The Multi Store Model of Memory
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The Multi Store Model – Atkinson and Shiffrin
The multi-store model (MSM) was developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968 and
explains how information flows through three different storage systems in memory.
Exam tip: The most common exam question on this section asks you to identify differences between short term memory
and long term memory. The multi-store model is also likely to be a 16 marker.
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, Flashcards
Who developed the multi-store model and Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968
in what year?
What does the multi-store model explain? How information flows through three
different storage systems in memory
What are the 3 storage systems in the - Sensory memory
multi-store model? - Short term memory
- Long term memory
What is the capacity of sensory memory? Unlimited
How is information encoded into sensory Original modality/form
memory?
What is the duration of sensory memory? Limited, 250 milliseconds
What causes us to forget information in our Decay
sensory memory?
How is information passed from our Attention
sensory memory into our short term
memory?
What is the capacity of short term Limited
memory?
What did Miller say about short term It could hold up to 7 +/-2 things
memory’s capacity?
How is information encoded into short Acoustically (by sound)
term memory?
What idea did Conrad propose about short Acoustic confusion
term memory encoding?
What is the duration of short term Limited
memory?
What did Peterson and Peterson say about It lasts 18-30 seconds
short term memory’s duration?
What is a way of keeping information in Maintenance rehearsal
your short term memory?
What causes us to forget information in our - Decay
short term memory? - Displacement
How is information passed from our short Rehearsal
term memory into our long term memory?
What is the capacity of long term memory? Unlimited
How is information encoded into our long Semantically (by meaning)
term memory?
What idea did Baddeley propose about Semantic confusion
long term memory encoding?
What is the duration of long term memory? Unlimited
A01
The Multi Store Model – Atkinson and Shiffrin
The multi-store model (MSM) was developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968 and
explains how information flows through three different storage systems in memory.
Exam tip: The most common exam question on this section asks you to identify differences between short term memory
and long term memory. The multi-store model is also likely to be a 16 marker.
A01 A03
, Flashcards
Who developed the multi-store model and Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968
in what year?
What does the multi-store model explain? How information flows through three
different storage systems in memory
What are the 3 storage systems in the - Sensory memory
multi-store model? - Short term memory
- Long term memory
What is the capacity of sensory memory? Unlimited
How is information encoded into sensory Original modality/form
memory?
What is the duration of sensory memory? Limited, 250 milliseconds
What causes us to forget information in our Decay
sensory memory?
How is information passed from our Attention
sensory memory into our short term
memory?
What is the capacity of short term Limited
memory?
What did Miller say about short term It could hold up to 7 +/-2 things
memory’s capacity?
How is information encoded into short Acoustically (by sound)
term memory?
What idea did Conrad propose about short Acoustic confusion
term memory encoding?
What is the duration of short term Limited
memory?
What did Peterson and Peterson say about It lasts 18-30 seconds
short term memory’s duration?
What is a way of keeping information in Maintenance rehearsal
your short term memory?
What causes us to forget information in our - Decay
short term memory? - Displacement
How is information passed from our short Rehearsal
term memory into our long term memory?
What is the capacity of long term memory? Unlimited
How is information encoded into our long Semantically (by meaning)
term memory?
What idea did Baddeley propose about Semantic confusion
long term memory encoding?
What is the duration of long term memory? Unlimited
