Multi-store model


	Multi-store model
	Advantages Primary/recency effect suggests there are two separate stores Cases such as HM suggest there are two separate stores too (STM normal but LTM damaged)	Disadvantages Proposes that rehearsal is necessary for LTM store, this may be important in some cases, but in everyday situations we rarely consciously rehearse something yet can still store a lot Over-simplified; suggests that the stores work in single, uniform ways which has been shown by the working memory model to not be the case, by showing STM has sub-systems Artificial lab tasks for evidence; artificial learning tasks, low ecological validity KF - STM poor for verbal memories but find for visual, suggests there are sub-systems in short term memory which contradicts the multi-store model KF - STM damaged but LTM fine. Suggests that memories passed from sensory memory to long term store, as if information went through STM, LTM would be affected
	Evaluation

Primary/recency effect suggests there are two separate stores
Cases such as HM suggest there are two separate stores too (STM normal but LTM damaged)

Proposes that rehearsal is necessary for LTM store, this may be important in some cases, but in everyday situations we rarely consciously rehearse something yet can still store a lot
Over-simplified; suggests that the stores work in single, uniform ways which has been shown by the working memory model to not be the case, by showing STM has sub-systems
Artificial lab tasks for evidence; artificial learning tasks, low ecological validity
KF - STM poor for verbal memories but find for visual, suggests there are sub-systems in short term memory which contradicts the multi-store model
KF - STM damaged but LTM fine. Suggests that memories passed from sensory memory to long term store, as if information went through STM, LTM would be affected

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