Working memory

See also The name short-term memory may emphasise too much on storage, therefore working memory is introduced.

This new name emphasises the importance that we're not only temporarily storing information in this memory, but also manipulating information.

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References

Goldstein, Cognitive Psychology (p. 139).

Working memory, which was introduced in a paper by Baddeley and Hitch (1974), is defined as "a limited-capacity system for temporary storage and manipulation of information for complex tasks such as comprehension, learning and reasoning." The italicised portion of this definition is what makes working memory different from the old modal model conception of short-term memory.

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• The name short-term memory may emphasise too much on storage
  • Baddeley later introduced the idea of Working memory to broaden the role and concept of this memory so that it captures the dynamic process of a working memory because this memory is not only used for storing, but we are actively manipulate and process the information.
• Chunking increases working memory capacity
  • Chunking allows us to increase the capacity of our Working memory.
• Baddeley's model of working memory
  • The initial model of Working memory.