Memory

Memory

1. Multi store model

   • Aim= to provide evidence for multi store model
     • Method=Ps had to learn a list of words presented one at a time and had 2 seconds per word and then recall the words in any order
       • Results= The words at the end and start were recalled due to the recency and primary effect but middle words were not recalled that much
         • Conclusion=This provides evidence for the LTM and STM

2. Reconstructive Memory

   • Aim=To see if people alter info to make it easier to remember
     • Method=Ps had to read a story called war of the ghosts they were then asked to recall the story as accurately as possible
       • Results=Ps found it difficult to remember bits, and they changed some bits so it made more sense
         • Conclusion= Memory is influenced by belifs

3. New Learning

   • Aim= to see if new learning interferes with previous learning
     • Method= Group A had to learn a list of words then learn a second list of words then recall the first list Group B had to learn one list of words and recall the one list
       • Results= Group B's recall was more accurate than that of group A's
         • Conclusion=New learning causes people to recall previously recalled info less accurate

4. Milner et al

   • A patient suffering from epilepsy underwent a procedure in which two thirds of his hippocampus was removed since the operation he was unable to learn new information this shows the hippocampus is crucial for learning new memories
     • Other people have suffered brain damage that has left them unable to recall anything that happened before the damage occurred. This is known as retrograde amnesia
       • The patient was Henry Molisan