The Multi-Store Model of Memory (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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Which type of coding does STM primarily use?
Which type of coding does STM primarily use?
Acoustic coding
In Baddeley's study, what did poor immediate recall of acoustically similar words demonstrate?
In Baddeley's study, what did poor immediate recall of acoustically similar words demonstrate?
STM uses acoustic coding
What did Baddeley find when participants recalled semantically similar words after 20 minutes?
What did Baddeley find when participants recalled semantically similar words after 20 minutes?
Performance was significantly worse
According to Miller (1956), what is the approximate capacity of STM?
According to Miller (1956), what is the approximate capacity of STM?
7 ± 2 items
What is chunking in memory?
What is chunking in memory?
Grouping items into meaningful units
In Jacobs' research, what was the average digit span?
In Jacobs' research, what was the average digit span?
9.3 items
What did Peterson & Peterson ask participants to do to prevent rehearsal?
What did Peterson & Peterson ask participants to do to prevent rehearsal?
Count backwards from a number
In Bahrick et al.'s study, what was photo recognition accuracy after 48 years?
In Bahrick et al.'s study, what was photo recognition accuracy after 48 years?
70%
How did recognition compare to free recall in Bahrick et al.'s study?
How did recognition compare to free recall in Bahrick et al.'s study?
Recognition outperformed free recall
What was a key limitation of Peterson & Peterson's study?
What was a key limitation of Peterson & Peterson's study?
Low ecological validity