Memory

Memory

1. Short & Long-term memory

   • Capacity
   • Duration
   • Coding

2. The multi-store model of memory

   • Sensory register
   • STM
   • Maintenance rehearsal
   • LTM
   • Retrieval from LTM goes through STM

3. The working model of memory

   • CE
   • Phonological loop
   • Visa-spatial sketchpad
   • Episodic buffer

4. Types of LTM

   • Episodic
   • Semantic
   • Procedural

5. Explanations for forgetting

   • Interference
     • Retroactive
     • Proactive
   • Retrieval failure
     • Encoding specificity principle
     • Cues

6. Accuracy of eyewitness testimony

   • Misleading information
   • Anxiety
   • The cognitive interview