how information passes through the msm

A
  • information passes into sensory register from the senses
  • when attention is paid, the information transfers into the STM
  • when information is rehearsed its transferred into LTM
  • to retrieve information it has to be transferred from LTM to STM
23
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outline the research evidence for msm by Glanzer and Cunitz

A
  • Ps asked to free recall word lists
  • found that recall was stronger for words at the start and end of list
  • first words transferred to LTM
  • last words held in STM
    (primacy / recency effects )

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