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Short-Term/Long-Term Memory
Distinction
Memory 2
Modal Model of Memory
Atkinson-Shiffrin:
Suggests separate LTM-STM systems
Control processes transfer information to LTM
Sensory
Memory
STM/
WM
LTM
input
output
Rehearsal
Modal Model of Memory
Permanent Memory Storage
Environmental (External) Input
Sensory Registers (Sensory Memory)
Visual Auditory Haptic Olfactory Gustatory
Lost from
Sensory Register
Short Term Memory (STM)
Temporary Working
Lost from STM Memory
Control Processes:
Rehearsal
Coding
Retrieval Strategies
Long Term Memory (LTM)
Lost from LTM
Modal Model of Memory
Atkinson-Shiffrin (1968)
Paired associates learning task
Recall of rehearsed associate is a function of rehearsal
Recall of unrehearsed associate is a function of recall delay
31 - Q 42 - M 31 - Q 54 - L 37 - P 22 - E 31 - Q 31 = ___
Study Test
Serial Position Effects
Glanzer & Cuntiz (1966)
Presented subjects with words for later recall
Primacy effect
Recency effect
Immediate vs. delayed recall
Proportion Recalled
Serial Position
Immediate Recall
Delayed Recall
Serial Position Effects
Rundus (1971)
Is it the case that primacy reflects more rehearsal?
Participants rehearsed any items they wanted
