AQA Psychology UNIT 1

TOPIC 1: Models of Memory

MULTI-STORE MODEL (ATKINSON AND SHRIFFIN 1968)

key features of the multi-store model of memory -

• capacity and duration limitations at each stage
• transfer of information between stages may require re-coding
• external stimuli from the enviornment first enters sensory memory, there they can be registered for brief periods of time before decaying.

advantages:

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