Module: Introduction to Psychobiology
Assessment Title:
What determines whether an experience is encoded into long-term
memory?
Word count: 235 words
Introduction
Long-term memory is regarded as the concluding stage of the multi-store model theorised by
Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968), it allows for the life-long storage of encoded information
(Schweppe,Judith; Rumner, Ralf. 2014). What is essential for encoding experiences into
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Assessment Title:
What determines whether an experience is encoded into long-term
memory?
Word count: 235 words
Introduction
Long-term memory is regarded as the concluding stage of the multi-store model theorised by
Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968), it allows for the life-long storage of encoded information
(Schweppe,Judith; Rumner, Ralf. 2014). What is essential for encoding experiences into
1