The Multi-store memory model 1968

What is the multi-store memory model (MSM)?

A representation of how memory works in terms of three stores

What does the MSM describe?

How information is transferred from one store to another, how it's remembered and how its discovered

Who proposed the model?

Atkinson and Shiffrin

How is the short term memory (STM) encoded?

By acoustics

What is the STM's capacity?

5 to 9 items, for 18 to 30 seconds

How is the long term memory (LTM) encoded?

By semantics

What's the LTM's capacity?

Unlimited, can store memories for a lifetime

A permanent memory store, how is LTM material recalled?

It has to be moved to the STM

How does the mind process information?

Input, storage and retrieval

What is encoding?

The format in which information is stored in various memory stores

What is storage?

The process of holding information in the memory

What is retrieval?

The process of transferring information from the LTM to the STM and recalling it

What is capacity?

The amount of information that can be held in the memory

What is duration?

How long information can be stored for

What evidence can be used to support MSM?

Baddeley 1966

Who showed that there may be more than one type of STM?

Shallice and Warrington 1970

What's the application of this model?

Applied to ways of improving memory

Who proposed the competing argument that the STM is part of the LTM?

Guillermo Campitelli 2015

Which model is this?

Multi-store memory model

What does the sensory register process?

Stimuli from the environment, e.g. Taste, touch

If we view information processed in the sensory register as valuable, where is it moved?

Short term memory