Long Term Memory (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Long-term memory is what type of store?
Long-term memory is what type of store?
Permanent store holding info for long periods
Duration of long-term memory
Duration of long-term memory
Unlimited - hours to years
Capacity of long-term memory
Capacity of long-term memory
Very large capacity
Type of coding used in long-term memory
Type of coding used in long-term memory
Semantic coding
What Bahrick investigated
What Bahrick investigated
Duration of long-term memory
Time periods Bahrick tested (years after school)
Time periods Bahrick tested (years after school)
15 years and 48 years
Two types of memory Bahrick tested
Two types of memory Bahrick tested
Memory recall and memory recognition
Bahrick's finding: recall vs recognition
Bahrick's finding: recall vs recognition
Memory recognition was stronger
Strength of Bahrick's study (validity)
Strength of Bahrick's study (validity)
High ecological validity (meaningful stimuli)
Weakness of Bahrick's study
Weakness of Bahrick's study
Couldn't control extraneous variables
What Baddeley assessed in his study
What Baddeley assessed in his study
Whether LTM coding is acoustic or semantic
Baddeley's finding about LTM coding
Baddeley's finding about LTM coding
Mainly semantic coding