Psychology memory 1

Psychology memory 1

1. Multi store model

   • Sensory store
     • Short term memory
       • Long term memory
         • Unlimited capacity
         • Unlimited surroundings
       • 10-20 seconds
       • 7(+/-2 chunks)
     • 3 seconds
     • Immediate surrounding

2. Wilson

   • Clive Wearing case
     • Retro grade and anterograde amnesia
     • Virus destroyed hippocampul region on his brain
     • Certain dates
       • 1985
         • Virus destroyed particular part of his brain
           • IQ declined which is unusual for a man of his intelligence
             • STM was not affected but LTM Was severely impaired
       • 1991
         • First MRI was Carried out
       • 2005
         • Second MRI was Carried out
         • New technology
     • Used to be a musician

3. Amnesia

   • Retrograde
     • Forget everything from before the amnesia developed
     • Frontal lobe
   • Anterograde
     • Cannot make new memories since the amnesia developed
     • Hippocampus