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Three Memory Stores
Age 16 · Psychology
Information first enters a sensory store, then attention moves some of it into a short-term store. Rehearsal keeps it active, and retrieval moves information between short-term and long-term stores.
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In the picture
- Sensory register: a shallow dish with fading sparkles and mist, where impressions disappear quickly.
- Attention: a bright beam from the dish to the narrow jar, selecting what enters the short-term store.
- Short-term store and rehearsal: a narrow jar holding five coloured marbles, circled by a looping arrow.
- Retrieval: a two-way arrow linking the narrow jar and the tall jar, moving information both ways.
- Long-term store: a tall deep jar filled with many marbles, holding a vast amount of information.
Examples
- Repeating a new phone number in your head long enough to dial it.
- Recognising a friend’s face instantly, then recalling their name from years ago.
Key takeaways
- Sensory memory is very brief; attention is needed to pass information to short-term memory.
- Short-term memory is limited, while long-term memory can store a huge amount over a long time.
Quiz: Three Memory Stores (Age 16)
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According to this model, what allows some information to pass from sensory memory into short-term memory?
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Which memory store is described as limited, while long-term memory can hold a huge amount for a long time?
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Which process moves information between the short-term store and the long-term store?
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