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1. What is working memory? - Understood
Link: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/working-memory-what-it-is-and-how-it-works
Description: WEBWorking memory is like a temporary sticky note in the brain. It’s a skill that lets us work with information without losing track of what we’re doing. Kids and adults who learn and think differently often struggle with working memory. Working memory is one of the brain’s executive functions.
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2. Working Memory | Psychology Today
Link: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/basics/memory/working-memory
Description: WEBReviewed by Psychology Today Staff. Working memory is a form of memory that allows a person to temporarily hold a limited amount of information at the ready...
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3. Working memory - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory
Description: WEBWorking memory is a cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily. It is important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior.
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4. Working Memory Model In Psychology (Baddeley & Hitch)
Link: https://www.simplypsychology.org/working-memory.html
Description: WEBNov 20, 2023 · The Working Memory Model, proposed by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974, describes short-term memory as a system with multiple components. It comprises the central executive, which controls attention and coordinates the phonological loop (handling auditory information) and the visuospatial sketchpad (processing visual and spatial …
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5. Working Memory - Cognitive Skill
Link: https://www.cognifit.com/science/working-memory
Description: WEBWorking memory, or operative memory, can be defined as the set of processes that allow us to store and manipulate temporary information and carry-out complex cognitive tasks like language comprehension, reading, learning, or reasoning. Working memory is a type of short-term memory.
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6. Working Memory | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology
Link: https://oxfordre.com/psychology/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.001.0001/acrefore-9780190236557-e-768
Description: WEBWorking memory is an aspect of human memory that permits the maintenance and manipulation of temporary information in the service of goal-directed behavior. Its apparently inelastic capacity limits impose constraints on a huge range of activities from language learning to planning, problem-solving, and decision-making.
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7. Working Memory Underpins Cognitive Development, Learning, and …
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207727/
Description: WEBJun 1, 2014 · Working memory is the small amount of information that can be held in mind and used in the execution of cognitive tasks, in contrast with long-term memory, the vast amount of information saved in one’s life. Working memory is one of the most widely-used terms in psychology.
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8. THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF WORKING MEMORY
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374359/
Description: WEBJan 1, 2015 · In recent years, psychological theory and cognitive neuroscience data have converged on the idea that information is encoded into working memory via the allocation of attention to internal representations – be they semantic long-term memory (e.g., letters, digits, words), sensory, or motoric.
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9. The neuroscience of working memory capacity and training
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2016.43
Description: WEBMay 26, 2016 · Working memory — the ability to maintain and manipulate information over a period of seconds — is a core component of higher cognitive functions. The storage capacity of working memory is...
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10. Working Memory: The What, the Why, and the How
Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/educational-and-developmental-psychologist/article/working-memory-the-what-the-why-and-the-how/5D730A4D68F32D5F90917D1C4397B1B8
Description: WEBNov 13, 2013 · In summary, working memory is a foundational skill for learning. It measures our ability to work with information and is linked to learning from kindergarten to the college years. Standardized tests provide accurate and quick ways to assess a student's working memory performance in order to best support their learning.
