Cognitive Psychology: Atkinson and Shiffrin's Multi-store Model of Memory

Sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and long-term memory (LTM)

Visual (picture), acoustic (sound), and semantic (meaning)

Elaborative rehearsal is giving meaning to information, and if information is given meaning, it is passed on to the long-term memory (LTM).

<p>Capacity refers to how much information can be stored in the memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Duration refers to the period of time information can last in the memory stores.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>5-9 items</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Info presented at the beginning &amp; end of a list is retained better than the middle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>STM has a capacity of 7 items of information, but struggles to hold more than 9.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More than 90% of trigrams were forgotten when rehearsal was prevented after 18 seconds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phonological loop, Visuospatial sketchpad, and Episodic buffer.</p> Signup and view all the answers