multi-store model

• multi-store model 



  unitary system

  one part fails to function then the whole system can't work effectively

  system follows a linear path
• coding


  known as the MSM - made of 3 memory stores

  linked by processes that enable transfer from 1 store to the next

  each component differs in the way the information is processed
• capacity 


  each storage system have different capacities

  if information isn't paid attention to it doesn't transfer (sensory)

  maintenance rehearsal = STM

  elaborative rehearsal = LTM

  rehearsal doesn't occur the information will be forgotten and will decay or be displaced
• duration


  memory will be forgotten if we don't pay attention

  forgetting can occur in LTM also through interference or retrieval failure
• sensory store


  coding = iconic/echoic

  capacity = large

  duration = milliseconds
• STM


  coding = acoustic

  capacity = 7+/-2 items

  duration = max 30 seconds
• LTM


  coding = semantic

  capacity = unlimited

  duration = infinite