Memory - Psychology

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Psychology - Memory Specification:

-The multi-store model of memory: sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory.

-Features of each store: coding, capacity and duration.

-Types of long-term memory: episodic, semantic, procedural.

-The working memory model: central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and episodic buffer.

-Features of this model: coding and capacity.

-Explanations for forgetting: proactive and retroactive interference and retrieval failure due to absence of cues.

-Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony: misleading information, including leading questions and post-event discussion; anxiety.

-Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, including the use of the cognitive interview.