Compare and contrast the multi-store memory model with the working memory model. This essay will first briefly describe important theories and facts about the original multi-store model. of memory (MSM) and the working memory model (WMM). This essay will then evaluate key studies within these two models and explain the strengths and weaknesses of the main theories. The final part of this essay will examine the similarities and differences between the two models. The first question to answer, however, is: what exactly is memory? “Without memory, we would be servants of the moment, with nothing but our innate reflexes to help us face the world. There would be no language, no art, no science, no culture. Civilization itself is the distillation of human memory” (Blakemore 1988). The simple interpretation of Blakemore's theory of what memory is is that a person's memory is at least one of the most important things in his life and that without it, civilization itself could not not exist. One of the first psychologists to research memory was James in 1890. James was the first person to distinguish between primary and secondary memory, which is short-term memory, and long-term memory, without this. distinction then the MSM could not have been created. The MSM was created by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968), this model was proposed to explain the functioning of human memory. MSM is based on four key areas: sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory and rehearsal. In sensory memory, we mean the information that is given to a person through their senses, that is, what a person feels, hears. , tastes, smells or sees is stored in this memory. Any information stored in this memory middle of paper......the WMM focuses only on short-term memory or working memory, while the MSM focuses on all parts of the memory. While MSM focuses on all parts of memory, but unlike WMM, it describes short-term memory as a single unit and not as a combination of versatile and independent components. In WMM, memory is considered an active process and not just a passive storage of information. , unlike MSM. In MSM, the primary use of short-term memory was repetition which was the only means by which information could be transferred to long-term memory, but in WMM this process can occur in several ways. Works Cited Atkinson, RC & Shiffrin, RM (1968). Human memory: a proposed system and its control process. Blakemore, C. (1988). The mental machine. London: BBC PublicationsJames, W. (1890). Principles of psychology. New York: Holt