Psychology GCSE
Short-term and long-term memory distinction
What Short-term and long-term memory distinction means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Short-term and long-term memory distinction
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The multi-store model's separation of two memory stores, supported by primacy words having been rehearsed into long-term memory and recency words still held in short-term memory.
Topics that use Short-term and long-term memory distinction
- 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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