Reserch Into Memory Recall
Investigation into memory recall. | Angela Wylie | An investigation into the effects of memory recall of hierarchal and unstructured lists of words. | |
Contents
Introduction & Multi Store Model………………………………...1 - 2
Working Model……………………………………………………………..3
Levels of Processing……………………………………………………..4
Method/ Aim & Hypothesis…………………………………………..5
Particulars of Method…………………………………………………..6
Materials /Equipment & Procedure…………………..............7
Results –Laboratory……………………………………………………..8
Results – Field……………………………………………………………….9
Discussion…………………………………………………………………….10
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………11
Appendix…………………………………………………………………..12
Introduction
How we recall information is affected by our ability to remember, and also how we interpret that data we’ve recalled. Psychologists refer to the processing of memories alike that of a computer. Without memory we would have no past, present or future.
The main three systems of operation of memory are known as the Multi-Store Model (Atkinson & Schiffrin 1968), the Working Model of Memory (Baddeley & Hitch 1974), and Levels of Processing Model of Memory (Craig & Lockhart 1972).
Multi Store Model Figure [ 1 ] http://www.smartpsych.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/msmmodel2.png
Key features of MSM: * Three types of memory stores – sensory, short term and long term (any stimulus must pass through one or more of these in sequence). * Each store retains a different amount of information based on how much the store can retain. * Each of the stores retains a different amount of information in a different way and for a varying length of time.
The sensory memory is responsible for taking the information from one of the sensory organs and holding it in that format, prior to transferring the data to the short term memory, and then dependent on the form of rehearsal (either by maintenance or elaborative rehearsal),
Contents
Introduction & Multi Store Model………………………………...1 - 2
Working Model……………………………………………………………..3
Levels of Processing……………………………………………………..4
Method/ Aim & Hypothesis…………………………………………..5
Particulars of Method…………………………………………………..6
Materials /Equipment & Procedure…………………..............7
Results –Laboratory……………………………………………………..8
Results – Field……………………………………………………………….9
Discussion…………………………………………………………………….10
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………11
Appendix…………………………………………………………………..12
Introduction
How we recall information is affected by our ability to remember, and also how we interpret that data we’ve recalled. Psychologists refer to the processing of memories alike that of a computer. Without memory we would have no past, present or future.
The main three systems of operation of memory are known as the Multi-Store Model (Atkinson & Schiffrin 1968), the Working Model of Memory (Baddeley & Hitch 1974), and Levels of Processing Model of Memory (Craig & Lockhart 1972).
Multi Store Model Figure [ 1 ] http://www.smartpsych.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/msmmodel2.png
Key features of MSM: * Three types of memory stores – sensory, short term and long term (any stimulus must pass through one or more of these in sequence). * Each store retains a different amount of information based on how much the store can retain. * Each of the stores retains a different amount of information in a different way and for a varying length of time.
The sensory memory is responsible for taking the information from one of the sensory organs and holding it in that format, prior to transferring the data to the short term memory, and then dependent on the form of rehearsal (either by maintenance or elaborative rehearsal),
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