Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

1. Studies

2. Models

   • Working Memory model -The multistore model of memory (also known as the modal model) was proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) and is a structural model. They proposed that memory consisted of three stores: a sensory register, short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM).
     • sensory memory-Duration: ¼ to ½ second • Capacity: all sensory experience (v. larger capacity) • Encoding: sense specific (e.g. different stores for each sense)
     • Evaluation -suitcase
     • Short term memory
     • Long term memory
     • Encoding
     • ethical Issues
     • reductionism
     • Capacity and duration
     • Rehearsal

3. Theories