Psychology / Unit 6 Psych 0651 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Working Memory
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The idea
Working memory is the system that holds and manipulates information currently in use.
In practice
A cashier adding two prices in their head holds both while performing an operation on them.
Where people slip
Working memory does more than short-term storage. Manipulation is what the name is marking.
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