Exam code: 8182
Table 1 includes some of the main features of the multi-store model of memory.
Three main features are missing from the table.
Complete all three missing parts of Table 1.
Write your answers in the correct spaces.
Table 1
Memory store | Coding | Capacity | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Sensory | The same way it is received from the senses | Very large | |
Short term | 7 +/– 2 items | Up to 30 seconds | |
Long term | Mainly semantic | Lasting up to a lifetime |
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Explain what is meant by the ‘primacy effect’ in recall.
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Evaluate the multi-store model of memory.
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Table 1 includes some of the main features of the multi-store model of memory.
Three main features are missing from the table.
Identify all three missing parts of Table 1.
Table 1
Memory store | Coding | Capacity | Duration |
Sensory | Very large | Very short | |
Short term | Mainly acoustic | Up to 30 seconds | |
Long term | Mainly semantic | Unlimited |
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Explain what is meant by the ‘recency effect’ in recall.
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Which one of the following statements is not a feature of the multi-store model of memory?
Attention transfers information from sensory memory to short-term memory.
Rehearsal transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory.
Short-term memory has a capacity of 5–9 items.
There are four long-term memory stores.
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The multi-store model of memory has been criticised.
Briefly evaluate the multi-store model of memory.
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Describe and evaluate Murdock’s serial position curve study.
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Murdock investigated the effects of serial position on recall.
Describe and evaluate this study.
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Describe and evaluate the multi-store model of memory.
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Which of the following statements about short-term memory (STM) is true?
STM can hold information for up to 30 seconds.
STM can store approximately 15 pieces of information.
STM transfers information to long-term memory through attention.
STM usually encodes information semantically.
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Evaluate the multi-store model of memory.
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Which two of the following statements about the multi-store model of memory are correct?
A | All memory stores usually encode information acoustically. |
B | Approximately seven pieces of information can be stored in short term memory. |
C | Information flows through sensory, short term and long term memory stores. |
D | Information is transferred from sensory to short term memory through rehearsal. |
E | Sensory memory can store information for up to one minute. |
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Outline two features of long term memory.
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Describe Murdock’s serial position curve study.
Evaluate the research method used in this study.
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