What Is the Current Status of the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Memory

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Multiple Choice

What is the current status of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory?

• A) Almost all of the recent research supports the model.
• B) Only the concept of sensory memory is still of interest to researchers.
• C) The theory has been completely abandoned, because there is no research support for the distinction between short-term memory and long-term memory.
• D) Some studies support the distinction between short-term memory and long-term memory, but other studies suggest that these two forms of memory are actually similar

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