Memory — multi-store, encoding, retrieval
VCE Psychology · Memory — Atkinson-Shiffrin & beyond · 8 flashcards, free to study.
For the Year 12 memory & learning SAC. Covers explicit/implicit types + classic capacity/duration data.
- Three stages of the multi-store model
- Sensory memory → STM → LTM.
- Capacity of STM
- 7 ± 2 items (Miller, 1956).
- Duration of STM without rehearsal
- ~18–30 seconds (Peterson & Peterson).
- What is episodic memory?
- Personally experienced events, time-stamped and contextually rich.
- Semantic memory — definition
- General world knowledge and facts, not tied to a specific event.
- Procedural memory — example
- Knowing how to ride a bike. Implicit, motor-based.
- Encoding specificity principle
- Recall is better when cues at retrieval match those at encoding.
- What brain region is critical for converting STM to LTM?
- Hippocampus.