CODING, CAPACITY AND DURATION OF
MEMORY
, MULTI-STORE MODEL OF
MEMORY
Atkinson and Shiffrin (+) Support from case studies
6 marker model AO1 The cases of HM and Clive Wearing show that
(1) Information is received from the five senses. one memory store can be affected whilst one
(2) It is stored in the sensory memory until attention is paid to it can be intact. This supports the MSM that there
(3) If attention isn’t paid to it then the information decays are separate stores for STM and LTM.
(4) When attention is paid, it transfers to the STM
(5) Here, maintenance rehearsal takes place (+) MRI scans
(6) Elaborative rehearsal then transfers information to the LTM Show which parts of the brain are being used
(7) To retrieve the information, it must pass back through the STM when different tasks are being carried out.
before it is remembered These findings back up the existence of
different stores for different memories. This
gives it scientific validity.
(-) Rehearsal
The MSM suggests that the more rehearsal you
do for a longer period of time, the more likely it
is to go into the LTM. However Craik and
Watkins found that what really matters about
the mental rehearsal is the type. Elaborative
rehearsal is needed for long-term storage. This
occurs when you think about what it means.
MEMORY
, MULTI-STORE MODEL OF
MEMORY
Atkinson and Shiffrin (+) Support from case studies
6 marker model AO1 The cases of HM and Clive Wearing show that
(1) Information is received from the five senses. one memory store can be affected whilst one
(2) It is stored in the sensory memory until attention is paid to it can be intact. This supports the MSM that there
(3) If attention isn’t paid to it then the information decays are separate stores for STM and LTM.
(4) When attention is paid, it transfers to the STM
(5) Here, maintenance rehearsal takes place (+) MRI scans
(6) Elaborative rehearsal then transfers information to the LTM Show which parts of the brain are being used
(7) To retrieve the information, it must pass back through the STM when different tasks are being carried out.
before it is remembered These findings back up the existence of
different stores for different memories. This
gives it scientific validity.
(-) Rehearsal
The MSM suggests that the more rehearsal you
do for a longer period of time, the more likely it
is to go into the LTM. However Craik and
Watkins found that what really matters about
the mental rehearsal is the type. Elaborative
rehearsal is needed for long-term storage. This
occurs when you think about what it means.
