OCR GCSE Psychology - Memory - MSM

What is the Multi-Store Model of Memory?

• A theory which separates memory into three distinct stores.

• A 3D model of how the hippocampus is involved in creating new memories

• A theory which separates memory into five distinct stores.

• A 3D model of how memories move through the hippocampus into the long term memory.

What are the three stores in the MSM?

• Sensory, Short-term and Long-Term

• Sensory, Primary and Long Term

• Primary, Short-term and Long-term

• Primary, Short-Term and Mid-term

How long can memory be held in the Sensory Store for (approximately)?

• 2 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 1/2 second

• 3 seconds

How many items can be stored in the Short-term memory?

• 7 items (+ or - 2)

• 5-9

• 15

• 10

How long can information remain in the Short-term memory for?

• 30 Seconds

• 45 Seconds

• 1 Minute

• 15 Seconds

What is the process called where information is repeated so that it stays in storage?

• Maintenance Rehearsal

• Capacity

• Elaborative Rehearsal

• Decay

What is the capacity (Space available) and duration of the Long-term memory?

• Limitless

• Potentially forever

• 20 Years

• 40 Years

What is Elaborative Rehearsal?

What is Decay?

• The fading of information that is not paid attention to until it's forgotten.

• Information that is already in the short-term memory and is pushed out by new information, once the store becomes full.

• The inability to recall something because the cue needed to trigger the memory is not present.

What are the other two types of forgetting called (in terms of the Multi-store Model)?

• Retrieval Failure and Amnesia

• Displacement and Amnesia

• Retrieval Failure and Displacement

• Decay and Displacement