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GCSE Psychology · key term
Repeating information to keep it active in short-term memory.
Used by OCR
Paper 2
Revise: The Multi-store Model: Stores, Processes and EvaluationYou might repeat the number in your head using an inner voice. This is maintenance rehearsal: repetition keeps the information active in STM for longer. It does not make STM larger.
Distinguish maintenance rehearsal, which keeps information active in STM, from elaborative rehearsal, which adds meaning and helps transfer it to LTM.
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