Coding, capacity, duration

The amount of information which can be held

• Capacity

• Duration

• Coding

The length of time information can be held in the store

• Capacity

• Duration

• Coding

The way in which information is processed

• Capacity

• Duration

• Coding

The capacity of Short Term Memory is

• 5+/-2

• 6+/-2

• 7+/-2

• 8+/-2

The duration of Short Term Memory is

• up to 15 seconds

• up to 20 seconds

• up to 25 seconds

• up to 30 seconds

The coding of Short Term memory is

• Acoustic

• Visual

• Semantic

The capacity of Long Term Memory is

• Unlimited

• A Lifetime

• 7+/-2

The duration of Long Term Memory is

• Unlimited

• Up to a lifetime

• 7+/-2

The coding of Long Term Memory is

• Acoustic

• Visual

• Semantic

How was the capacity of Short Term Memory investigated?

• Trigram Test

• Digit Span Test

• Year book recognition test