Memory - Chapter 7

Question 1

Stores (The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model)

Answer 1

Retain information in memory without using
it for any specific purpose

Question 2

Control Processes (The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model)

Answer 2

Shift information from one
memory to another

Question 3

Sensory Memory: Sperling Task

Answer 3

• A memory store that accurately holds perceptual information for a very brief amount of time
• Iconic vs Echoic

Question 4

Sensory Memory and Attention

Answer 4

• Attention interacts with sensory memory to allow for continuous perceptions
• ‘Spotlight of attention’ allows some sensory information to be transferred to STM
• Change blindness occurs when information is outside this spotlight