Psychology

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Flashcards on Psychology , created by Niki_1320 on 20/04/2015.
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DURATION -> LTM unlimited -> STM measured in seconds
ENCODING -> LTM semantic ->STM acoustic or visual
CAPACITY -> LTM unlimited -> STM less than 7 chunks
COMPONENTS OF THE MULTI-STORE MEMORY MODEL -> Sensory memory(via your senses e.g. sight) -> STM(decay relatively quick if not rehearsed) -> LTM(brought in by STM through process of maintenance rehearsal and can be retrieved)
COMPONENTS OF THE WORKING MEMORY MODEL -> Central executive -> Phonological loop -> Visuo-spatial sketchpad -> Episodic buffer(later added to the original model)
ROLE OF THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE Monitors and coordinates the operation of the slave systems
ROLE OF THE PHONOLOGICAL LOOP Deals with auditory information and preserves the order of information
ROLE OF THE VISUO-SPATIAL SKETCHPAD Used when planning a spatial task Visual and/or spatial information is temporarily stored here
ROLE OF THE EPISODIC BUFFER (Extra storage system) Integrates information from the central executive,phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and also from LTM
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