Explanatory power of the multi-store model

What is the Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory

• It is an influential model that explains memory as a process involving three separate stores: sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and long-term memory (LTM)

What is one key strength of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model

• It clearly distinguishes between different memory stores and explains how information is transferred between them

How does the model explain forgetting

• It explains forgetting through the loss of unattended sensory info, decay and displacement in STM, and retrieval failure or interference in LTM.

How does the Atkinson-Shiffrin model relate to the serial position effect

• It explains the primacy and recency effects based on how information is stored in LTM (primacy) or remains in STM (recency)

What is one major weakness of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model regarding long-term memory

• It does not explain the different forms of long-term memory, such as episodic, semantic, or procedural memory

Why is the Atkinson-Shiffrin model limited in explaining brain function

• It fails to account for the neural basis of memory and does not explain why certain memory types are affected by hippocampal damage while others are not

What important learning-related factors does the model ignore

• Motivation and strategy, both of which can assist in encoding and transferring information from STM to LTM

How does the model fall short regarding individual differences

• It does not account for differences in memory capacity, storage duration, or processing abilities between individuals