Psychology memory

Psychology memory

1. Memory 1

   • Stores
     • Sensory
       • Decay
     • Short term memory
       • Displacement
       • Decay
       • Aucoustic encoding
     • Long term memory
       • Capacity
         • Unlimited
         • 7 chunks (+/-2)
         • A few seconds
       • Duration
         • Unlimited
         • 10-20 seconds
         • All of the surroundings
       • Semantic enoding
     • Factors
       • Time
       • Space
     • Issues
       • Decay
       • Displacement
   • Criticisms
     • Oversimplifies the STM and LTM
       • STM isn't just a passive store
         • Different stores for different information in the LTM
     • Over emphasises the role of rehearsal
       • Some info doesn't need to be rehearsed
         • E.G. If info is more meaningful it doesn't have to be rehearsed
     • Ignores individual differences
       • Doesn't explain why people have a better memory
         • E.G. Derren Brown
   • Input
     • Encoding
       • Storage
         • Retrieval
           • Output