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information entity > theoretical entity > scientific model > non-computational model > modal model of memory

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modal model of memory  

Definition

  • A model of the structure of memory and the processes that control the flow of information between different memory systems (Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1968).

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  • Atkinson and Shiffrin's model
  • general theory of memory

Scope note

  • According to the modal model of memory, information first enters the sensory register. Selected information is then transferred to the short-term store, whose capacity is limited. It is temporarily stored for several seconds. It may be kept longer if a mental rehearsal mechanism is engaged. Information is then transferred in the long-term store, and the latter can transfer information in the short-term store.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Atkinson, R. C., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1968). Human memory : A proposed system and its control processes. In K. W. Spence & J. T. Spence (Eds.), The Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Vol. 2, pp. 89‑195). Academic Press.

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Atkinson, R.C.. & Shiffrin, R.M. (1968). La mémoire humaine : proposition d'un modèle avec ses processus de contrôle. Dans Serge Nicolas & Pascale Piolino (2010). Anthologie de psychologie cognitive de la mémoire (pp. 33-70). De Boeck.

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Malmberg, K. J. (2024). Human memory: The general theory and its various models. Cambridge University Press.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Malmberg, K. J., Raaijmakers, J. G. W., & Shiffrin, R. M. (2019). 50 years of research sparked by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968). Memory & Cognition, 47(4), 561–574. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-019-00896-7

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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