multi-store memory model

• what is capacity?


  amount of information that can be held in a memory store at one time
• what is encoding?


  way that information is presented that can be stored
• what is duration?


  length of time that memories can be held within a memory store
• what is the sensory register?

  automatic response to recieving sensory information
• what is short term memory?

  temporary information store which receives information from the SR
• what is long term memory?

  stores information over lengthy periods of time and recieves information from the STM
• sensory register is not under cognitive control