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Pr<strong>of</strong>. Greg Francis 8/16/11!! CogLab dataRetentionAnother experiment!! 179 subjects!! Not everyone shows interference on this taskPurdue University!! Memory span!!how many items canyou correctly recallimmediately afterexposure?!! “The magic number7+/-2:…”!!Miller (1956)95 78 6 34 9 2 75 9 0 1 36 8 2 9 3 47 2 5 1 6 9 39 1 0 3 5 7 3 23 9 0 5 7 4 2 1 6Purdue UniversityInterpretation!! There exist two types <strong>of</strong> memory systems!! Long Term Memory (LTM)!! high capacity (no limit)!! long duration (forever)!! Ebbinghaus’ experiment!! Short Term Memory (STM)!! small capacity (~7 items)!! short duration (seconds)!! Memory span, Brown-PetersonPurdue UniversityPizza!! There used <strong>to</strong> be a LittleCaesar’s in W. Lafayette with agame where you could win apizza!! must repeat a sequence <strong>of</strong> flashinglights!! The sequence gets longer until youmake a mistake!! need a sequence length >7 <strong>to</strong> winmuch»! nearly impossible with STMproperties!! http://www.freegames.ws/games/kidsgames/simon/simon.htmPurdue UniversityModal Model <strong>of</strong> Memory!! Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968)!! Multiple stages <strong>of</strong> memory!! STM plays a dominant role in active memory!! Requires transfer between STM (STS) and LTM (LTS)Modal Model <strong>of</strong> Memory!! When something is memorized!! Items are first held in STM (temporary s<strong>to</strong>re)!! Items may transfer <strong>to</strong> LTM (permanent s<strong>to</strong>re)!! Takes time <strong>to</strong> transferPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPSY 200: Intro. <strong>to</strong> <strong>Cognitive</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> 3

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