COGNITIVE APPROACH
memory is the
by which we draw
means
on our past experiences to use information
in the present
LONG TERM MEMORY : information that has
rehearsed attended
been or to in some
way
G unlimited
capacity / duration
SHORT TERM MEMORY if
sensory information
is
recognised or considered important it is
coded ✗ sent to STM
G limited slots)
capacity ( 7+-2
G lasts approx .
30 seconds
multistore model
environmental
input Atkinson ✗ Shifrin
to
sensory input recall
elaborate
to ✓ rehearsal
>
um
sensory memory → Stm <
retrieval
µ µ µ
forgotten forgotten
forgotten (decay /
displacement)
(interference
retrieval
failure)
, Levels of processing theory
suggests that our
memory
of certain information is Craik a Lockhart
determined how the
by
information was processed
* that STM is more
argues complex than
outlined in the multistore model cmsm)
INCOMING stimuli pass
through a series of
analysing mechanisms
G
memory traces are a
product of how stimuli
are analysed
strength of trace depends on :
°
attention paid to stimuli
depth of processing carried
°
out
connections with
existing knowledge
°
levels of
processing :
-
structural (visual ) : shallow
'
phonetic (sounds like) : intermediate
.
semantic ( means) : deep
memory is the
by which we draw
means
on our past experiences to use information
in the present
LONG TERM MEMORY : information that has
rehearsed attended
been or to in some
way
G unlimited
capacity / duration
SHORT TERM MEMORY if
sensory information
is
recognised or considered important it is
coded ✗ sent to STM
G limited slots)
capacity ( 7+-2
G lasts approx .
30 seconds
multistore model
environmental
input Atkinson ✗ Shifrin
to
sensory input recall
elaborate
to ✓ rehearsal
>
um
sensory memory → Stm <
retrieval
µ µ µ
forgotten forgotten
forgotten (decay /
displacement)
(interference
retrieval
failure)
, Levels of processing theory
suggests that our
memory
of certain information is Craik a Lockhart
determined how the
by
information was processed
* that STM is more
argues complex than
outlined in the multistore model cmsm)
INCOMING stimuli pass
through a series of
analysing mechanisms
G
memory traces are a
product of how stimuli
are analysed
strength of trace depends on :
°
attention paid to stimuli
depth of processing carried
°
out
connections with
existing knowledge
°
levels of
processing :
-
structural (visual ) : shallow
'
phonetic (sounds like) : intermediate
.
semantic ( means) : deep
