PSYB57H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Working Memory
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Psyb57-12w-w04 -- the acquisition of memories and the working. Midterm exam: saturday, feb. 18th, 1-3 pm, in the gym. Learning objectives: explain the concept of working memory, and how it fits within a computer metaphor, explain the atkinson-shiffrin (modal) model of the relationship between short- term and long-term memory. Atkinson-shiffrin model (modal model) suggests that short term memory serves as the gateway by which info gains access to long term memory: the most used and cited model, not used today. Baddeley hitch model system consists of two short term stores and a control system. Phonological similarity effect when items simultaneously have to be serially recalled, performance is poorer than when they are phonologically the same (sound the same) Word length when the words are long it takes longer for our mind to say it and therefore takes longer to remember.
