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Mul)-store model of Sensory register Strength – controlled lab Strength – case study of HM Limita>on – MSM too
memory – Atkinson & - Sensory info from environment studies - Suffered from epilepsy & simplis>c
held (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin) - Support theory of having underwent brain surgery to - Research suggests LTM and
Shiffrin (1968-1971)
- Coding: how stored, e.g. acous>c, separate memory stores correct this, removing his STM made up of more than
visual & seman>c codes. Modality - Baddeley (1966) tested recall hippocampus one store
specific, e.g., iconic memory 4 groups of ppts with word - Following surgery, HM - WMM supports above idea,
(visual), echoic memory (acous>c) lists remembered events & info as includes 5 components of
- Capacity: how much stored. High - Similar founding (acous>c) from before surgery (LTM) but STM
capacity, e.g. cells in eye contain words mixed up in STM, not form new memories
100 million cells similar meaning (seman>c) (STM) Limita>on – research uses
- Dura>on: how long stored. Held mixed up in LTM - Adds weight to argument ar>ficial tasks like recalling list
milliseconds. - Clear dis>nc>on between that brain uses separate of words
- AHen>on: pass info from SR to STM and LTM regions for STM and LTM - Baddeley (1966) used
STM via paying aHen>on ar>ficial s>muli instead of
Short Term Memory meaningful material
- Present & immediate tasks - Limited applica>on to real
- Coding: acous>c (Baddeley 1966) memory use
- Capacity: limited. Miller (1956) - Use of ar>ficial tasks and
suggests 5-9 items. ‘Magic number applica>on means study lack
7’ ecological validity
, - Dura>on: 18 seconds (unless info
rehearsed). STM is temporary
memory store
- Rehearsal: Info pass from STM to
LTM via rehearsal. Maintenance
(surface level) & elabora>ve
(deeper)
Long Term Memory
- Permanent store of past events /
items
- Recall info from STM (retrieval)
- Coding: seman>cally
- Capacity: poten>ally unlimited
- Dura>on: life>me. Prone to
forge_ng. Items decay via
displacement, resistant to retrieval
MSM – types of long Episodic Strength – suppor>ng studies Strength – brain scans indicate Limita>on – case studied
term memory - Recall events in person’s life - Case study of HM: suffered each type of LTM stored in cannot be generalised beyond
- Personal events & experiences from epilepsy & underwent different areas of brain individual to wider popula>on
happened to individual brain surgery correct this, - Episodic memory associated - Weakens use as suppor>ng
- Time stamped & oaen linked to removing hippocampus. with hippocampus evidence for separate LTM
specific loca>on Episodic memory affected by - Seman>c memory associated stores as one individual
- Emo>ons at >me of event brain damage, seman>c & with temporal lobe sample isn’t representa>ve of
remembered procedural memory not - Procedural memory wider popula>on
- Wider context of event may be - Case study of Clive Wearing: associated with cerebellum
remembered contracted virus of brain, - Clinical evidence high in Limita>on – cross overs
Seman>c shows able to retain reliability as it’s objec>ve i.e. between episodic and
- Recall facts & meaning of world procedural memory but not scien>fic seman>c memories
around us episodic - Suggests LTM (separate
- Not >me-stamped stores) is more complex
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