The Atkinson-Shiffrin Memory Model The Atkinson-Shiffrin three-stage model of memory defines three stages of memory-sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term
memory-through which information passes before it is stored. Information is held in the sensory memory for a split second and then moves into
short-term memory. Then, if the information is rehearsed, it moves into long-term memory. However, most of what enters the sensory memory does
not make it to the short-term memory, as short-term memory has a limited storage capacity.
The short-term memory can hold a limited amount of information for a short duration, typically lasting for a matter of seconds. The duration for
keeping the information can be increased through rehearsal, in which the information is repeated to oneself. The capacity of short-term memory can
be increased through chunking, in which information is organized or grouped into meaningful units or divisions.
Information that is learned is stored in long-term memory. The capacity for long-term memory is vast, and the duration can range from years to a
lifetime, depending on the amount of rehearsal. Long-term memory is divided into explicit memory (the conscious recollection of previous
experiences and information) and implicit memory (the long-term memory of skills and procedures that do not need to be consciously recalled).
Rehearsal
Attention
Storage
Match each key idea from the text to how it is emphasized in the diagram.
"Information that is learned is stored in long-term memory."
"Most of what enters the sensory memory
does not make it to the short-term memory."
*The duration for keeping the information
can be increased through rehearsal."
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