Social influence & memory

The multi-store model proposes that memory is processed sequentially through three distinct structural stores: the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Option A is incorrect because a single-store model cannot account for the distinct capacity and duration differences observed between short and long-term retention.

Miller's classic research demonstrated that the capacity of human short-term memory is limited to 'the magical number' of seven plus or minus two chunks of information. Option D is incorrect because an unlimited capacity is a defining characteristic of long-term memory, not short-term memory.

The multi-store model proposes that memory is processed sequentially through three distinct structural stores: the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.

• !Option A is incorrect because a single-store model cannot account for the distinct capacity and duration differences observed between short and long-term retention.
• !Option D is incorrect because an unlimited capacity is a defining characteristic of long-term memory, not short-term memory.

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