According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin modal model, “memories are processed the same way that a computer processes information”
Atkinson-Shiffrin modal model of memory was developed in 1968 by Richard Atkinson and Richard shriffrin.
<h3>Further Explanation</h3>
Atkinson and Shiffrin believed that information that enters the brain for the first time are stored and that the information stored goes directly into the three distinct memory systems (the sensory register, short-term memory and the long-term memory)
Sensory Register is the first out of the three distinct memory systems that the information passes through. It keeps information that is received through the five senses for a very short amount of time. There are sensory registers for all the five senses but only two out of it have been broadly discussed. The two well-studied are ionic memory which is visual and the echoic memory which is auditory memory.
Individual can hold information in iconic memory, but can only last for one second, while the information kept in echoic can only last for 5 seconds.
The sensory registry is a bin that is used to store information until individual decides the particular one that is of great importance or the one that matters to them. Information that individual pay attention to, will move from the sensory register to the short-term memory.
Short-term memory is where individual keep current thought. It is where the information that individual can actively work with is stored. Information stored in long-term can stay for about 18 and 20 seconds. Although, there are different methods that individual can also use to increase the time.
Long-term memory is where information can be stored for a very long period of time. Information stored in long-term memory will remain in brain so long as individual needs it. Through rehearsal, information stored into the short-term memory can be moved to the long-term memory. It can also be transferred back to short-term memory.
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KEYWORDS:
- atkinson-shiffrin model
- long-term memory
- short-term memory
- sensory register
- computer
- information