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AQA A-Level Psychology Paper 1 :
Memory - Multi Store Model WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
What is The Multi-store Model of Memory ? - ✔✔Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968, 1971)
Describes how the information flows through the memory system. It suggests that
memory is made up of threes stores a sensory register, short-term memory and long-
term memory.
What is Coding ? - ✔✔The form in which information is taken in and stored.
What is Capacity ? - ✔✔How much information we can hold in each memory store
What is Duration ? - ✔✔How long information can be stored for
What is Sensory Register ? - ✔✔A stimulus from the environment will pass through the
sensory register - Sights, sounds, smells.
What is the coding of the Sensory Register ? - ✔✔Involves the...
Iconic memory- visual information is coded visually
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
AQA A-Level Psychology Paper 1 :
Memory - Multi Store Model WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
What is The Multi-store Model of Memory ? - ✔✔Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968, 1971)
Describes how the information flows through the memory system. It suggests that
memory is made up of threes stores a sensory register, short-term memory and long-
term memory.
What is Coding ? - ✔✔The form in which information is taken in and stored.
What is Capacity ? - ✔✔How much information we can hold in each memory store
What is Duration ? - ✔✔How long information can be stored for
What is Sensory Register ? - ✔✔A stimulus from the environment will pass through the
sensory register - Sights, sounds, smells.
What is the coding of the Sensory Register ? - ✔✔Involves the...
Iconic memory- visual information is coded visually
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
