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2.1.3 Long Term Memory

A permanent store that holds information for long periods of time

Very large duration unlimited- hours to years (Bahrick)
Very large capacity The information is stored in a semantic code

KEY STUDY:

Bahrick

Investigated the duration of long-term memory by asking adults to remember the names of their classmates 15 years and 48 years after they had left school.

He tested both memory recall and memory recognition, finding that memory recognition was stronger.

Evaluation:

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P: Stimuli tested were more likely to be meaningful and relevant to the participants

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E: This is because participants were tested on their ability to retrieve information from their own lives

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E: Therefore, there is high ecological validity

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P: Couldn't control extraneous variables

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E: Testing the retrieval of events that occurred years before, making it possible for extraneous variables to affect the study

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E: This may have reduced the validity of the results

KEY STUDY

Baddeley

Assessed whether coding in short-term memory and long-term memory is mainly acoustic or semantic

In long-term memory, you rely on what the words mean to remember them so coding mainly semantic coding is used

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Summary paragraph: Long-term memory is described as being semantically encoded according to Baddeley. It has an unlimited capacity and a very long duration of around 48 years, as shown by Bahrick.

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