A PSYCH QUESTION ON MEMORY!!!!

[monkeywantsabanana]

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How does the serial position effect support the multi store model of memory?

All replies are appreciated!

[iNerd]

There is a Psych thread for this...

[Zafaraaaa]

The serial position effect contains certain evidence that supports Atkinson and Shiffrin’s Multi-store model of memory that information moves or “flows” between the different memory stores.

so the serial position effect pretty much supports the multi store model because the items "flow" from one memory store (such as STM) to another memory store (LTM) depending on the position (first, middle or last) in which we read them in the list

[ooops just realised you posted this ages ago haha you probably already got your answer but oh well!]

[Darren]

Oh zafara, was that first line straight from the textbook or did you come up with it? I myself am having trouble understanding the relationship between the serial position effect with STM. My theory for their relationship was that it had to do with short term memory only or something because when we read something in a particular order it sticks to STM in a different time length.. so the first+last is better or something.

[Zafaraaaa]

Well this was the exact wording of the textbook; There are two types of evidence to support Atkinson and Shiffrin’s proposal that information moves between the different memory stores:
* free recall studies: the serial position effect
* studies of patients with brain damage

However, maybe I've interpreted it wrong? 

The other thing I've got is that "there is considerable experimental research (serial position effect) in support of the view that memory comprises at least two distinguishable storage components or systems, STM and LTM."

We remember items from the beginning of the list: because initially they are in STM but because we give extra attention to them and rehearse these items more, they are transferred into our LTM
We don’t remember the middle items: because they have been presented too late for adequate rehearsal (and transferring into LTM) and also too early to be stored in STM without rehearsal
We remember the items at the end of the list: because they are the items we have last read and therefore they are “still fresh in the memory”; as they are still in the STM


So serial effect supports multi store model theory because: (just brainstorming)
STM and LTM are separate but they interact (depending on the position in which you're reading the items on the list)
The Atkinson shiffrin model is also known as the "stage model" because information (or memory of the items here) moves or flows in stages from one component of memory to the other
I think what you said is correct; what do you think??

[totaled]

ahha that's a very good question, we needed to explain this in one of our sacs, but luckily my friend told me the answer to it the day before i had the sac

The point is that, if we recall the list after 30 seconds or more, it is beyond the limits of STM so the serial position effect is not entirely observed.

Now, the recall at the start of the list is still better because they were already stored in LTM (primacy effect observed)
The words at the end of the list were not recalled as well, as participants could not hold it in their STM for long enough due to the 30 second break (recency effect not observed)

so thus, you can conclude that STM and LTM are distinct storage systems

Not sure if this was what you were after, but primarily this is what the serial position effect is most usually responsible for in relation to the different memory stores

[monkeywantsabanana]

ahaha Thanks for all the replies guys. Really helped !