Strengths and weaknesses of the multi-store model

- There is a considerable body of evidence supporting the distinction between the different types of memory ( ie sensory, short term and long term). Much of the evidence is based of lab studies but there is also important case study research on people whose memories have been affected by disease or accident.
- The multistore model was important and influential when it was first proposed, however, subsequent research has revealed a number of weaknesses. The model is too simplistic (reductionist) and inflexible to explain fully the complexities of human memory. It is also very deterministic.