Week 13 - Models of Memory

Session 27 - Models of Memory (Atkinson Shiffrin's Multi-store Model of Memory & Sensory Memory)

This session will see the introduction on the next Outcome - Memory.

Introduce the 'Models of Memory' PowerPoint that covers the following key concepts: 

• Psychological definition of memory 
• Encoding, storage and retrieval
• Atkinson Shiffrin's Multi-store Model of Memory (Sensory Register, Short Term & Long Term)
• Structure and control features
• Sensory Memory - Iconic and Echoic Memory

Students are to read from 286 - 304 of the textbook and complete the following Learning Activities in their workbook - 6.3 & 6.6.

Session 28 - Models of Memory (Short Term Memory)

Continue with the 'Models of Memory' PowerPoint that covers the following key concepts:

• Short-term Memory (Capacity & Duration)
• Displacement
• Chunking
• Rehearsal, Maintenance Rehearsal, Elaborative Rehearsal & Self Referencing Effect

Students are to read from 304 - 312 of the textbook and complete the following Learning Activities in their workbook - 6.7 & 6.11 (Q's 1-5).