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Short-term memory: where do we stand?

R G Crowder1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-7447.

Memory & Cognition
|March 1, 1993
PubMed
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The traditional modal model of short-term memory faces challenges from empirical data. Memory coding, not dedicated stores, is key for short-term recall.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • The modal model of short-term memory, a long-standing theory, is being re-evaluated.
  • Empirical findings challenge its core tenets regarding memory stores.
  • Proceduralist perspectives have diminished the emphasis on distinct memory stores.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address empirical challenges to the traditional modal model of short-term memory.
  • To highlight the growing importance of memory coding in contemporary memory theory.
  • To propose an alternative perspective on short-term memory function.

Main Methods:

  • Review of empirical evidence, including the Brown-Peterson distractor technique.
  • Analysis of the recency effect in recall.

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  • Examination of theoretical shifts towards proceduralist thinking in memory research.

    • Main Results:

    • The Brown-Peterson distractor technique and the recency effect pose significant challenges to the modal model.
    • The concept of memory stores has seen a decline in theoretical significance.
    • Memory coding has emerged as a central and increasingly important concept.

    Conclusions:

    • The modal model's limitations necessitate a re-evaluation of short-term memory.
    • Memory coding, rather than dedicated stores, appears crucial for short-term retention.
    • Future memory theories should prioritize the mechanisms of coding for short-term memory.