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1What is Coding?the format in which information is stored in various memory stores
- the process of converting information in one form into another
2Research into CodingAlan Baddeley (1966a, 1966b)
different lists for 4 groups to remember
- Group 1 (acoustically similar) sounded similar
-Group 2 (acoustically dissimilar)
-Group 3 (semantically similar) had similar meaning
- Group 4 (semantically dissimilar)
Recall immediately: did worse acoustically (STM)
Recall after 20 mins: did worse semantically (LTM)
3What is Capacity?The amount of information that can be held in a memory store
4Research into CapacityDIGIT SPAN - Joseph Jacobs (1887) mean span for digits = 9.3, mean span for letters = 7.3
SPAN OF MEMORY - George miller (1956) noted things that come in sevens e.g days of the week. Span of STM =7 (+/- 2)
CHUNKING - He observed that people ca recall 5 letters and 5 numbers via grouping data into chunks
5What is Duration?The length of time information can be held in memory
6Research into duration of STMMargaret and Lloyd Peterson (1959)