Coding, capacity, duration of memory (PAGE 30)

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What does STM stand for?
Short-term memory
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What does LTM stand for?
Long-term memory
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Who studied coding in STM and LTM in 1966?
Baddeley
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What words did Baddeley use in his study?
Acoustically similar/dissimilar words and semantically similar/dissimilar words
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Coding in STM is?
Acoustic
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Coding in LTM is?
Semantic
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Who studied capacity of STM in 1987?
Miller
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What technique did Jacobs use to test the capacity of STM?
Digit span
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On average how many numbers could participants repeat back in the study of capacity in STM
9.3
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On average how many letters could participants repeat back in the study of capacity in STM
7.3
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Who studied capacity of STM in 1956?
Miller
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Miller made observations of what?
Everyday practice - most things come in sevens
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What is the capacity of STM?
7 items (plus or minus 2)
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What technique can be used to improve the capacity of STM?
Chunking - grouping sets of digits/letters into meaningful units
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Who studied duration of STM in 1959?
Peterson and Peterson
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What did 24 students in Peterson and Peterson's study have to remember?
A consonant syllable - for example YCG
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On average students recalled 80% of the syllables correctly within what time interval?
3 seconds
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On average students recalled 3% of the syllables correctly within what time interval?
18 seconds
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What is the duration of STM?
18 to 30 seconds
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Who studied duration of LTM in 1975?
Bahrick et al
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What were participants in the study of duration of LTM?
392 Americans aged between 17 and 74
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What were the two tests in the study of duration of LTM?
Recognition test of school yearbook and free recall test
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Participants tested 48 years after graduation were about what percent accurate?
70% in photo recogntion
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