Psychology - memory

Psychology - memory

1. memory & info. processing

   • input
     • encoding
       • storage
         • retrieval
           • output
     • processing
       • same as encoding?

2. multi-store model of memory (MSM)

   • most widely known model of memory
   • Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1968
     • first proposed a memory model: the msm
   • memory stores
     • long term memory
       • possibly infinite storage
       • last up to a lifetime
       • usually contain semantically encodedrecordings
       • forgetting due to retrieval failure and interference
         • unlikely for decay to occur
     • short term memory
       • duration 18 secs
       • hold around up to 7 chunks of information
         • *chunks: a group of information that is usually connected to each other
       • usually acoustically (auditory encoding ) recorded
       • moves to LTM if rehearsed
         • forgetting due to replacement and decay
     • sensory register
       • where information becomes conscious
         • info moves into STM if given attention to
       • usually visually encoded
   • main idea : the human memory system is made up of several separate and distinct store.
   • Peterson & Peterson
     • married