The Multi-Store Model of Memory (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Memory (definition)
Memory (definition)
Process of maintaining info from past to use in present
Memory encoding
Memory encoding
Transforming info to put it into memory
Memory storage
Memory storage
Maintaining information in our minds
Memory retrieval
Memory retrieval
Taking information out of memory storage
Memory recall
Memory recall
Consciously re-accessing memory without being reminded first
Memory recognition
Memory recognition
Retrieving memory after being shown it again (familiar)
No. of stores in multi-store model
No. of stores in multi-store model
3 (sensory register, short-term, long-term memory)
3 properties memory stores vary in
3 properties memory stores vary in
Coding, capacity, duration
Capacity (definition)
Capacity (definition)
How much information can be stored
Duration (definition)
Duration (definition)
How long information can be stored for
Coding (definition)
Coding (definition)
What format information is stored in
Acoustic code
Acoustic code
Storing information as sound
Semantic coding
Semantic coding
Storing information by its meaning
Sensory register duration (Sperling)
Sensory register duration (Sperling)
1-2 seconds
Sensory register capacity
Sensory register capacity
Large (receives info from all senses)