Memory Research

Memory Research

1. Miller

   • People had to remember as many chucks of information as they could
   • Capacity of STM
     • 7 +/- 2

2. Peterson & Peterson

   • Longer the delay, less information recalled
   • Duration of STM
     • 0-18 seconds

3. Baddeley

   • Capacity of LTM
     • Semantic

4. Bahrick et al

   • Recognised school photos, 15 & 45 years after graduating
   • Duration of LTM
     • Unlimited

5. Baddeley & Hitch

   • Working memory model

6. Atkinson & Shriffin

   • Multi-store model of memory

7. H.M Study

   • STM and LTM are different

8. Loftus & Palmer

   • Asked same question with different leading word
     • Hit, smashed, collided & bumped
   • Lead to think there was glass or not

9. Yerkes Dodson Curve

   • More stressful, less efficiency of memory
   • Optimal level, best efficiency

10. Loftus et al

    • Weapon involved, concentrate on it
    • Less likely to identify person holding it

11. Conrad

    • Capacity of STM
      • Mainly acoustic