Multi-Store Model - Carousel Questions
Outline the multi-store model of memory.
The Multi-Store Model of memory was developed by Atkinson & Shiffrin,
and it outlines how information goes through the memory system in three
different stores that are linked together by processing; the sensory
register, the short-term memory store and the long-term memory store.
All sensory information - sights, sounds, smells, etc. - is all stored in the
sensory register, which is made up of multiple memory stores in itself. The
visual information that is coded visually is stored in the iconic memory
store, and the sound or auditory information is coded acoustically.
The short-term memory store is the limited capacity store, where it can
only contain certain amounts of information before you start to forget it.
The capacity of the short-term memory store is approximately 5-9 pieces
of information. Information is coded acoustically in this store, and lasts
around 30 seconds unless it is rehearsed. If we rehearse it long enough, it
goes into the long-term memory store.
The long-term memory store is thought to be the permanent store that
has been rehearsed over a prolonged period of time. It is believed that the
capacity of the long-term memory store is unlimited, and can last for up to
a life-time. Long-term memories are typically coded semantically, and
when we want to recall these memories it has to be transferred into our
short-term memory store by retrieval.
Outline two limitations of the multi-store model.
One limitation of the Multi-Store Model is that there is more than one type
of rehearsal. According to this concept, it suggests that effective
rehearsal heightens the likelihood of being able to transfer information into
the long-term memory store. However, this was found to be wrong by
Craik & Watkins, who found that effective rehearsal depends on the type
of rehearsal that you do, suggesting that there is more than one type.
Maintenance rehearsal, described in the MSM, maintains information in
the short-term memory store, however it doesn’t have a part in
transferring it into the long-term memory store. It is found that elaborative
rehearsal is needed for this transfer to take place. This is accessible when
Outline the multi-store model of memory.
The Multi-Store Model of memory was developed by Atkinson & Shiffrin,
and it outlines how information goes through the memory system in three
different stores that are linked together by processing; the sensory
register, the short-term memory store and the long-term memory store.
All sensory information - sights, sounds, smells, etc. - is all stored in the
sensory register, which is made up of multiple memory stores in itself. The
visual information that is coded visually is stored in the iconic memory
store, and the sound or auditory information is coded acoustically.
The short-term memory store is the limited capacity store, where it can
only contain certain amounts of information before you start to forget it.
The capacity of the short-term memory store is approximately 5-9 pieces
of information. Information is coded acoustically in this store, and lasts
around 30 seconds unless it is rehearsed. If we rehearse it long enough, it
goes into the long-term memory store.
The long-term memory store is thought to be the permanent store that
has been rehearsed over a prolonged period of time. It is believed that the
capacity of the long-term memory store is unlimited, and can last for up to
a life-time. Long-term memories are typically coded semantically, and
when we want to recall these memories it has to be transferred into our
short-term memory store by retrieval.
Outline two limitations of the multi-store model.
One limitation of the Multi-Store Model is that there is more than one type
of rehearsal. According to this concept, it suggests that effective
rehearsal heightens the likelihood of being able to transfer information into
the long-term memory store. However, this was found to be wrong by
Craik & Watkins, who found that effective rehearsal depends on the type
of rehearsal that you do, suggesting that there is more than one type.
Maintenance rehearsal, described in the MSM, maintains information in
the short-term memory store, however it doesn’t have a part in
transferring it into the long-term memory store. It is found that elaborative
rehearsal is needed for this transfer to take place. This is accessible when
