working memory

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working memory (countable and uncountable, plural working memories)

  1. (psychology) A cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily.
    Coordinate term: short-term memory
    • 2011 January 4, Milton J. Dehn, Working Memory and Academic Learning, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 7:
      Not only can working memory assessment inform the diagnosis of learning disabilities, but the early screening of working memory could identify children at risk for learning problems.
    • 2014 February 4, Susan E. Gathercole, Alan D. Baddeley, Working Memory and Language, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 25:
      In each case, our primary interest is in identifying what role, if any, is played by working memory in the development of the particular domain of language ability.

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