working memory
/ˌwɜːrkɪŋ ˈmeməri/
the system for temporarily holding and manipulating information
working memory in a sentence
“Working memory limits how many items we can juggle simultaneously.”
Origin of working memory
Psychological term coined by Baddeley and Hitch (1974)
Related Words
retrieval
accessing stored information from memory
chunking
grouping individual pieces of information into larger units
priming
exposure to one stimulus influencing response to a subsequent stimulus
spreading activation
activation of one concept triggering related concepts in a network
pattern recognition
identifying regularities or structures in sensory input
schema
a mental framework for organizing and interpreting information