Psychology Memory

Aspects of Memory:

Capasity - The amount of info that can be stored in memory at any one time

Duration - The length of time that information can be held in memory  

Encoding - The way that sensory input is represented in memory

• Memory is a complex system that is divided into three stores:

• Short term memory - Stm

• Long term Memory - Ltm

• Senseroy Memory - Taste, Smell, Visual etc.

Capasity

Miller (1956)'s research showed recall of 7 +/- 2 items

Duration

Peterson (1959) Found info stayed for 3-18 seconds

Encoding

Baddeley's (1966) Found that the input is Acoustic

Capasity

Other than in brain damage our capasity is Unlimited

Duration

Long term memorys can last for a Lifetime

Encodig

Baddeley (1966) found it was encoded Semanticly (By relating the words/info)

• By Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)

• Used to explain how memory working

+ Cuntiz (1966) findings showed that the recency effect will come from the STM and the primary effect from the LTM

- It is too simple to explain the "extreamly complex" mind

- Rehersal cant be the ONLY way to transfer STM to LTM

• By Baddeley and Hitch (1974)

• Adresses the weeknesses of the MSM

+ Baddeley (1993) proved that when counting windows on a house, you use your inner eye

+ Positiron Emisson Topography (PET) technology proves components of WMM

- Central exective is not clear enough for the most important role

- Richardson (1984) Proved that two tasks cannot be done at the same time