Memory Models
Which model includes sensory, short-term, and long-term memory?
Multi-Store Model?
Which memory stores skills like riding a bike?
Procedural memory
Which brain structure is essential for forming new memories?
Hippocampus
What is a hypothesis?
A testable prediction
What is a target population?
The type of group the reasearcher wants to study.
Who proposed the Multi-Store Model of Memory?
Atkinson and Shiffrin
Which type of long-term memory stores personal experiences?
Episodic Memory
Which part of the limbic system processes emotions?
Amygdala
Which variable is manipulated by the researcher?
The independent variable.
Which sampling method gives everyone an equal chance?
Random sampling
Which memory store has a very limited capacity (about 7 items)?
Short-term memory?
Which memory stores facts and general knowledge?
Semantic Memory
Why does emotion improve memory recall?
The amygdala strengthens memory encoding?
Which variable is measured?
Dependent Variable.
Which method uses participants who volunteer?
Volunteering Sampling.
What type of rehearsal transfers information to long-term memory in MSM?
Maintenance Rehearsal.
Which researcher studied different types of long-term memory using brain-damaged patients?
Tulving
Which famous patient showed the role of the hippocampus in memory?
Henry Molaison or HM
What does reliability mean in psychological research?
The consistency of results when a study is repeated
Which method uses people who are easiest to access?
Opportunity Sampling
Give one limitation of the Multi-Store Model.
It overemphasizes maintenance rehearsal.
Why is procedural memory often unaffected by brain injury?
it is stored in a different brain area?
What happens if the hippocampus is damaged?
Difficulty forming new long-term memories?
Give one way a researcher can improve reliability in an experiment.
standardised procedures / clear operational definitions / repeat trials
Why is random sampling useful in research?
It proves an unbiased sample.