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Memory
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- 1What is the duration and capacity of STM?Duration = less than 18 seconds
Capacity = 9.3 items for digits, 7.3 for letters - 2What are the 3 key aspects of Short Term Memory?1. Limited capacity (7+/-2)
2. Limited duration (information can be lost with distraction or passing of time)
3. Encoding (primarily acoustic, even translating visual information into sounds) - 3What was Millers (1956) theory?That most adults could store between 5 and 9 items in their short term memory. Magic number 7.
- 4What was Jacobs (1887) theory?He used the digit span test.
Found that people find it easier to recall numbers rather than letters.
Average = 7.3 letters and 9.3 numbers - 5What was Bahrick's (1975) theory?Tested over 400 people of various ages on their memory of their classmates.
Photo-recognition test consisted of 50 photos.
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- A level Psychology Flashcards on Memory, created by Elisha Burgess on 07/02/2018.
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