Psychology: Memory Revision

Psychology: Memory Revision

1. The Multi Store Model

   • 3 Stores
     • Sensory
       • Capacity= Brief Encoding= Raw Duration= up to 2 seconds
       • Decay
     • Short Term
       • Capacity= 7 plus or minus 2 Encoding=Acoustically Duration= 18-30seconds
       • Decay Displacement
     • Long Term
       • Capacity= Limitless Encoding = Semantically Duration= Lifetime
       • Decay Interfierance

2. Working Memory Model

   • 4 Stores in short term
     • Central Executive
       • 'Boss'
       • Problem Solver
       • Controls Information
     • Phonological Loop
       • Acoustic Information
       • Inner Voice/Ear
       • Sub vocal Repetition
     • Visuo-Spacial Scratchpad
       • Visual Information
       • Location/Spatial awareness
       • Inner Scribe and Inner Cache
     • Eposodic Buffer
       • Integrates Information
       • Moves information into Long Term

3. Eye Witness Testimony

   • Factors affecting
     • Anxiety/Stress
     • Leading and Misleading
     • Weapon Focas
       • Loftus
         • condition 1: Half Participants in waiting room. Over hearing calm conversation. Man walks out holding pen.
           • When shown 50 pictures of possible men 49% got it right
         • condition 2: Other half in waiting room. Over hearing violent conversation. Man walks out holding bloody knife.
           • When shown 50 pictures of possible men only 33% got it right
         • Less people remembered the man with the knife because, they where focused on the knife not the person.
     • Age

4. Cognitive interview