Atkison-Shiffrin Memory Model

10 years after Broadbent's filter model of attention was introduced... The very initial model.

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Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model - Wikipedia (opens new window)

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• Short-term memory
  • One of the type of memory from the Atkison-Shiffrin Memory Model. If you're reading information from this note, that information is temporarily being stored in your short-term memory.
• The name short-term memory may emphasise too much on storage
  • The idea of Short-term memory which was initially introduced in the Atkison-Shiffrin Memory Model didn't manage to capture the importance of what the memory is being used for. I think researches during that time studies more about the storage aspect of this memory, such as how many info can we stored inside, how long will the info live, etc.
• Sensory memory
  • One of the type of memory as defined in Atkison-Shiffrin Memory Model.
• Which cognitive model should be used?
  • The similar thinking is applied for Atkison-Shiffrin Memory Model.