characteristics of STM & LTM (coding, capacity, duration)

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Capacity definition

How much a memory store can hold

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Duration definition

How long memories are stored for

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Encoding definition

How memories are processed

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Baddeleys 1966 study

Coding in the STM

4 groups of participants

Each group given a different list of words to learn and recall in the correct order

Acoustically similar: hat, cat, bat

Acoustically dissimilar: hat, stage, ball

Semantically similar: big, large

Semantically dissimilar: gate, big

Conclusion: STM codes acoustically

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Visual coding definition

Stored as a visual image

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Acoustic coding definition

Stored as sounds

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Semantic coding definition

Sorted through meaning

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