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Psychology Coursework Introduction "An experiment to see the effect of chunking on short-term memory recall". Many psychologists studying memory suggest that there are different stages through which information must travel if it is to be remembered. According to Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) there are three kinds of memory storage and these vary according to their function and the length of time information is retained. Sensory memory is the first storage. This refers to the initial momentary storage of information, which lasts only a short time. It is recorded by the persons sensory system as a raw non-meaningful stimulus. Short-term memory is the next storage. This can last from around 5 to 15 seconds. The difference between this stage and the sensory stage is that here the information is stored in terms of its meaning rather than as mere sensory stimulation. Repetitive rehearsal would retain the information in short-term memory for...

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