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The distinction between long-term knowledge and short-term control processes is valid and useful

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2023

Richard M. Shiffrin Open the ORCID record for Richard M. Shiffrin [Opens in a new window] ,
Walter Schneider Open the ORCID record for Walter Schneider [Opens in a new window]  and
Gordon D. Logan
Richard M. Shiffrin
Affiliation:
Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA shiffrin@indiana.edu
Walter Schneider
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA wws@ptt.edu
Gordon D. Logan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA gordon.logan@vanderbilt.edu
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Abstract

The binary distinction De Neys questions has been put forward many times since the beginnings of psychology, in slightly different forms and under different names. It has proved enormously useful and has received detailed empirical support and careful modeling. At heart the distinction is that between knowledge in long-term memory and control processes in short-term memory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e140
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