Outline and evaluate the biological model of abnormality (12 marks) The biological model of abnormality is the idea that all behaviour is rooted in underlying physical processes. The biological model of abnormality assumes that there is a physiological reason for psychological disorders. The disorders are considered an illness and supposedly make a person with these ’disorders’ abnormal. The model indicates that mental illnesses resemble physical illnesses and are thought to be treated in a similar
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Outline and Evaluate Models of Memory. (12 Marks) There are roughly four models of memory in total‚ but two stand out and are used in this particular specification. Atkinson and Schifrin’s (1968) “Multi-Store Model” is one of them. Their model suggests that the memory consists of three stores‚ a sensory store‚ a short-term store and a long-term store; all three have a specific and relatively inflexible function. It stressed that information for our environment such as the visual or auditory
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According to Atkinson and Shiffrin the multi-store memory has 3 distinctive stores; sensory registry‚ short term memory (STM) and long term memory (LTM). Information from the environment enters the sensory memory for 0.5 second‚ if the individual is paying attention this information will enter the STM‚ from there if the information is rehearsed it will be store into the LTM. Duration is how long the memory lasts‚ capacity is how much memory an individual can store‚ encoding is what format it is stores
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The multi-store model of memory is an theoretical explanation of how memory processes work. It was the first extensively accepted model of how memory works‚ it is however not the definitive explanation of memory. The model was proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968. It is suggested in the model that the human memory involves a sequence of three stages‚ these include: sensory memory‚ short term memory and long term memory. Information is said to pass through each stage in a fixed sequence.
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multi store model of memory was developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)‚ it is proposed that memory was not a single process but involved more than one stage and more than one kind of memory‚ the different stages of memory operate together. These stages include sensory memory‚ Short term memory and long term memory‚ Information is said to pass through each stage in a fixed sequence. There are limitations of capacity and duration at each separate stage. The first stage of the model is the sensory
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The behavioural model suggest that all behaviours – including abnormality – is learnt. It suggests that we have very few innate characteristics that we are born with. According to the behavioural model there are three ways in which we learn‚ these include classical + operant conditioning and social learning theory. Classical conditioning is learning by associated‚ this is when we create a new stimulus response link by associating one stimulus to a response. For example little albert was conditioned
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Describe and Evaluate the Multi-Store Model of Memory (12 Marks) The Multi-Store Model explains how memory works through three stages in a fixed‚ linear sequence. Information is first detected from environmental stimuli and stored in the sensory memory as haptic‚ echoic or visual information. Only certain information can only be paid attention to‚ as the capacity and duration of the sensory memory is very limited. This information is then passed onto the STM. Only 7 + - 2 items can only be stored
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components of working memory." J. Q. Student Working memory is a structured process that stores information‚ whilst also allowing the dynamic manipulation of information so that the brain is able to connect in verbal and nonverbal tasks such as reasoning‚ learning and comprehension. Furthermore‚ working memory makes information available for further processing. The concept of a working memory stemmed from criticism of Atkinson and Shiffrin’s (1968) multi-store model of memory (MSM). The MSM
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Working Memory When understanding many of these processes one can understand why short-term memory is better considered working memory. Baddeley and Hitch came up with a working memory model. This model consists of a phonological loop and a visuospatial scratchpad that is controlled by a central executive processor. There are other theories of working memory; most of which built off of this particular model the Baddeley-Hitch Model. Baddeley and Hitch basically explains how working memory performs
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1. What is working memory? Please describe the components of working memory and discuss the status of empirical evidence for each of them. Working memory and its components The term working memory refers to that portion of memory used for temporary storage when doing cognitive tasks like multiplying numbers‚ solving syllogisms or remembering something a lecturer said before writing it down. It stores information intermediately as it is worked with. Working memory can thus be compared to a sketchpad
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