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What is meant by the terms encoding, capacity and duration, in relation to short term memory
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Tom Lowe Psychology Homework for 16/09/05 1. What is meant by the terms encoding, capacity and duration, in relation to short term memory. Encoding - When we see any material, we immediately begin top encode it. To encode material to store into short term memory, we encode it acoustically, this means we repeat the information/material over and over again, this is known as rehearsal. Capacity - The capacity of something is how much it can hold. In terms of short term memory the capacity is limited, unlike long term memory. Psychologists generally say that the capacity of short term memory is about seven items, or between 5 and 9 items. Duration - The duration of short term memory is again very different when compared to long term memory. The duration of short term memory depends on if information is being rehearsed, if not the duration is generally a maximum of 18-20 seconds. 2. Describe the...
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