Question

Are the two-level memory system, the standard model of consolidation, and the dual-storage model of memory the same?

I'm really confused here. I'm writing a research paper on sleep and memory consolidation and I have to use my textbook and a few reviewed articles. However, my textbook and the articles seem to name the theories or concepts differently or maybe they are not the same.

Any expert in cognitive psychology?

Answer 1

Okey so, I'll try to make it as simple as possible, the two level memory system and the dual storage model of memory are basically the same thing.

The standard model of consolidation and the dual-storage model of memory can be called as related to each other. As dual-storage model of memory is the old school concept which states that memory is of two types, short term and long term memory (or of two levels) and it also tells us how rehearsal is responsible for conversion of a short term memory into a permanent, long term memory. The standard model of consolidation basically talks about how few memories don't need rehearsal and that they are so psychologically significant that they are registered directly to the long term memory.

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