Memory Systems : Sensory, Short-term and Long-term Memories

The Stage Model proposes three memory systems that information passes through, one after another, each performing a different job: Sensory Memory, Short-term Memory (STM), and Long-term Memory (LTM). Figure 6.1 lays these three systems out and also shows, through its arrows, how information moves from one to the next — attention carries information from the sensory registers into short-term memory, and elaborative rehearsal carries it from short-term memory into long-term memory. The sub-sections below examine each of the three systems, and the box t …