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1
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STM to LTM

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in the model, information is transferred from the STM to LTM through rehearsal

2
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Real life

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in real life people don’t always spend time rehearsing, yet they still transfer information into LTM

3
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Rehearsal

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rehearsal is not always needed for information to be stored and some items can’t be rehearsed

4
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what can’t be rehearsed?

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smells

5
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oversimplified

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the model is oversimplified

6
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what does the model assume?

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it assumes there is only one long-term store and one short-term store

7
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brain damage patients

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the idea that there is one long and short term memory has been disproved by brain damage patients

8
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what does brain damage evidence suggest?

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it suggests several different short-term stores and long term stores