Multi-Store Model

Multi-Store Model

1. Sensory Memory

   • Composed of several stores: Eyes, ears, tongue, nose, skin
   • When attention is focussed on one of the stores the info passes into STM

2. Short Term Memory

   • Limited Capacity so information is in fragile state
   • Information can DECAY if not rehearsed, or be DISPLACED

3. Atkinson & Shiffrin

4. Long Term Memory

   • Information must be rehearsed for it to transfer to LTM
   • The more it is rehearsed, the longer it stays in LTM

5. PRIMACY EFFECT- The first few items of a list are recalled best by participants as these are the ones they've rehearsed and transferred into LTM

6. REGENCY EFFECT - Last numbers in a list recalled better than middle ones as they're still in STM

7. REHEARSAL - People don't spend time rehearsing things that still transfer into LTM. Some things can't be rehearsed (smells)

8. OVERSIMPLIFIED - There are several stores for STM and LTM not just one, as proved by brain damaged patients.

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