MSM

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  Sensory M​emory

  CAPACITY​ - Large​

  DURATION​ - 1/2 second​

  MODE OF STORAGE​ - Any modality - senses​

  FORGETTING​ - decay​
• Short Term Memory

  CAPACITY​ - 7+_ 2 items / chunks

  DURATION - 18-30s

  MODE OF STORAGE - acoustically

  FORGETTING - decay, displacement
• Long Term Memory

  CAPACITY​ - Unlimited

  DURATION - Unlimited

  MODE OF STORAGE - Semantically

  FORGETTING - Decay, interference, retrieval failure
• MSM :) Supporting evidence

  HM had some of LTM (pre-16), but had trouble forming LTM (hold info for short periods of time, not long). T/f supports idea of 2 – LTM and STM, increasing validity of MSM
• MSM :) Practical Apps

  Butler and Roediger found students who took recall test after learning could recall more accurately later on. T/f can be used in schools where teachers can encourage regular rehearsal​
• MSM :( Reductionist

  says memory has distinctly diff stores making easier to study memory experimentally, underplays connections between stores. T/f simplistic, reduces validity​
• MSM :( Cant explain all

  doesn’t account for memories that we don't rehearse but remain stored e.g. smells. T/f not a full exp of memory​

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