Types of Memory, Capacity & Duration Flashcards
what’s the study associated with sensory memory?
sperling 1960
what’s the capacity of the sensory memory?
the capacity in the sensory memory is unlimited
what is the duration of the sensory memory?
the duration of the sensory memory is 0.5 seconds
what is the type of coding in the sensory memory?
the sensory memory has sensory encoding
where is sensory memory believed to be located in the brain?
fMRI scans show that this is in the medial prefrontal cortex
what is the capacity of the Short term memory
Short term memory has a capacity of 5-9 items, Miller 1956
what is the duration of the Short term memory
the duration of the Short term memory
is 18-30s, P+P 1959
what is type of encoding in Short term memory
Short term memory has acoustic encoding, baddeley 1966
what capacity does long term memory have?
long term memory has a unlimited capacity, bahrick 1975
what duration does long term memory have ?
long term memory has an unlimted duration
what encoding does long term memory have?
semantic encoding, baddeley 1966
what is the central executive?
Determines how resources from slave systems are allocated
what is the capacity of the central executive?
the capacity is limited in the central executive
what is the encoding in the Central executive?
the encoding in Central executive is modality free
what area of the brain i Central executive located?
prefrontal cortex