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Working memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Working memory is the executive and attentional enhancement of short-term memory that momentarily highlights task relevant items, enters new items, or discards those that are no longer needed. Tasks ...
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Short-term memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Short-term memory (sometimes referred to as "primary memory" or "active memory") refers to the capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a s...
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For both span tests, the program begins by requesting an order for test adminstration (a lengthy card question at the beginning or at the end of the sequence), and then proceeds to test working memory span, beginning with 2-item sets.
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Relation of three mechanisms of working memory to children's complex span performance; International Journal of Behavioral Development, September 1, 2009; 33(5): 460 - 469. [Abstract] [PDF];
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Previous research has suggested that attention control is strongly implicated in working memory span. The current study utilized participants who had previously been tested for working memory capacity with the operation span, symmetry span and reading span tasks.
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APA 2009 press release about early Alzheimer's Disease and memory. ... It meant they no longer maximized learning and memory, which in healthy people are fairly efficient processes.
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However, evidence has been accumulating that suggests that individual differences in working memory span may play a role in the attentional processes that ...
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