← Home
Memory in Psychology Flashcards
Free A Level Psychology Revision Cards
These free Psychology flashcards take you through the multi-store model, working memory model, types of long term memory, and the factors that affect eyewitness recall.
Question
What are the three stages of memory in the multi-store model?
tap to flip
Answer
Sensory register → Short-term memory (STM) → Long-term memory (LTM).
tap to flip
Question
Who proposed the multi-store model of memory?
tap to flip
Answer
Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968).
tap to flip
Question
What is the capacity and duration of short-term memory?
tap to flip
Answer
Capacity: 7 ± 2 chunks (Miller, 1956). Duration: approximately 18–30 seconds without rehearsal.
tap to flip
Question
What is the capacity and duration of long-term memory?
tap to flip
Answer
Capacity: potentially unlimited. Duration: potentially a lifetime.
tap to flip
Question
What is maintenance rehearsal?
tap to flip
Answer
Repeating information to keep it in STM and transfer it to LTM (e.g. repeating a phone number).
tap to flip
Question
What are the three types of long-term memory in Tulving's model?
tap to flip
Answer
Episodic (personal events), semantic (general knowledge), and procedural (how to do things).
tap to flip
Question
What is the working memory model and who proposed it?
tap to flip
Answer
Baddeley and Hitch (1974) — a multi-component model of STM with an active processing role.
tap to flip
Question
What are the four components of the working memory model?
tap to flip
Answer
Central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad, and episodic buffer.
tap to flip
Question
What does the phonological loop do?
tap to flip
Answer
Stores and rehearses sound-based (verbal/auditory) information — divided into a phonological store and articulatory loop.
tap to flip
Question
What does the visuo-spatial sketchpad do?
tap to flip
Answer
Stores and manipulates visual and spatial information (mental images).
tap to flip
🔒
See all 20 cards for free
Create a free account to unlock the full deck — no payment needed.