... now going to be discussed. The multi-store model by Atkinson and Shiffron, (1967) (as cited in Cardwell, M., Clark, L., and Meldrum, C. 1996) stated that rehearsal of information means that that information will be transferred from the STM to the LTM. This is a useful technique in order to remember more as the STM has a limited capacity and is prone to distraction or displacement of information. However, the model has a passive view on memory, and newer theorists have emphasised the active processing involved in recall, but many theorists have used this model as the basis for their theorising. Miller (1956) (as cited in Cardwell, M., Clark, L., and Meldrum, C. 1996) suggested that the capacity of the STM is seven plus or minus two items. He called this the 'magic number seven'. Therefore, the more information that is rehearsed and enters the LTM, the more one can remember. Another ...

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