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How Atkinson and Shiffrin’s multistore model helps explain forgetting: displacement in short-term memory (STM) where new information causes loss of old information, decay in STM and sensory register (SR) due to lack of rehearsal, and access issues in long-term memory (LTM).

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Cambridge IGCSE PsychologyMemory and forgetting

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How Atkinson and Shiffrin’s multistore model helps explain forgetting: displacement in short-term memory (STM) where new information causes loss of old information, decay in STM and sensory register (SR) due to lack of rehearsal, and access issues in long-term memory (LTM)

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