Editing Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model (section)

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The '''Atkinson–Shiffrin model''' (also known as the '''multi-store model''' or '''modal model''') is a model of [[memory]] proposed in 1968 by [[Richard C. Atkinson|Richard Atkinson]] and [[Richard Shiffrin]].<ref name=AtkinsonShiffrin1968 /> The model asserts that human memory has three separate components: 
# a ''[[#Sensory register|sensory register]]'', where sensory information enters memory,
# a ''[[#Short-term store|short-term store]]'', also called ''working memory'' or ''short-term memory'', which receives and holds input from both the sensory register and the long-term store, and
# a ''[[#Long-term store|long-term store]]'', where information which has been rehearsed (explained below) in the short-term store is held indefinitely.

Since its first publication this model has come under much scrutiny and has been criticized for various reasons (described below).  But it is notable for the significant influence it had in stimulating memory research.