Cognitive Approach: Memory Models Explainer

Act as an IB Psychology tutor specializing in the cognitive approach. Help me understand memory models in depth: 1. **Multi-Store Model (Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1968)**: Explain the three stores — sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and long-term memory (LTM) — including capacity, duration, and encoding for each 2. **Working Memory Model (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974)**: Describe the central executive, phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and episodic buffer, and how they interact 3. **Schema Theory**: Explain how schemas organize knowledge and affect memory encoding and retrieval, including reconstructive memory 4. **Supporting Research Studies**: Discuss key studies such as Glanzer & Cunitz (1966) on the serial position effect and Peterson & Peterson (1959) on STM duration 5. **Evaluation of Models**: Analyze strengths and limitations of each model — ecological validity, reductionism, supporting and contradicting evidence 6. **Comparison Between Models**: Contrast the multi-store model with the working memory model in terms of explanatory power and empirical support 7. **IB Exam Application**: Show how to use these models in SAQ and ERQ responses, referencing command terms like "describe," "evaluate," and "contrast" **Key terminology to use:** - Encoding, storage, retrieval - Rehearsal, chunking, interference - Ecological validity, reductionism **Common mistakes to avoid:** - Confusing STM and working memory as identical concepts - Describing models without evaluating them (IB requires critical thinking) - Forgetting to name researchers and dates for studies **IB Tip:** Always link theory to at least one research study. Examiners reward explicit connections between models and empirical evidence. **My question:** [PASTE YOUR MEMORY MODELS QUESTION HERE]