The Working Memory Model (WMM) is a theory by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974. The theory replaces the idea that there is a single Short Term Memory (STM) from Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)‚ it suggests that the STM is a flexible multi-component system. The WMM suggests that the STM is controlled by the Central Executive (CE) which controls attention‚ planning and synthesising information. The Central Executive is a flexible system which means it can process audio‚ visual and sound information‚ it also
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Memory- Task 1 Evaluate the usefulness of the three models of memory (multi-store model‚ working memory model and the levels of processing model) and discuss practical implications of memory research. Atkinson and Shiffrin ’s Multi- store Model of Memory (1968) hypothesises that there are three stores for memory; Sensory memory‚ short term memory (STM) and long term memory (LTM). The theory states that a memory passes through each of the stores and that the importance of the memory determines which
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Outline and evaluate one alternative to the multi-store model of memory (e.g. working memory‚ levels of processing) Craik and Lockhart (1972) advanced the levels of processing theory (LOP) as an alternative to the multi-store model. They argued that deeper levels of processing would greatly enhance the strength and durability of a memory trace and therefore its memorability. Thus if you process information “deeply” then it will be stored. Deep processing would‚ according to the researchers
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A Brief Account of the Multi-Store Model of Memory And its Strengths and Weaknesses Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) proposed that the memory system could be explained in terms of 3 specific stores. This was the sensory memory that holds information from our 5 senses for a very short period of time unless given attention‚ short-term memory (STM) which has a limited capacity and short duration unless verbally rehearsed‚ and the long-term memory (LTM) which has a potentially unlimited capacity and
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Multi-Store Model of Memory by Atkinson-Shiffrin In 1968 Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin proposed a model of memory (Attkinson&Shiffrin‚ 1968) that consisted of three separate units. Those were sensory memory‚ short-term memory and long-term memory. According to the model‚ the information that was received from the environmental input was flowing through a consistent system. Attkinson stated that functioning of the memory in general is impossible unless all of the three components are present
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The Working memory model‚ proposed by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974 has great significance as it developed the multi-store model of Atkinson and Shiffrin which proposed that information was stored in specific locations; the short-term store‚ long-term store and the sensory store‚ along with suggesting the new idea of central executive and its slave systems. The Central executive is the element which is involved in a higher mental process such as decision making‚ as it can co-ordinate performances
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weaknesses of the multi-store model Multi-store model has made an important contribution to memory research. The information-processing approach: * Enabled psychologists to construct testable models of memory. * Therefore‚ provided foundation for later important work. Most modern researchers would agree that there is a basic distinction to be made between a: * Short-term‚ temporary‚ limited-capacity store (STM)‚ * And a more robust and permanent long-term memory (LTM). * As
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information from our memory. Memory is the procedure whereby information is stored over a period of time (Maitlin‚ 2005). In order to better understand how information is processed‚ the multi-store model is used‚ based on the work of Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968). The model highlights the disconnection between learning and memory‚ in the sense that before information is stored‚ it goes through a certain process. According to Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) there exist three types of memory‚ sensory‚ short
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Evaluate the Working Memory Introduction Human memory is a complex cognitive structure‚ which can be defined in many ways. One would argue that memory is 1.) The mental function of retaining information about stimuli‚ event‚ images‚ ideas‚ etc. after the original stimuli is no longer present. 2.) The hypothesized storage system in the mind that holds this information is so retained. A clear distinction is made between different types of memory systems and can be divided into subclasses. The
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evaluation of the information processing models to learning and paying particular attention to features of the multi-store model. According to Ashcraft (1994) information processing model is a framework used by cognitive psychologists to explain and describe mental processes. The multi-stores model propounded by Atkinson and Shiffrin(1968) is a classic model of memory‚ which describes memory in terms of information flowing through a system. However the model is not without flaws‚ as it possesses weaknesses
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