Nature of memory
mind map with basic points for the nature of memory from the topic of memory
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- Created on: 03-11-12 09:42
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- nature of memory
- capacity
- L.T.M
- unlimited
- NO STUDIES AS IMPOSSIBLE TO TEST
- S.T.M
- 5 to 7 items
- jacobs (1887)
- 9.3 digits and 7.3 letters
- Miller (1956)
- average span 7+-2 items
- Cowan (2000)
- 4 chunks of info
- L.T.M
- encoding
- L.T.M
- encoded semantically
- baddeley (1996)
- confused words with similar meaning
- conflicting research
- frost (1972)
- can also encode visually
- frost (1972)
- lacks ecological validity
- frost (1972)
- can also encode visually
- S.T.M
- encoded accoustically
- Baddeley (1996)
- confused words acoustically similar
- has control over variables
- conflicting research
- bandimore et al (1992)
- can also encode visually
- conflicting research
- L.T.M
- duration
- L.T.M
- unlimited
- bahrick et al (1975)
- 70% remembered faces after 48 yrs
- has ecological validity
- only testing facial recognition
- shepard (1967)
- 50% remembered after 4 months
- lacks ecological validity
- S.T.M
- very limited
- peterson and peterson (1959)
- 2% remembered after 18 seconds
- lacks ecological validity
- can control variables
- nairne(1999)
- lasts up to 96 seconds
- L.T.M
- capacity
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