Psychology GCSE
Separate stores in the multi-store model
What Separate stores in the multi-store model means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The model proposes distinct sensory, short-term and long-term stores, each differing in capacity, duration and encoding, linked in sequence.
Topics that use Separate stores in the multi-store model
- Memory (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Capacity
- Classifying examples by content
- Coding
- Context-dependent memory
- Distinguishing stores by feature
- Duration
- Effect of delay
- Effort after meaning
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