Why Is It Easier to Find an Iron Meteorite on the Ground

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Essay

Why is it easier to find an iron meteorite on the ground that it is to witness one fall?

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Definitions:

Memory Storage

The process of retaining information over time, which is critical for learning, decision-making, and personal identity.

Long-Term Memory

The phase or type of memory responsible for the storage of information over extended periods, ranging from days to decades.

Modal Model

A cognitive model that describes memory as a system consisting of different stores: the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Atkinson and Shiffrin

Psychologists who developed the Multi-Store Model of Memory, explaining how memory processes work.