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Atkinson-Shiffrin Three-Stage Model in AP Psychology

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The Atkinson-Shiffrin model is a theory of human memory that posits three distinct stages of information processing - sensory register, short term store, and long term store.

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Topic 5.3: 5.3 Storing

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