Long-term Memory
In contrast to the short-term memory, long-term memory refers to the ability to hold information for a prolonged period of time. The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Memory (Atkinson 1968) suggests that the item stored in short-term memory moves to Long-Term Memory through repeated practice and use. Miller (1956), while suggesting limited capacity for short-term memory, suggested that the capacity of long-term memory is much greater than that of short-term memory; such have led to development of models that assume long-term memory is capable of unlimited memory. The duration of long-term memory, on the other hand, is not permanent; unless memory is occasionally recalled, which, according to the Dual-Store Memory Search Model, enhances the long-term memory, the memory may be failed to recall on later occasions.
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