MSMM

• What is the serial position effect in memory recall?


  First and last words are recalled better
• Why does the primacy effect occur in memory recall?

  Words are rehearsed and stored in LTM
• Why does the recency effect occur in memory recall?

  Words are still in STM when recalled
• What is the capacity of STM according to the MSM?

  7±2 items
• What does the case study of Clive Wearing suggest about STM and LTM?

  STM and LTM work independently
• What is the duration of STM according to the MSM?

  18-30 seconds
• What does the case study of patient KF suggest about STM?

  STM may have multiple stores
• Why does the MSM's emphasis on rehearsal face criticism?

  Not all info requires rehearsal for LTM
• What is the main criticism of the MSM regarding rehearsal?

  Overemphasis on rehearsal for LTM transfer
• What does Craik and Watkins' research suggest about rehearsal?

  Continued rehearsal doesn't always transfer to LTM
• What are the key findings from Glanzer and Cunitz's study on memory recall?

  • Serial position effect: primacy and recency effects
  • Primacy effect: first words recalled due to LTM storage
  • Recency effect: last words recalled due to STM storage
  • Middle words: low recall due to STM capacity limits
• What are the implications of the case study of Clive Wearing for the MSM?

  • STM and LTM are separate stores
  • STM duration is intact (18-30 seconds)
  • LTM for past events is preserved
  • Inability to form new LTM suggests independent stores
• What are the implications of the case study of patient KF for the MSM?

  • STM may have multiple stores (auditory and visual)
  • Challenges MSM's single STM store assumption
  • Suggests STM is more complex than proposed
• What are the criticisms of the MSM's emphasis on rehearsal?

  • Not all information requires rehearsal for LTM storage
  • Trauma can be stored in LTM without rehearsal
  • Continued rehearsal doesn't always lead to LTM transfer