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Memory
Models of memory, types of long-term memory, forgetting, and eyewitness testimony
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The multi-store model of memorySensory register: coding, capacity, durationShort-term memory: coding, capacity, durationLong-term memory: coding, capacity, durationAtkinson and Shiffrin multi-store modelEvaluation of the multi-store modelResearch evidence for the multi-store modelTypes of long-term memory: episodicTypes of long-term memory: semanticTypes of long-term memory: proceduralTulving's research on LTM typesClinical evidence for LTM typesThe working memory modelCentral executive function and capacityPhonological loop: articulatory control systemPhonological loop: phonological storeVisuo-spatial sketchpad functionEpisodic buffer functionBaddeley and Hitch working memory modelEvaluation of the working memory modelResearch evidence for working memoryExplanations for forgetting: interferenceProactive interferenceRetroactive interferenceResearch on interference (Underwood, McGeoch)Explanations for forgetting: retrieval failureEncoding specificity principleContext-dependent forgettingState-dependent forgettingCue-dependent forgettingEvaluation of forgetting explanationsFactors affecting eyewitness testimony accuracyMisleading information: leading questionsMisleading information: post-event discussionLoftus and Palmer's car crash studyEffect of anxiety on eyewitness testimonyWeapon focus effect (Loftus's research)Deffenbacher's meta-analysis on anxietyYuille and Cutshall's real-life shooting studyThe cognitive interview techniqueComponents of cognitive interviewEffectiveness of cognitive interviewEvaluation of eyewitness testimony research
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