Multi-store Memory

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A temporary store where small amounts of information can be kept for brief periods. It is a fragile store and inforation can be easily lost.
Short-term Memory
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a permanent store where limitless amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time
Long-term Memory
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the amount of information that can be held in memory at any one time
Capacity
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the length of time that memories can be held
Duration
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the way in which information is represented in the memory store, e.g. by sound, meaning or image
Encoding
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a set of limited capacity, modality-specific stores that hold information for a very brief period of time
Sensory Memory
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a permanent store where limitless amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time

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Long-term Memory

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the amount of information that can be held in memory at any one time

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the length of time that memories can be held

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the way in which information is represented in the memory store, e.g. by sound, meaning or image

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