MULTI STORE MODEL

Question 1

who created MSM?

Answer 1

Atkinson and shiffrin

Question 2

what are the 3 stores in MSM?

Answer 2

coding, capacity and duration

Question 3

what are the steps for the MSM?

Answer 3

attention, maintenance rehearsal, transferring to LTM and retrieval

Question 4

what happens in attention in the MSM?

Answer 4

paying attention to information in the sensory register will transfer the info to the STM.

If not, it is forgotten immediately

Question 5

what happens during maintenance rehearsal in the MSM?

Answer 5

to keep info in the STM for longer than 30 seconds, we must repeat it to ourselves (rehearsal)

Question 6

what happens during transfer to LTM in MSM?

Answer 6

If we rehearse information long enough (prolonged rehearsal), it transfers to the LTM

Question 7

what happens in retrieval in the MSM?

Answer 7

to use information stored in the LTM, it must be “retrieved” and brought back into the STM

Question 8

what is the function of sensory register?

Answer 8

holds all incoming sensory information from the environment

Question 9

what is the function of STM?

Answer 9

Information here is used for immediate, present tasks

Question 10

what is the function of LTM?

Answer 10

A permanent store for past events and items

Question 11

what type of coding is used in sensory register?

Answer 11

Dependant on sense involved (iconic memory for visual and echoic for acoustic)

Question 12

what type of coding is used in STM?

Answer 12

acoustic

Question 13

what type of coding is used in LTM?

Answer 13

semantic

Question 14

what is the capacity for sensory register?

Answer 14

very high

Question 15

what is the capacity for STM?

Answer 15

7 +/- 2 items (5-9)

Question 16

what is the capacity for LTM?

Answer 16

unlimited

Question 17

what is the duration for sensory register?

Answer 17

milliseconds

Question 18

what is the duration for STM?

Answer 18

18-30 seconds

Question 19

what is the duration for LTM?

Answer 19

A lifetime

however some memories may decay or are unable to retrieve

Question 20

what is the process for sensory register?

Answer 20

information only passes into the next store if attention is paid to it

Question 21

what is the process for STM?

Answer 21

to move information to the final store, it must be rehearsed. This can be maintenance rehearsal (repetition) or elaborative rehearsal (deeper processing)

Question 22

what is the process for LTM?

Answer 22

to use LTM information, it must be transferred back to the STM through a process called retrieval

Question 23

What is a strength of MSM?

Answer 23

Controlled lab studies such as Baddeley

Case studies such as HM support evidence

Question 24

what is a weakness of MSM?

Answer 24

Too simplistic

Reliant on artificial tasks ~ lack ecological validity