Human Memory: A Proposed System and its Control Processes

1968/01/01 by R. C. Atkinson, R.C. Atkinson, Richard M. Shiffrin +1 · 28 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Cognitive Science and Education Research #Memory Processes and Influences #Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

paper · doi:10.1016/s0079-7421(08)60422-3

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Citations

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