The multi-store model of memory: sensory register, short term memory and long term memory. Features of each store: coding, capacity and duration.
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What is meant by coding?
The way information is changed so that it can be stored in memory
What is meant by capacity?
The amount of information that can be held in memory
What is meant by duration?
The length of time a memory can be stored
What are the 3 stores of the multi-store model?
Sensory register, short term memory, long term memory
How is information coded in the sensory register?
Codes according to the sensory source
What is the capacity of the sensory register?
Very large storage from each of the sense
What is the duration of the sensory register?
Less than half a second
How is information coded in short term memory?
Mainly acoustic
What is the capacity of short term memory?
7 +/- 2 chunks
What is the duration of short term memory?
Around 18 seconds
How is information coded in long-term memory?
Mainly semantic
What is the capacity of long-term memory?
Unlimited
What is the duration of long-term memory?
Unlimited
What does the multi-store model suggest?
That information comes from 1 or the 5 senses and enters the sensory register. If information is paid attention to this enters the short term memory
What 3 things happen to information in STM?
Rehearsal keeps the information in the STM, rehearsed information goes in LTM, and if information isn't rehearsed it is forgotten.