Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory

Short-term memory has a duration of ____ and a capacity of ____

• a potentially unlimited time, a potentially unlimited capacity

• approximately 0.2-4 s; a potentially unlimited capacity

If new information is encoded into short-term memory after the capacity of short-term memory is reached, which of the following processes is most likely to occur?

• retrieval

• rehearsal

• decay

• displacement

Label the Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

attention

information is lost if not attended to

sensory memory

elaborative rehearsal

short-term memory

info decays/displaced if not rehearsed

long-term memory

encoding

retrieval

maintenance rehearsal

Sensory memory is

• unique from all other types of memory in that it has an unlimited capacity

• is able to retain past experience more accurately than any other memory store

• contains memory of sensations

• has not limited duration

Which of the following memory stores has the smallest capacity?

• short-term memory

• long-term memory

• iconic memory

• echoic memory

Nick was walking into the shop to pick up a few items when his phone rang- his wife was calling. He answered and said that he would call her back as soon as he was finished shopping. A few moments after he hung up the phone, he ran into a friend; they started talking and decided to get a coffee together. When he returned home over an hour later, his wife was angry that he had not called her back. According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory, the information about calling his wife back entered Nick's ​ (a)   memory; but did not pass into his ​ (b)   memory.

• short-term
• sensory
• long-term

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Amelia decides to use mind maps to revise the topics in the Psychology course, which enables her to visually represent the relationships between key concepts. She has found that it is a useful way to help her recall information when completing assessment tasks throughout the term. Amelia likely finds this method of learning to be the most effective due to

• elaborative rehearsal

• maintenance rehearsal

• it being an acrostic

• is being an acronym

With regard to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory, which of the following statements is incorrect?

• sensory memory has a greater capacity than STM

• sensory memory has a shorter duration than STM

• iconic and echoic memory are the only types of sensory memory

• sensory memory holds sensory information in its raw form

The functional duration of short-term memory can be enhanced through the process of

• chunking

• maintenance rehearsal

• elaborative rehearsal

• visual encoding

We are consciously aware of stimuli that are in our memory, as it is sometimes referred to _____ as our mental workspace for storing information that we are currently aware of.

• implicit

• echoic

• short-term

• long-term