Starter: Label the stores and the arrows of the Multi store model. 5mins

Input

Encode

Transfer

Output

Retrieval

Attention

Maintenance Rehearsal

Short Term Memory

Sensory Memory

Long Term Memory

Multi-store Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin 1968)

Objective 1/3

To be able to explain the features of STM and the concept of

‘chunking’

STM QuizUse Psychological Terms

1. What are the two main (limited) features of the STM?

2. What is the minimum number of chunks a person can hold on average?

3. What is the maximum number of chunks a person can hold on average?

4. What happens to information in the STM if there is no more space for it?

5. What happens to information in the STM after 15-20 seconds if attention has not been paid to it?

STM QuizAnswers

1. What are the two main (limited) features of the STM? Limited duration and limited capacity

2. What is the minimum number of chunks a person can hold on average? 5 (7-2)

3. What is the maximum number of chunks a person can hold on average? 9 (7+2)

4. What happens to information in the STM if there is no more space for it? displacement

5. What happens to information in the STM after 15-20 seconds if attention has not been paid to it? decay

Some words to help you with the fill in sheet

•recognise•capacities•duration•rehearsed•transfer

Objective 2/3

•To know the two theories of forgetting

Theories of Forgetting

DISPLACEMENT

When the memory store runs out of

SPACE because it is overloaded.

DECAYWhen a piece of information is not

rehearsed enough or not at all. It happens when we don’t use,

or stop using the information.

Theories of Forgetting

DISPLACEMENTWhen the memory

store runs out of SPACE

e.g. Waiter has a long list of drinks, but the earlier ones are ‘shunted out’ by the ones at the end of the order.

DECAYWhen a piece of information is not rehearsed enough

or not at alle.g. If we learn French

for an exam but never actually practise it or need it afterwards, it decays.

Objective 3/3

To carry out some research and be familiar with the terms:

1.Hypothesis2.Independent variable3.Dependent variable

Hypothesis:A statement predicting the

outcome of research

Independent Variable (IV):Something the researcher changes or manipulates

Dependent Variable (DV):Something that is measured

to see if it has changed (after the IV is manipulated)

Task:Can you identify the IV and the

DV?1. Students will yawn louder before school than after

school.

2. Cats will jump higher to the sound of a horn than the sound of a rattle.

3. Belgrave High Girls will score more goals at the football match than at the netball match.

4. Parents will shout less at Parents’ Evening than at sports’ day.

5. Teachers will dance more at Christmas than at Easter.

AnswersCan you identify the IV and the

DV?1. Students will yawn louder before school than after

school.

2. Cats will jump higher to the sound of a horn than the sound of a rattle.

3. Belgrave High Girls will score more goals at the football match than at the netball match.

4. Parents will shout less at Parents’ Evening than at sports’ day.

5. Teachers will dance more at the Christmas party than at Easter.