AQA A-Level Psychology Paper 1 : Memory - Multi Store Model WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

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AQA A-Level Psychology Paper 1 :
Memory - Multi Store Model WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+

What is The Multi-store Model of Memory ? - ✔✔Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968, 1971)


Describes how the information flows through the memory system. It suggests that

memory is made up of threes stores a sensory register, short-term memory and long-

term memory.


What is Coding ? - ✔✔The form in which information is taken in and stored.


What is Capacity ? - ✔✔How much information we can hold in each memory store


What is Duration ? - ✔✔How long information can be stored for


What is Sensory Register ? - ✔✔A stimulus from the environment will pass through the

sensory register - Sights, sounds, smells.


What is the coding of the Sensory Register ? - ✔✔Involves the...


Iconic memory- visual information is coded visually



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