Multi-store model

Cards (23)

  • How many memory stores does the multi-store model state there are?
    Three
  • According to the multi-store model, what three characteristics differentiate the memory stores?
    • Encoding
    • Capacity
    • Duration
  • According to the multi-store model, how does information move between memory stores?
    Through attention or rehearsal
  • Which memory store holds information from the senses for a short time?
    Sensory memory
  • What is the capacity of sensory memory?
    Large
  • According to the multi-store model, what transfers information from sensory memory to STM?
    Paying attention
  • What is the short-term memory (STM)?
    A temporary memory store
  • What is the limited capacity of the short-term memory (STM)?
    Between five and nine items
  • What are the items in STM referred to as?
    Chunks of information
  • How long does information last in the short-term memory (STM)?
    Up to 30 seconds
  • How does verbal repetition (rehearsal) keep information in STM?
    By maintaining the information
  • According to the multi-store model, what transfers information from STM to LTM?
    Rehearsal for long enough
  • How is information encoded in LTM?
    By meaning
  • What is the capacity of LTM?
    Unlimited
  • What is the duration of information in LTM?
    Up to a lifetime
  • How does Baddeley’s study of encoding support the existence of different memory stores?
    STM and LTM encode differently
  • What is a weakness of the multi-store model?
    It is too simple
  • How does research contradict the multi-store model's claim of having only one STM and one LTM?
    STM and LTM are further divided
  • What are visual and acoustic stores divisions of?
    Short-term memory
  • What are episodic, semantic, and procedural memories divisions of?
    Long-term memory
  • What is a weakness of the research supporting the multi-store model?
    It used artificial materials
  • What kind of artificial materials were used in research that supports the multi-store model?
    Word lists or nonsense syllables
  • Why might the use of artificial materials in memory research be a weakness?
    Results may not illustrate all memory uses