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Memory: Models of Memory

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What you'll learn

The main models explaining how memory works.

Key ideas

  • The multi-store model: sensory → STM (~7 items) → LTM via rehearsal.
  • The working memory model: central executive, phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad.
  • Bartlett's reconstructive memory.

Exam tips

  • Compare the two models' strengths.
  • Learn the working memory components.

Common mistakes

  • Confusing the two models.
  • Mislabelling working memory parts.
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