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Proactive and retroactive interference disrupt this process. The three-stage Atkinson-Shiffrin model of this phenomenon opposes Baddeley and Hitch’s “working” model of it. If this process is done with high precision, it is known as eidetic. (15[2])The “declarative” type (15[1])of this process (15[1])can be categorized as either (*) semantic or (10[1])episodic. In the “lost-in-the-mall” (-5[1])experiment, Elizabeth (10[1])Loftus tested false forms of this process. Chunking and the use of mnemonic devices (10[1])can enhance this process, (10[2]-5[1])whose “flashbulb” type is an effect of surprising or shocking events. For 10 points, name this ability to store and recall information. ■END■ (10[2])

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