The multi-store model of memory

What this note covers

1. Atkinson and Shiffrin proposed stores linked by control processes
2. Sensory registers retain brief modality-specific traces
3. Short-term memory is brief, limited and actively maintained
4. Long-term memory is durable, large and internally diverse
5. Rehearsal and retrieval govern access without guaranteeing accuracy
6. Evaluate the model with converging evidence and precise limits

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