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Key characteristics of a memory store are: input (the information that is processed), capacity (the maximum information it can hold), duration (how long information can be retained), and access (the ability to retrieve information).

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Cambridge IGCSE PsychologyMemory and forgetting

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Key characteristics of a memory store are: input (the information that is processed), capacity (the maximum information it can hold), duration (how long information can be retained), and access (the ability to retrieve information)

This point belongs to Memory, information processing:, especially Memory, information processing: outcomes.
You need to be able to key characteristics of a memory store are: input (the information that is processed), capacity (the maximum information it can hold), duration (how long information can be retained), and access (the ability to retrieve information).
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IdentifyOutlineExplain

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