Tuesday, April 5, 2016

5.2.5

Distinguish between the characteristics of short-term sensory store, short-term
memory and long-term memory.

Short-Term Sensory Store
·      Capacity-
·      Duration- Tenths of a second (0.5sec)
·      Retrieval- it is only retained and processed if it is attended to
Short-Term Memory
·      Capacity- Limited capacity (7 +/- 2)
·      Duration- Seconds to minutes (90% lost within 10 sec)
·      Retrieval- Only interpretation is retained
Long-Term Memory
·      Capacity- No storage limitation
·      Duration-

·      Retrieval- Need process and retrieval (sometimes difficult to retrieve information)

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