PSY30400 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Part 8
Chapter 5: Short-Term Memory and Working Memory
Section 5.2:
• Working Memory:
o a limited-capacity system for the temporary storage and the manipulation of
information for complex tasks such as and including comprehension, learning,
and reasoning
o Bold text makes working memory different from the modal model understand of
STM because STM is mainly concerned with storing information and not the
bolded text
o Example:
▪ think about the example of calculating 43 * 6 in your head and the steps
that you go through in your head
▪ must hold on to old information while you actively create new
calculations
▪ Shows that working memory involves holding information as well as
storing it
o Badley:
▪ noticed that under certain conditions, it is possible to carry out two tasks
simultaneously
▪ Trying to keep numbers in mind while reading a passage
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