Psychology - Memory

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coding
the format in which information is stored in the various memory stores.
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capacity
the amount of information that can be held in a memory store.
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duration
the length of time information can be held in memory.
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capacity in stm
7 +/- 2 chunks of information
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capacity in ltm
infinite
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duration of stm
18-30 seconds
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duration of ltm
infinite
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sensory register
the memory stores for each of our five senses, such as vision and hearing.
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capacity of sensory register
very large
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duration of sensory register
less than half a second.
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coding in stm
acoustic
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coding in ltm
semantic
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coding in the sensory register
iconic store - visual echoic store - acoustic
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baddeley - research on coding
baddeley gave participants different word lists to remember:
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the amount of information that can be held in a memory store.

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capacity

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the length of time information can be held in memory.

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7 +/- 2 chunks of information

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infinite

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