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The model at a glance

The model at a glance

Flowchart of the multi-store model showing sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory with attention, rehearsal and retrieval labelled

Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) proposed that memory is made of linked stores rather than one single system. Information first enters the sensory register, then may move into short-term memory (STM), and with enough rehearsal may reach long-term memory (LTM).

Multi-store model of memory Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Multi-store model of memory

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Psychology Multi-store model of memory. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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