Short Term Memory (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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STM function
STM function
Holds info needed for ongoing tasks
STM duration (researcher)
STM duration (researcher)
18-30 seconds (Peterson)
STM capacity (researcher)
STM capacity (researcher)
7+/-2 items (Jacobs)
Main coding type in STM
Main coding type in STM
Acoustic
Peterson investigated
Peterson investigated
Duration of STM
Jacobs' method for STM capacity
Jacobs' method for STM capacity
Digit span test
Max recall in Jacobs' study
Max recall in Jacobs' study
7+/-2 letters or numbers
Miller found participants could recall
Miller found participants could recall
More than 7+2 items
Chunking definition
Chunking definition
Grouping pieces of info together
Effect of chunking on STM
Effect of chunking on STM
Hugely improves capacity
Baddeley: difficulty when tested immediately
Baddeley: difficulty when tested immediately
Recalling acoustically similar words
Baddeley: difficulty 20 mins after learning
Baddeley: difficulty 20 mins after learning
Recalling semantically similar words